It’s not that records are being broken monthly but they are being “shattered by very substantial margins over the past 13 months,” a climate scientist said.
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‘House of the Dragon,’ Season 2, Episode 4: A dragon-drop interface
Plus, not one but two potions, in case you forgot we were in fantasy-land.
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Volunteers who lived in a NASA-created Mars replica for over a year have emerged
The four crew members entered the 3D-printed Mars replica on June 25, 2023, as part of a NASA experiment to observe how humans would fare living on the Red Planet.
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Amid growing calls for Biden to pull out, congressional Democrats remain split
Democrats continue to grapple with serious questions about President Biden’s future as the party’s nominee for president.
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Lewis Hamilton edges Max Verstappen for a thrilling win at the British Grand Prix
Hamilton’s victory — by just 1.5 seconds — helped him become the first F1 driver to win on any track nine times. It also extended his F1 record to 104 wins.
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France is voting in a key election that could hand the far right a historic victory
A voter stands in the polling booth during the second round of the legislative elections in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, northern France, on Sunday. (Mohammed Badra | AP) PARIS — Voting is underway in mainland France on Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its […]
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Everest’s highest camp is littered with frozen garbage. The cleanup will take years
A Nepal government-funded team of soldiers and Sherpas removed 11 tons of garbage, four dead bodies and a skeleton during this year’s climbing season. It’s estimated that 40 to 50 tons remain.
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Jon Landau, the Oscar-winning ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar’ producer, dies at 63
Landau’s partnership with James Cameron led to a best picture win for 1997’s “Titanic.” Together they account for some of the biggest blockbusters in movie history, including “Avatar” and its sequel.
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Judge pauses deadlines in Trump classified documents case over immunity questions
Trump has argued that him taking classified documents to his Mar-a-Lago home constituted an official act — and that the Supreme Court’s ruling means the charges against him should be dropped.
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Extreme heat grips West and East coasts, breaking daily highs
The heat wave in the U.S. is far from over. This weekend, parts of the Pacific Northwest and Northeast are bearing the brunt of the heat with record-breaking temperatures.
