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A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...

Tuesday will almost certainly be the hottest day of the year so far as Sydney heads back to the office, with temperatures set to hit 40 degrees in the city and 42 in the west. This peak is ...

As the Earth absorbs more heat and reflects less back into space, this increase is only set to grow without urgent action. Record breaking ocean temperatures in 2023 and 2024 may become the new normal ...