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Women’s body temperature rises from age 18 to 42 but we don’t know why

Women experience a steady rise in body temperature from their teens to midlife, which may be useful for monitoring ageing and overall health

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Doug Whitney (left, pictured with his son Brian) in November 2022

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Man destined for Alzheimer's may have been saved by accidental therapy

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Earth is heading for a second year above 1.5°C climate goal

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Record heat in 2023 and 2024 may just have been natural variability

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Atoms at temperatures beyond absolute zero may be a new form of matter

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Coldest places on Earth (East Antarctic Plateau)

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Where is the coldest place on Earth?

A numbat searching for termites in a fallen log. Poor night-time vision is part of the reason why the animals have to seek out food in the heat of the day

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Numbats are overheating because Australia is getting too hot for them

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Record for hottest day ever recorded on Earth broken twice in a row

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Someone with an amputated right arm showing where they are experiencing the feeling of temperature in their phantom hand

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People with amputated arms can feel warmth in their missing hands

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Trees help to ease the “urban heat island effect”, which sees temperatures in cities climb higher than in nearby rural areas

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Doubling trees in European cities could prevent thousands of deaths

A modelling study of 93 European cities suggests that more than 2600 human heat-related deaths over just three months could have been prevented if these places increased their average tree coverage from 15 per cent to 30 per cent

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The first breach of 1.5°C will be a temporary but devastating failure

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COP27: Causes for concern, and hope, ahead of the big climate summit

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Lemurs hug tree trunks to cool down when temperatures top 30°C

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Greenhouse gas emissions are warming up nights faster than days

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