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Coverage of scientific research and breakthroughs, environmental issues, and health.

Climate scientists say that global warming is making extreme weather events more frequent and intense

Critical number hit

2024 hottest recorded year, crossed global warming limit

An aerial view shows a truck driving through a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in South Daytona, Florida

Record temperatures

2024 warmest year on record for mainland US: agency

Russian teams have been clearing up beaches off the Black Sea since December

Caught in a storm

New oil spill detected in Black Sea from stricken Russian tanker

The 2024 winter in Uruguay, nestled between Brazil and Argentina, was nearly two degrees Celsius (some 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) colder than usual

Uruguay bucks 2024 global warming trend

Multi-million dollar mansions in Malibu have vanished entirely, seemingly swept into the Pacific ocean by the force of the Palisades Fire

Devastating fires

'Apocalyptic': ghastly remains of Malibu come into focus

Police and sheriff's deputies are stepping up patrols in disaster areas in a bid to deter looters

Shotgun watch: LA fire evacuees guard against looters

'Poop master' Masana Izawa, seen playing on a swing, says giving facese back to nature is a 'sublime act'

'Doing as bears do'

Japan 'poop master' gives back to nature

Nicola Colombo presents his concept of self-propelled skis, in Las Vegas, January 7, 2024

E-Power hits the slopes

New wave of snow sports emerges

Tajikistan has been plagued by power cuts due to a shortage of water to fuel hydro-electric plants

Tajikistan bets on giant dam to solve electricity crisis

In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, an air tanker drops fire retardant on the Kenneth Fire in the Calabasas area of Los Angeles

Air tankers fight Los Angeles fires from frantic skies

The plume from the Palisades Fire drifts into the mountains in Topanga, California on January 9, 2025

False narratives

Right-wing disinformation targets DEI, 'liberal' policies as LA burns

A beach house is engulfed in flames along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California

Firefighters overwhelmed

Deadly Los Angeles wildfires threaten Hollywood

The Tombot dog robot companion for the elderly is meant to sooth people suffering from cognitive decline while not requiring the care of a real canine

CES tech looks to help world's aging population

People wearing masks wait in the respiratory department of a Beijing hospital this week

No cause for alarm

What you need to know about HMPV

Sweden's food safety agency says eating Christmas tree needles can be safe

Limited quantities

Sweden says Christmas tree needles safe to eat -- after Belgian warning

Swathes of the Los Angeles area have been ravaged by violent fires that have killed at least five people

Struggling to make sense

'We have lost everything': Despair in the Los Angeles fires

ispace wants to win its own place in space exploration history

Two years after failed attempt

Japan startup hopeful ahead of second moon launch

Renato Cordeiro, 57, harvests rubber from a hevea tree (Hevea brasiliensis) near his home

Rubber tappers forge sustainable future in Amazon

Les astronautes Butch Wilmore (tout à gauche) et Suni Williams (à droite), accompagnés des astronautes Nick Hague et Don Pettit, dans la Station spatiale internationale (ISS), le 8 janvier 2025

'Joy to be working here'

US astronauts upbeat seven months into eight-day mission

Low humidity -- combined with strong, dry Santa Ana winds blowing across southern California -- created the 'perfect conditions' for wildfires to rage out of control across Los Angeles

'Perfect conditions'

Extreme weather, suburban sprawl fuel LA's wildfires

The upscale neighborhood of Pacific Palisades remains blanketed by a thick cloud of black smoke that blots out the sun

Between flames and ashes

Displaced LA residents in shock at scale of fire destruction

Four major fires were burning around Los Angeles

Ongoing struggle

Hydrants run dry in LA fire battle, residents urged to save water

By planting native species that will thrive in the Amazon, Mombak hopes to restore credibility to a scandal-ridden carbon market

US backed efforts

In Brazil, an Amazon reforestation project seeks to redeem carbon markets

The Kenya Space Agency (KSA) thinks it might have been the separation ring from a rocket

A serious problem

Debris falling from the sky: more often, more risk

Antarctic sea ice had shrunk to record lows

Welcome reprieve

Antarctic sea ice rebounds from record lows: US scientists

A ferocious wildfire in a Los Angeles suburbs devoured buildings and sparked panicked evacuations

Trail of destruction

Wildfire sparks panicked evacuations in Los Angeles suburbs

More than 800,000 balcony solar kits were installed in Germany in 2024

Less powerful than roof installations

Germans turn to balcony solar panels to save money

A lab technician at a temporary Covid-19 testing facility

Amid immunity and mutations

Forgotten but not gone: Covid keeps killing, five years on

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