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Our Vocabulary Is Adapting to a Hotter Planet

By Jeffrey Kluger

Politicians Want to Research Geoengineering. Scientists Are Worried

By Alejandro de la Garza and Justin Worland

How NASA Got a 'UFO Czar'—And Why it Matters

By Jeffrey Kluger

Firefighters Fear "Forever" Chemicals

By MICHAEL CASEY / AP
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NASA To Use Advanced Satellites and AI to Better Study UFOs

A NASA report calls for new scientific techniques to better study unidentified anomalous phenomena.

By MARCIA DUNN / AP

NASA Holds News Conference on UFO Study

NASA holds a news conference on the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Independent Study Report. Watch it live.

By TIME Video

Earth Mostly Outside Its 'Safe Operating Space For Humanity'

Scientists warn that six of the nine key signs of planetary health are out of whack. The other three are also headed in the wrong direction.

By SETH BORENSTEIN / AP

How Climate Change Likely Contributed To Libya's Flooding

The storm that inundated the Libyan coast is the latest extreme weather event to carry some hallmarks of climate change, scientists say.

By TAMMY WEBBER and ISABELLA O'MALLEY / AP

Why You and Your Spouse Are So Alike

Opposites don't attract. A new study shows that members of a couple are alike on up to 89% of the traits scientists studied.

By Jeffrey Kluger

This Chemist Wants to Suck Water, and Carbon, Out of the Air

Omar Yaghi, one of the most cited chemists in the world, is developing materials that could help fight water scarcity and climate change.

By Alejandro de la Garza

UN Warns of Failure to Hit Climate Goals

Countries are largely failing to meet their climate commitments, putting the planet on course for catastrophic global warming.

By Jess Shankleman / Bloomberg

Japanese Rocket Takes Off for Moon

The launch offers relief to a battered national space program following a string of weather delays, major setbacks, and high-profile failures.

By Nicholas Takahashi / Bloomberg

The Northern Hemisphere Just Had Its Hottest Summer Ever

Scientists blame human-caused climate change from burning coal, oil, and natural gas with an extra push from a natural El Nino.

By JAMEY KEATEN and SETH BORENSTEIN / AP

India's Moon Rover Completes its Walk

The rover's payloads are turned off and the data it collected has been transmitted to the Earth via the lander.

By Ashok Sharma / AP

The Lyme Genes Responsible for Severe Symptoms

Researchers report the most comprehensive genetic analysis yet of the Lyme bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi—setting up new test possibilities.

By Alice Park

A Photo Gallery of the Blue Super Moon

A blue supermoon occurs, on average, once every 20 years. On Aug. 30, skygazers took full advantage of it.

By Jeffrey Kluger

The Danger of ‘Invisible’ Biolabs

U.S. bio labs outside of federal government and academia, and not working with a short list of the worst pathogens, face little oversight.

By Dan Greene , Jassi Pannu and Allison Berke

How to Watch Tonight's Super Blue Moon

When a full moon draws close to Earth, lovely things happen.

By Jeffrey Kluger

4 Astronauts from Four Countries Rocket to Space Station

They should reach the orbiting lab in their SpaceX capsule Sunday, replacing four astronauts living there since March.

By MARCIA DUNN / AP

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Led to Spike in Asthma ER Visits

A series of studies found poor air quality from the June wildfires caused increased ER visits, particularly in the New York area.

By MIKE STOBBE / AP
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