Some of the most extraordinary gems ever found belong to a rare class of diamonds known as CLIPPIRs (Cullinan-like, Large, Inclusion-Poor, Pure, Irregular, Resorbed). They make up less than 1% of all diamonds on Earth and ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 20, 2026
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The Great Salt Lake is separated by a 20-mile (32-kilometer) causeway into a super-salty north arm and a less-salty south arm, with each hosting distinct communities of extremophiles. These organisms mingle at a gap in the ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 20, 2026
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AI companies increasingly want to move their operations into space. Elon Musk's SpaceX has applied to launch over a million AI data center satellites and ultimately build them on the moon.
Earth Sciences
Jul 20, 2026
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The eerie glow of an orange sun through thick wildfire smoke might be unnerving, but the biggest risk from the haze is something much harder to see.
Environment
Jul 20, 2026
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Greece, which was spared the record heat that ravaged most of Europe in June, is finally bracing for its first heat wave of the year.
Environment
Jul 20, 2026
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Europe's wildfire crisis forced more than 80,000 people to flee for safety Friday, as vacationers boarded boats to escape fires on a French peninsula and Spanish officials ordered mass evacuations in towns near Madrid.
Environment
Jul 24, 2026
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Luggage-clad residents and tourists fled a French peninsula by boat, and the smell of smoke drifted into parts of Madrid on Friday as wildfires swept through parts of Western Europe, triggering states of emergency and calls ...
Environment
Jul 24, 2026
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In Tunisia, long power outages across the country have added to the strain of an intense heat wave, with temperatures as high as 49°C (120°F), leaving many fearing for their livelihoods.
Environment
Jul 22, 2026
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France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heat wave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll from record-shattering temperatures.
Environment
Jul 22, 2026
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Japanese cities are experiencing "cruelly hot days," a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40°C (104°F). Emergency officials described the soaring temperatures on Wednesday as "a ...
Environment
Jul 22, 2026
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