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Wildfire

Earth

California’s wildfires powered by perfect storm of fire hazards

Low humidity, parched vegetation and warm winds have led to fires that have killed at least 17, left over 150 people missing and destroyed over 2000 homes

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Bushfire near Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya

Humans

Exploding stars could have kick-started our ancestors’ evolution

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Extreme wildfires in the US could lead to long-term lung damage

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Burning tower block

Technology

How did London tower block fire spread so fast and kill so many?

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Hundreds choked in Iraq as toxic smoke sweeps across Mosul

Health

Hundreds choked in Iraq as toxic smoke sweeps across Mosul

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A woman looking at her phone

Technology

Exploding Samsung phone shows how risky lithium batteries can be

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Potassium reacting violently in water

Physics

Watch a classic chemistry lab explosion tamed to run in slow-mo

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People with fire in the background

Earth

Indonesian fires sent huge smoke plume halfway around the globe

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California’s wildfires blaze on as communities evacuate

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Drought-hit California burns while waiting for El Niño rains

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Drought-hit California burns while waiting for El Niño rains

Large wildfires burning across the western US have killed six people and destroyed over a thousand homes in California

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Earth

Key moments in human evolution were shaped by changing climate

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Speculation mounts over trigger of Chinese warehouse explosions

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Space

Drowning sun

Regulars

Earth

Global wildfire switch now set to 'on' for longer

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