4 hottest days ever observed raise fears of a planet

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4 hottest days ever observed raise fears of a planet nearing ‘tipping points’

As global temperatures spiked to their highest levels in recorded history on Monday, ambulances were screaming through the streets of Tokyo, carrying scores of people who had collapsed amid an unrelenting heat wave. A monster typhoon was emerging fro..
Qatar's Planetary Parade: How and Where to Witness the Celestial Event

This week, Qatar will witness a "planetary parade" where six of the eight planets in our solar system will align: Saturn, Neptune, Mars, Uranus, Mercury, and Jupiter. A free public event will take place on Tuesday, June 4, starting at 1a..
Students showcase innovation at Texas A&M at Qatar’s annual Invent for the Planet competition

Students from across Education City showcased their innovation skills during the Invent for the Planet competition, organized by Texas A&M University at Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university. Over a period of 48 hours, participants deve..
NASA to team up with Pentagon agency for nuclear powered rockets

NASA is teaming up with a research agency from the Pentagon to develop a nuclear-powered rocket engine in preparation for sending astronauts to Mars.
Lab-grown meat and insects 'good for planet and health'

Dining on the likes of lab-grown meat or ground-up insects could lead to big savings in carbon emissions and water, as well as freeing up land for nature. That's the finding of a study calculating the environmental benefits of "greener&qu..
Study Reveals Pluto Has 'unique' Ice Volcanoes Unlike Any Other Planet On Our Solar System

Using data from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, scientists found that a region of Pluto was formed from the explosion of ice volcanoes. They called it a unique feature on the dwarf planet that has not been observed elsewhere in the solar system. ..
Orcas can take down the largest animal on the planet

It’s a fight between the ocean’s top predator and the world’s largest animal Killer whales are skilled assassins. They hunt everything from small fish to great white sharks. They’ve even been known to attack whales. But t..
11 hole-in-ones in six months: Is this the hottest golfer on the planet?

British amateur golfer Neil Watts is very much the world's go to hole-in-one guy at the moment -- he's hit 11 aces in the last six months.
Signs of first planet found outside our galaxy

Astronomers have found hints of what could be the first planet ever to be discovered outside our galaxy. Nearly 5,000 "exoplanets" - worlds orbiting stars beyond our Sun - have been found so far, but all of these have been located within..

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