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Worsening Light Pollution Has Health Costs

By Jeffrey Kluger

Launch of Super Advanced Weather Satellite Delayed Over Technical Glitch

By Billy Perrigo

Meet 10 Bizarre and Beautiful Creatures from the Deep

By Marisa Gertz

10 Stunning Undersea Creatures From the Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas

By Justin Worland and Marisa Gertz
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Scientists Capture Video of Amazing Rare Squid

The squid was recorded about a half mile below the ocean's surface

By Maya Rhodan

Massive 'Mortality Event' Kills 30 Whales in Alaska

30 whales have died along the western Gulf of Alaska since May—a historic high

By Tanya Basu

See the Far Side of the Moon From a Million Miles Away

Illuminated from a distance for the first time

By Mia Tramz

California Could See Drought Relief

But here's why the state will still need a lot more water

By Justin Worland

Earth Just Had Its Warmest Spring on Record

It was officially the warmest May ever, too

By Maya Rhodan

U.S. Sees Wettest May on Record

The contiguous U.S. saw record precipitation totals for the month of May

By Maya Rhodan

Scientists Discover the First Fully Warm-Blooded Fish

The opah lives hundreds of feet deep below the surface

By Maya Rhodan

Why Hundreds of Sea Lion Pups Are Washing Up in California

It's getting so bad that many rescue networks are at capacity

By Katy Steinmetz

Morning Must Reads: December 18

U.S. Links North Korea to HackAmerican officials have determined the government of North Korea is connected to the hack that left Sony Entertainment Pictures reeling and eventually prompted it to pull The Interview, a movie...

By TIME Staff

NOAA Arctic Report Card Short on Good News

NOAA has released its annual Arctic Report Card. It’s not fabulous

By Elizabeth Barber

June Was Hottest on Record, NOAA Says

May was the hottest on record, too

By Laura Stampler

It Was Officially The Hottest May Ever

The polar vortex seems like a long time ago now

By Laura Stampler

Shocking: Tennessee Resurrecting the Electric Chair

Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME

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Last Month Tied for Hottest April On Record

The average temperature over land and ocean in April equalled a record set in 2010 with global temperatures 1.39°F above the 20th-century average

By Barbara Tasch

From 'Gale' to 'Inconceivable,' Ranking Tornado Strength

As tornadoes blast across the southeastern U.S., a look at how officials gauge just how powerful a killer twister is

By Bryan Walsh

A Tale of Two Winters

If you lived east of the Rockies, you froze this winter. But the other side of the country experienced unusual warmth—and sometimes record-high temperatures

By Bryan Walsh
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