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Nepal floods expose risks to hydropower in a warming Himalayas
As rescuers in Nepal struggle to find hundreds of workers in the tunnels that were buried in last week's flooding, attention has focus on where to rebuild crucial hydropower projects More »
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Keeping cool saves thousands of lives yearly, but at a cost of worsening global warming, experts say
A new study highlights the life-saving role of air conditioning More »
Eruption of Sinabung volcano on Indonesia’s Sumatra island prompts higher alert
Mount Sinabung in Indonesia has erupted, spewing black ash and smoke into the sky over Sumatra island More »
NASA's newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe
NASA’s newest space telescope has blasted off on a quest to find planets around other stars and explore the hidden universe More »
Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot
The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year have received the nation's highest space honor More »
SpaceX recovers Starship from the Indian Ocean a month after launch and is shipping it back to Texas
SpaceX has pulled off its biggest salvage operation yet, recovering its most recently launched Starship from the Indian Ocean More »
Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas
Scientists say a deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a glacier chunk breaking off and temporarily damming a river More »
Elon Musk's space company to build new rocket launching site in Louisiana
Elon Musk’s space company plans to spend $100 billion to build a new spaceport in Louisiana to launch rockets More »
Juul gets OK to sell updated vaping device with age-gating technology
E-cigarette maker Juul Labs has received U.S. permission to sell an updated version of its vaping device More »
A lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth's mini-greenhouse
Alaska's North Slope tundra may look desolate, but crouch down and you'll see a lush jungle More »
