We’re learning more about the gigantic storms of the solar system’s largest planet, Jupiter, through the eyes of three NASA instruments.
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Unsuitable for ‘human life to flourish’: Up to 3B will live in extreme heat by 2070, study warns
By 2070, up to 3 billion people are likely to live in climate conditions that are “warmer than conditions deemed suitable for human life to flourish.”
Will an ‘unprecedented decline’ in carbon emissions help limit climate change?
Emissions of carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas responsible for climate change, are forecast to drop about 8% in 2020 due to the coronavirus lockdowns
Storms bring hurricane-force winds across 500 miles in south-central US. More severe weather is on the way.
Many were without power due to an intense line of severe thunderstorms called a derecho that rolled across the south-central U.S. overnight Tuesday.
The fossil of a bizarre mammal, called ‘crazy beast,’ has been discovered in Madagascar
The first near-complete skeleton of a bizarre mammal that lived on the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana has been discovered in Madagascar.
How far does coronavirus travel in the air? Preliminary study finds virus on tiny particles of air pollution
Italian scientists investigating how far the coronavirus can spread have found the coronavirus on tiny particles of air pollution.
South could be hit with ‘large hail, heavy rain’ and tornadoes
The states at greatest risk of storms Friday include most of Arkansas, along with northern Louisiana and eastern portions of Texas and Oklahoma.
Arctic will see ice-free summers by 2050 as globe warms, study says
The Arctic Ocean will be ice-free in the summer within the next 30 years, which will result in “devastating consequences for the Arctic ecosystem.”
Nearly half of Americans breathe ‘unhealthy’ air, new report says
Nearly half of the nation’s population – some 150 million people – live with and breathe polluted air, “placing their health and lives at risk.”
Weird science: Astronomers say ‘disappearing planet’ may never have existed
What scientists had believed was a planet beyond our solar system has now apparently disappeared from sight, a study says.