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A temperature of 54.4C – as 129.9F – was recorded in Death Valley, California, in what some extreme observers think may be the worst reading ever recorded reliably on the planet. The U.S. National Water Service’s automated weather station at Furnace Creek near the Nevada border hit the extreme height …

Singer Adele has revealed that a self-help book is responsible for her ‘finding joy, happiness and freedom’. The music superstar has shocked fans in recent months after revealing a new, trimmer look in a series of gorgeous Instagram posts. Now she has updated her millions of followers on how to …

The Microsoft Store has launched the Ultimate Game Sale, which shortens more than 500 Xbox One games, including some PC and Xbox 360 games. Included in this sale are some of the console’s greatest games and series such as Call of Duty, Red Dead Redemption, Assassin’s Creed, Ark Survival Evolution, …

Plastics were not made for human consumption, and yet we consume them. Tiny remnants of these synthetic polymers are now leaking into our air, food and water, and preventing them has become an almost impossible blow. A study of five popular seabirds, purchased from a market in Australia, shows just …

16:10 hrs updated ET If students return to the University of Illinois campus in Urbana-Champaign this month, they will be tested for COVID-19. And, then they are tested again. “We require testing twice a week for access to campus facilities. This is for students, faculty and staff,” explains Rebecca Lee …