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An Extreme Solar Storm May Be Even More Devastating Than Previously Imagined

Sun of All Fears

An Extreme Solar Storm May Be Even More Devastating Than Previously Imagined

Javier Carbajal

France Had Never Seen a ‘Fire Cloud’ Until This Month’s Record-Smashing Blazes

The Unfriendly Skies

France Had Never Seen a ‘Fire Cloud’ Until This Month’s Record-Smashing Blazes

Brian Kahn

New Firefighting Technologies Could Help Battle Blazes Like Those in France and Spain

Turn Down the Heat

New Firefighting Technologies Could Help Battle Blazes Like Those in France and Spain

Fernanda González

Inside the Wild Rescue Mission That Took 4 Beluga Whales to Chicago

In Depth

Inside the Wild Rescue Mission That Took 4 Beluga Whales to Chicago

Kate Knibbs

Measles Is Becoming So Common That Treatments May Soon Be Needed

Welp!

Measles Is Becoming So Common That Treatments May Soon Be Needed

Emily Mullin

It’s Becoming Clear Why Black Holes Never Run Out of Fuel

Gravity Falls

It’s Becoming Clear Why Black Holes Never Run Out of Fuel

Teruyuki Hayakawa

The Solution to the Power Grid's Woes Might Just Be Sitting in Your Driveway

Batteries on Wheels

The Solution to the Power Grid's Woes Might Just Be Sitting in Your Driveway

Matt Simon

Contagious Cancer Found in North American Catfish

Catch of the Day

Contagious Cancer Found in North American Catfish

Javier Carbajal

How Many Electrolytes Should You Be Taking, and Can You Have Too Many?

Fizz Ed

How Many Electrolytes Should You Be Taking, and Can You Have Too Many?

Megan Tomos

One of NASA’s Most Important Deep Space Observatories Hit by Spanish Wildfires

Radio Blackout

One of NASA’s Most Important Deep Space Observatories Hit by Spanish Wildfires

Brian Kahn

The 2026 El Niño Is on Track to Be the Strongest on Record

Can't Beat the Heat

The 2026 El Niño Is on Track to Be the Strongest on Record

Fernanda González

What Is Entropy, Really?

Dot Physics

What Is Entropy, Really?

Rhett Allain

An FDA Panel Just Endorsed These Unproven Peptides

Pep in Your Step

An FDA Panel Just Endorsed These Unproven Peptides

Emily Mullin

The Trump Administration Wants to Change Public Engagement Rules for Polluters

Smokescreen

The Trump Administration Wants to Change Public Engagement Rules for Polluters

Molly Taft

‘The Child Is Terrified’: Measles Doctors Speak Out

Status Quo

‘The Child Is Terrified’: Measles Doctors Speak Out

Amy Maxmen, KFF Health News

Why Lettuce Is Always Making People Sick

Green Achers

Why Lettuce Is Always Making People Sick

Emily Mullin

Abdul El-Sayed Is an Epidemiologist Running for Senate. His State Is a Public Health Disaster

Double Trouble

Abdul El-Sayed Is an Epidemiologist Running for Senate. His State Is a Public Health Disaster

Molly Taft

Fans Flocked to World Cup Host Cities—Causing 80 Percent of the Tournament’s Emissions

Plane and Simple

Fans Flocked to World Cup Host Cities—Causing 80 Percent of the Tournament’s Emissions

Ritsuko Kawai

Even Mild Sleep Deprivation May Lead to Weight Gain

Night Night

Even Mild Sleep Deprivation May Lead to Weight Gain

Ritsuko Kawai

Elite Young Runners Are Becoming Freakishly Fast. Welcome to ‘Trackflation’

Kids These Days

Elite Young Runners Are Becoming Freakishly Fast. Welcome to ‘Trackflation’

Brendan I. Koerner