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July was hottest month on record, NOAA says

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

"This is climate change," said Pennsylvania State University climate scientist Michael Mann. "It is an exclamation mark on a summer of unprecedented heat, drought, wildfires and flooding."…

Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 38

By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

Torrential rains that pounded the Black Sea coastal provinces of Bartin, Kastamonu, Sinop and Samsun on Wednesday caused the flooding. The missing include 12-yaer-old twins who were trapped with their grandparents inside an eight-story residential building.

5 Stories: Why this Argentinian lagoon turned pink, a new Barbie honors COVID frontline workers and other stories you missed

By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin

An Argentinian lagoon turns an unnatural pink, a new Minnesota law provides alternative environments for incarcerated postpartum women and their babies and the Washington Football team bans Native American costumes and face paint from its stadium. Check out these stories…

Extra COVID vaccine authorized for those with weak immune systems

By Lauran Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

The decision does not apply to otherwise healthy individuals. Health authorities are closely monitoring if and when the general population will need a booster shot but say for now, the vaccines continue to be highly effective in most healthy people.

How an underwater robot could help reveal mysteries of the deep

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

Mesobot is a state-of-the-art aquatic explorer designed to help researchers learn more about the ocean's "twilight zone."…

NASA facility in Ohio named for native son Neil Armstrong

By Associated Press

The state’s U.S. senators led the efforts to change the name of the NASA Plum Brook Station in Sandusky to the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility.

Experimental technology works to bring back sense of touch for those living with paralysis

By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin

Experimental research is aiming to help paralysis victims regain their sense of touch. Miles O’Brien reports on a project run by the Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center, which is a consortium of the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, MetroHealth…

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We don't know exactly how many people are dying from heat — here's why

By Chloe Jones, Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado

Data on heat deaths is sparse and undercounted, making it difficult to predict the impact of climate change as temperatures continue to rise.

Groups make own drugs to fight high drug prices, shortages

By Linda A. Johnson, Associated Press

Impatient with years of inaction in Washington on prescription drug prices, U.S. hospital groups, startups and nonprofits have started making their own medicines.

WATCH: NASA launches Antares rocket for International Space Station resupply mission

By Associated Press

The Cygnus, Northrop Grumman's 16th contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station, is scheduled for launch on the company's Antares rocket Tuesday from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.