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How a heat dome is formed and why experts blame one for Europe’s baking temperatures
Europe is sizzling under an early heat wave this week, with millions of people experiencing extremely high temperatures, and experts say a phenomenon known as a heat dome is to blame.Here's what to know.What is a heat dome?Heat domes are essentially high-pressure...
Dozens drown, schools close, heat records set to be annihilated: Europe has a major heat problem and it’s only getting worse
Relentless, deadly heat is tightening its grip on Europe, with temperature records expected to not just fall but be obliterated this week. Scientists warn this extreme heat is a huge problem for Europe and a wake up call to a new reality.Europe is the planet’s...
40 drowning deaths reported in France as Europe swelters in heat wave
There were 40 deaths from drowning recorded in France over the last week, as people turned to swimming in hopes of finding relief from a scorching heat wave. Millions across Europe faced extreme temperatures on Tuesday, and sweltering conditions continued to hit...
Explainer-What is the ‘Omega Block’ causing Europe’s intense heatwave?
By Kate AbnettBRUSSELS, June 23 (Reuters) - The intense heatwave engulfing Western Europe, resulting in more than 40 deaths in France alone, is being sustained by a weather pattern known as an omega block.Here is what you need to know about omega blocks and whether...
City mayors from London to Melbourne seek to curb data centre burden on power, water
By Simon JessopLONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - Mayors from 40 cities, including London, Phoenix and Melbourne, have agreed to work together to curb the growing strain the rapid growth in data centres is placing on electricity grids, water supplies and local communities,...
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly – 50 years later, scientists know the cause but outbreaks continue
Soon after Philadelphia hosted America’s bicentennial celebrations in late July 1976, more than 200 attendees of the American Legion Convention at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia fell ill with pneumonia symptoms, including fever, cough and trouble...
SpaceX launching its 1st ‘Starfall’ reentry capsule early on June 23: Watch it live
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: NASASpaceX's newest spaceflight tech is about to launch to the final frontier for the first time.The company's Starfall capsule is set for its debut mission,...
This ball of stars named Terzan 5 may be one of the Milky Way’s original building blocks
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Terzan 5 could be a fossil fragment leftover from the formation of the Milky Way galaxy's bulge, and is seen in this composite JWST–Hubble image. . | Credit:...
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope arrives in Florida ahead of SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch this summer
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA’s Pegasus barge arrives at the Launch Complex 39 turn basin at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on...
Iran war puts focus on petrochemicals used in numerous products and a driver of climate change
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Iran war has exposed deep vulnerability in the global economy: dependence not just on oil, gas and coal for fuel, but on petrochemicals that underpin everything from food production to plastic packaging.As disruptions ripple through energy...
Creature thought to be world’s oldest octopus isn’t an octopus after all
A prehistoric fossil previously thought to belong to the world's oldest octopus has been reclassified as something else, after scientists discovered the remains actually belonged to a different type of sea creature."It turns out the world's most famous octopus fossil...
These two iconic polar species have been driven to endangered status by a warming planet
Climate change is pushing two iconic Antarctic species toward the brink of extinction — the emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal, a new assessment finds. The new listings, published Wednesday by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, cite...
Would you go to the moon? Board an alien spacecraft? What nearly 80 years of polls say about US attitudes on space
Americans’ opinion of space exploration is pretty high.In an Ipsos poll conducted last week just after the launch of Artemis II, US adults say, 62% to 34%, that the benefits of NASA sending people into space are worth the costs, with nearly identical levels of support...
Scientists say the world’s oldest octopus fossil isn’t an octopus after all
LONDON (AP) — A 300-million-year-old tentacled sea creature has lost its crown as the world’s oldest octopus, after scientists found evidence that it’s not an octopus at all.Newly published research concludes that fossilized remains listed by Guinness World Records as...
NASA Artemis II astronauts prepare to end moon mission in ‘fireball’ re-entry
By Joey RouletteHOUSTON, April 8 (Reuters) - Four astronauts traveling back to Earth from the far side of the moon on NASA's Artemis II mission spoke of their emotions as they wrapped up the unprecedented flight and prepared to re-enter the atmosphere in a "fireball",...
NASA gears up for Artemis II crew’s return to Earth
Hurtling back toward Earth after a historic loop around the moon, the Artemis II astronauts worked through a relatively light day in space Wednesday, wrapping up a few final tests before packing up for reentry and splashdown Friday.Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman,...
Prehistoric dice suggest that Native Americans may have been gaming since the last ice age
The traditional six-sided die has been around since the Bronze Age, with the earliest known pieces from approximately 3000 BC uncovered in Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley. Now, a new study has found evidence that Native Americans were likely using dice for gaming and...
Ocean protections clash with mining pressure in Indonesia’s most diverse marine ecosystem
MISOOL, Indonesia (AP) — There is an explosion of color beneath the surface in Raja Ampat, a remote archipelago in eastern Indonesia where sharks, mantas and sea turtles glide alongside vast schools of fish through sea fan coral formations, some of which are only...
NASA Artemis II astronauts to speak from lunar orbit after record-setting flyby
By Joey RouletteHOUSTON, April 8 (Reuters) - Four astronauts traveling back from the far side of the moon on NASA's Artemis II mission will speak with reporters in their first press conference from space on Wednesday.The Artemis II crew, flying in their Orion...
A wonky toilet, Microsoft Outlook obstacles and more: The unexpected issues popping up on the Artemis II moon mission
Artemis II is a test flight. That means that for all of the groundbreaking science crew members have conducted during their journey, one of their main goals is simply to see how all of the new systems and technologies that have been developed for the mission perform...
March smashes record as most abnormally hot month for continental US, federal meteorologists say
WASHINGTON (AP) — March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data. And the next year or so looks to turn the dial up on global...
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