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Temperature

Environment

Europe鈥檚 heatwave is the hottest and most humid ever

The current temperatures in western and central Europe would have been virtually impossible 50 years ago, and unprecedented humidity levels make this heatwave especially dangerous

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Health

Chilling the body with drugs could limit brain damage from stroke

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Health

Women鈥檚 body temperature rises from age 18 to 42 but we don鈥檛 know why

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Doug Whitney (left, pictured with his son Brian) in November 2022

Health

Man destined for Alzheimer’s may have been saved by accidental therapy

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Environment

Earth is heading for a second year above 1.5掳C climate goal

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Environment

Record heat in 2023 and 2024 may just have been natural variability

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Physics

Atoms at temperatures beyond absolute zero may be a new form of matter

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Coldest places on Earth (East Antarctic Plateau)

Where is the coldest place on Earth?
A numbat searching for termites in a fallen log. Poor night-time vision is part of the reason why the animals have to seek out food in the heat of the day

Life

Numbats are overheating because Australia is getting too hot for them

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Someone with an amputated right arm showing where they are experiencing the feeling of temperature in their phantom hand

Health

People with amputated arms can feel warmth in their missing hands

Sensors could be added to the fingertips of prosthetic hands that then enable people with amputated arms to gauge the temperature of an object

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Environment

Doubling trees in European cities could prevent thousands of deaths

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Life

Lemurs hug tree trunks to cool down when temperatures top 30掳C

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Environment

Greenhouse gas emissions are warming up nights faster than days

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Technology

Packaging inspired by squid skin could keep your takeaway coffee warm

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