Europe’s summers are transforming. What were once considered exceptionally high temperatures, such as the near 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) bein…

Heatwave forces nuclear shutdown in Hungary Hungary says a heatwave is forcing the shutdown of its largest nuclear power plant for the first time in 44 years.…

Italy is putting nearly all of its major cities on the highest "red" alert for high temperatures, as a new heatwave grips the country. Health officials say 19…

A team of Brazilian researchers discovered the first direct evidence that goethite—the mineral responsible for the brown color of soils—can withstand extreme p…

Climate adaptation is failing because warming speeds exceed infrastructure and policy limits. Immediate, deep emissions cuts are now essential to prevent escal…

A new chemical process can transform three of the most common plastics into high-purity hydrogen without sorting them first. The technique operates at much low…

Prague Zoo keeps polar bears cool with ice amid heatwave Keepers at Prague Zoo used tonnes of ice to provide much relief to animals as Europe grappled with sc…

Bose–Einstein condensates are states of matter that form when particles called bosons are cooled to temperatures that are only a fraction of a degree above abs…

Higher humidity, cooler temperatures and a forecast for rain raised hopes of relief Thursday for a parched portion of southwestern France engulfed by wildfires…

Thousands of evacuees were allowed home in Spain after firefighters gained ground against some of the country's worst blazes in decades, but soaring temperatur…

For lakes across the Northern Hemisphere, winter ice is more than a frozen surface. It is a seasonal regulator that shapes underwater ecosystems and energy bal…