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People cool themselves with an ice-cold water bottle from a water station during the Great American State Fair on the National Mall on July 2, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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This summer was hot. August shattered global heat records
Ava Berger
Scientists say that August was the hottest month ever recorded globally. In the U.S., summer temperatures also shattered heat records.
Observers film ICE agents in Minneapolis in February. A new lawsuit alleges that the federal government is trying to intimidate observers who monitor immigration enforcement operations.
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This fossilized feather dates back 66 million years to the late Cretaceous. "It is, without a doubt, the best feather we've ever found from the age of dinosaurs," says Jingmai O'Connor, an associate curator at the Field Museum of Natural History.
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A fossil feather from the age of dinosaurs may explain why only some birds survived
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