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Scientists say Florida Keys coral reefs are already bleaching as water temperatures hit record highs

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Scientists say Florida Keys coral reefs are already bleaching as water temperatures hit record highs

Low levels of radioactive tritium may be near the Mississippi River after an energy company’s leak

Low levels of radioactive tritium may be near the Mississippi River after an energy company’s leak

California Science Center starts complex process to display Space Shuttle Endeavour vertically

California Science Center starts complex process to display Space Shuttle Endeavour vertically

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today

Exclusion of race in federal climate justice screening tool could worsen disparities, analysis says

Exclusion of race in federal climate justice screening tool could worsen disparities, analysis says

See how an Alaska paddleboarder escaped a close encounter with a humpback whale

See how an Alaska paddleboarder escaped a close encounter with a humpback whale

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11 mustangs die in US roundup in Nevada caught on video, showing horses with broken necks

11 mustangs die in US roundup in Nevada caught on video, showing horses with broken necks

Phoenix scorches at 110 for 19th straight day, breaking big US city records in global heat wave

Phoenix scorches at 110 for 19th straight day, breaking big US city records in global heat wave

‘Oppenheimer’ stirs up conflicted history for Los Alamos and New Mexico downwinders

‘Oppenheimer’ stirs up conflicted history for Los Alamos and New Mexico downwinders

Alaska volcano’s weeklong eruption eases after spewing another massive ash cloud

Alaska volcano’s weeklong eruption eases after spewing another massive ash cloud

Mammals may have hunted down dinosaurs for dinner, rare fossil suggests

Mammals may have hunted down dinosaurs for dinner, rare fossil suggests

Archaeologists in Louisiana save artifacts 12,000 years old from natural disasters and looters

Archaeologists in Louisiana save artifacts 12,000 years old from natural disasters and looters

Pod of 55 pilot whales die after being stranded on a beach in Scotland

Pod of 55 pilot whales die after being stranded on a beach in Scotland

Dozens of cats in Poland had bird flu but the risk to people is low, the UN health agency says

Dozens of cats in Poland had bird flu but the risk to people is low, the UN health agency says

DC doctor is first in the world to use new treatment for deep vein thrombosis

DC doctor is first in the world to use new treatment for deep vein thrombosis

Alaska volcano spews ash cloud high enough to draw weather service warning for pilots

Alaska volcano spews ash cloud high enough to draw weather service warning for pilots

Crowds cheer as India launches a lander and rover to explore the moon’s south pole

Crowds cheer as India launches a lander and rover to explore the moon’s south pole

Climate talks chief, who also heads oil company, says world must ‘attack all emissions, everywhere’

Climate talks chief, who also heads oil company, says world must ‘attack all emissions, everywhere’

Cillian Murphy, playing Oppenheimer, finally gets to lead a Christopher Nolan film

Cillian Murphy, playing Oppenheimer, finally gets to lead a Christopher Nolan film

Meteorologists say Earth sizzled to a global heat record in June and July has been getting hotter

Meteorologists say Earth sizzled to a global heat record in June and July has been getting hotter

Virgin Galactic plans its next commercial flight to the edge of space for August

Virgin Galactic plans its next commercial flight to the edge of space for August

In ‘Oppenheimer,’ Christopher Nolan builds a thrilling, serious blockbuster for adults

In ‘Oppenheimer,’ Christopher Nolan builds a thrilling, serious blockbuster for adults

Little-known but efficient, a different way to heat and cool your house

Little-known but efficient, a different way to heat and cool your house

Here’s how geothermal energy heats and cools a home

Here’s how geothermal energy heats and cools a home

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