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'Precipitation, the source of all fresh water, can no longer be relied upon': Global water cycle pushed out of balance 'for 1st time in human history'
Residents of Snjay Camp in New Delhi fill plastic containers with water from a tanker in June 2026. Severe heatwaves mean that some areas of India's capital experience water shortages in the summer.
Potential health hazards of cryptocurrency mines laid bare by scientists
Anecdotal reports suggest that cryptocurrency mines can have harmful knock-on effects on people's health, but the true scale of the problem is still unknown.
Conspiracy theory that Hurricane Milton was 'engineered' explained by psychologists
When faced with uncontrollable climate change, people often embrace conspiracy theories to regain a sense of control.
Ancient humans waited out last ice age in frigid Central Europe, surprising study finds
Most animals retreated to small, warmer enclaves. But some, like humans, seemed to have stayed where they were.
4 near-identical glaciers spark new life in Arctic island's 'polar desert'
Earth from space This 2012 satellite photo shows a quartet of near-identical glaciers on Canada's Ellesmere Island. The ice masses help to spark life in the otherwise barren Arctic environment.
Hurricane Milton is tied for the fastest-forming Category 5 hurricane on record. It could become the new normal.
Hurricane Milton captured by NASA's GOES-East satellite as it made landfall on Florida's west coast.
Here's why storm surge during hurricanes can be so catastrophic
How destructive storm surge gets depends on both the hurricane and the shape of the land.
Ancient piece of driftwood hidden for thousands of years could hold secrets for combating climate change
A 3,775-year-old log found in Canada had barely lost any of its carbon content since being buried, indicating "wood vaulting" is a viable means of carbon storage.
