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Spain’s horrific flooding another nasty hit in a fall where climate extremes just keep coming

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Spain’s horrific flooding another nasty hit in a fall where climate extremes just keep coming

Scientists detect traces of an ancient Mayan city in southern Mexico using laser-sensor technology

Scientists detect traces of an ancient Mayan city in southern Mexico using laser-sensor technology

Recent whale deaths highlight risks from Antarctica’s booming krill fishery

Recent whale deaths highlight risks from Antarctica’s booming krill fishery

This ancient tadpole fossil is the oldest ever discovered

This ancient tadpole fossil is the oldest ever discovered

Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US

Where has all the rain gone? Bone-dry October strikes much of US

‘Halloween comet’ breaks apart after flying close to the sun

‘Halloween comet’ breaks apart after flying close to the sun

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Japanese nuclear reactor which survived earthquake that badly damaged Fukushima power plant restarts

Japanese nuclear reactor which survived earthquake that badly damaged Fukushima power plant restarts

China says it’s ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday

China says it’s ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday

NASA astronaut is released from the hospital after returning from space

NASA astronaut is released from the hospital after returning from space

NASA astronaut remains in the hospital after returning from an extended stay in space

NASA astronaut remains in the hospital after returning from an extended stay in space

Criminals may be leveraging climate change as record acreage burns in Brazil’s Amazon

Criminals may be leveraging climate change as record acreage burns in Brazil’s Amazon

Australia and UK make pact to partner on 2050 net-zero climate goal

Australia and UK make pact to partner on 2050 net-zero climate goal

Red-cockaded woodpeckers’ recovery in southeast leads to status change from endangered to threatened

Red-cockaded woodpeckers’ recovery in southeast leads to status change from endangered to threatened

A new kind of ‘living’ classroom opens at a DC high school

A new kind of ‘living’ classroom opens at a DC high school

Once locally extinct, Virginia’s bay scallops nearing sustainable levels

Once locally extinct, Virginia’s bay scallops nearing sustainable levels

Giant fish thought to be extinct is spotted in the Mekong River

Giant fish thought to be extinct is spotted in the Mekong River

On Lake Erie, getting rid of problem algae starts with giving it less food

On Lake Erie, getting rid of problem algae starts with giving it less food

Orionid Meteor Shower peaks tonight. Here’s how to see it

Orionid Meteor Shower peaks tonight. Here’s how to see it

Scientists show how sperm and egg come together like a key in a lock

Scientists show how sperm and egg come together like a key in a lock

Moonlight may hamper views of the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley’s comet

Moonlight may hamper views of the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley’s comet

DC area gets double dose of celestial wonder with views of comet and supermoon

DC area gets double dose of celestial wonder with views of comet and supermoon

A brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago is actually twins circling each other

A brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago is actually twins circling each other

Missed out on the northern lights? Scientists expect more solar storms to produce auroras

Missed out on the northern lights? Scientists expect more solar storms to produce auroras

Tubeworms, snails and other weird creatures found under the seafloor

Tubeworms, snails and other weird creatures found under the seafloor

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