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What’s behind the heat wave in the American West?
A megadrought, a high pressure system and climate change have combined to produce record-setting temperatures in many U.S. states.
New fossils of giant rhinos — the largest land mammals ever — are found in China
The discovery recalls an important phase of scientific history, and hints at the landscape of Asia millions of years ago.
Fossils of giant rhinos found in China, largest land mammals ever
22-million-year-old giant rhino fossils were unearthed in China. Scientists say these animals were over 20 feet tall and weighed over 20 tons, making them the largest land mammals to ever exist.
After 9 years and $10M, Georgia spaceport nears FAA approval
Since 2012, Camden County on the Georgia-Florida line has doggedly pursued plans to build and operate the 13th licensed U.S. commercial rocket launch pad for blasting satellites into orbit.
There's still no evidence of a Chinese lab leak. But here’s what's changed, scientists say.
Five virologists said few conclusions can be drawn based on the available scientific evidence, but they noted that the context and circumstances of the debate have changed.
'All the water's bad': In McDowell County, you have to get creative to find safe drinking water
To get drinking water, Burlyn Cooper and his neighbors have to collect runoff from the rock face of a mountain. It’s contaminated, but it’s all they have.
Shunned from ISS, China sends astronauts to build space station on first trip in years
“We have invested so much energy,” said Rong Yi, the rocket’s chief designer. “But I am thrilled to see it fulfill its duty within 10 minutes.”
'Like a bowl of spaghetti': New map details intricacies of the brain
A new interactive map of a fragment of a human brain gives new insights into its structure.
Hell on Earth: The Cucapá in Mexico face fatal fight against climate change
"It is a fight that seems that we will never win," says Lucía Laguna, as Indigenous Mexicans grapple with geography, the legacy of dams and treaties, narcos and climate change.
'Divine Vessel' to mark China's first human spaceflight since 2016
Shenzhou-12 will be the third of 11 missions needed to complete China's space station by 2022.
NATO nations ready to jointly respond to attacks in space
Many member countries are concerned about what they say is increasingly aggressive behavior in space by China and Russia.
Fifty years later: Earth Day has descended into GOP-driven chaos, experts warn
Changing global and political landscapes have made the kind of broad and bipartisan agreements reached in the 1970s seem impossible.
