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South Florida waters hit hot tub level and may have set world record for warmest seawater
The water temperature around the tip of Florida has hit triple digits — hot tub levels — two days in a row. Meteorologists say it could be the hottest seawater ever measured, although some questions about the reading remain.
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A feline virus mutation in Cyprus caused far fewer cat deaths than claimed, veterinary leader says
The head of the Cyprus veterinarians association on Wednesday dismissed as greatly exaggerated the claims that a local mutation of a feline virus has killed as many as 300,000 cats on the small Mediterranean island.
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First U.S. auction of Gulf of Mexico tracts for wind power set for Aug. 29
The first auction of offshore leases for wind power development in the Gulf of Mexico will take place Aug. 29 for tracts off the Louisiana and Texas coasts, the Biden administration announced Thursday.
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Little-known but efficient, a different way to heat and cool your house
Summers are famously humid in New York State, but life in the Maioli household has gotten more comfortable since the couple installed a new heating and cooling system — one that isn't well known yet in the U.S.
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Recent events that indicate Earth’s climate has entered uncharted territory
As a warming Earth simmered into worrisome new territory this week, scientists said the unofficial records being set for average planetary temperature were a clear sign of how pollutants released by humans are warming their environment. But the heat is also just one way the planet is telling us something is gravely wrong, they said.
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What is Threads? All your questions about Meta’s new Twitter rival, answered
Threads, a text-based app built by Meta to rival Twitter, is live.
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Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi has full FDA approval now and that means Medicare will pay for it
U.S. officials granted full approval to a closely watched Alzheimer's drug on Thursday, clearing the way for Medicare and other insurance plans to begin covering the treatment for people with the brain-robbing disease.
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For the third time this week, Earth sets an unofficial heat record. What’s behind those big numbers?
Earth's average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, the third such milestone in a week that already rated as the hottest on record and what one prominent scientist says could be the hottest in 120,000 years.
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Hungry ticks can use this static trick to land on you and your pets
Hungry ticks have some slick tricks. They can zoom through the air using static electricity to latch onto people, pets and other animals, new research shows.
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The UN’s scientific and education organization votes to readmit the United States
The United Nations' scientific, educational and cultural organization has agreed to readmit the United States as a member.
