As sand temperatures continue to rise, concerns about the future of sea turtles are growing. Hotter nests not only skew sex ratios—producing more females—but also reduce hatchling survival, slow growth, and increase the likelihood ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 30, 2025
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The Red Sea, circled by desert landscapes, is home to marine life accustomed to the water's bathtub-like temperatures—often reaching 85 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. But in the past three years, marine heat waves ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 18, 2025
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Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, report in ACS Nano, how proteins in cells can be controllably activated through heating, an effect that can be used to initiate programmed ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 18, 2025
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In the summer of 2023, East Asia, including Japan, experienced record-breaking temperatures and humidity, accompanied by unprecedented marine heat waves in the surrounding seas. Although the simultaneous occurrence of atmospheric ...
Environment
Sep 16, 2025
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Recent heat waves in the United States underscore a growing public health threat: Extreme heat events are growing longer, hotter, and more frequent. Soaring temperatures raise the risk of various health problems, such as ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2025
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China experienced its hottest summer on record in 2025, the meteorological authority said, as heat waves continued to scorch the country's south.
Environment
Sep 3, 2025
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The Philippines, like other tropical countries, is known more for its balmy climate than for hailstorms. But a new Philippine study—the first of its kind—has found that the country's hottest days are, in fact, more likely ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 29, 2025
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Tokyo experienced a record 10 consecutive days of temperatures 35C or above, the weather office said Wednesday, after the country sweltered through its hottest ever June and July.
Environment
Aug 27, 2025
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New research has revealed New Zealand is on track for a major spike in extreme heat, with heat waves that currently hit once a decade potentially striking every other summer.
Earth Sciences
Aug 26, 2025
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While nothing says "summer" quite like the taste of a perfectly ripe tomato, excessive heat during the growing season can prevent tomato plants from bearing fruit.
Agriculture
Aug 20, 2025
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