Science in the News…

BBC Science News

• A mountain of rubbish in Indonesia has been on fire for more than a week

• 'The water just came so fast': Typhoon triggers floods and rare tornadoes in China

• 'Extreme' marine heatwave expected for parts of UK

• Amber heat-health alerts in effect as UK set for one of longest-lasting heatwaves since 1976

• This 'ambitious' tree planting action plan is a first for NI

• Will this heatwave feel as hot and sticky as the last one?

• Super Typhoon Bavi strikes US Pacific islands with pummeling winds

• Farmers 'vindicated' after judge's ruling on pylon firm accessing land

• Wildfire in southern France forces evacuation of 10,000 people

• New heatwave likely to peak at 34C with week-long health alert issued

NY Times Science News

• As Ice Melts in the Arctic, Some Deep-Sea Creatures Are Thriving

• Cosmic Conjoined Twins, Caught on Camera

• Research Universities Are Admitting Fewer Ph.D.s, a Bad Sign for Science

• A Bird’s Brain Holds Clues to the Sounds of Music

• E Pluribus Algae: Why Green Pond Scum Is as American as Red, White and Blue

• A Mission to Save NASA’s Swift Telescope Launches to Orbit

• Scientists React to the Lab-Made, Yet Lifelike, SpudCell

• How to Make a Time Capsule That Will Last 250 Years

• New Rules Require Election Changes for States to Get Terrorism Grants

• Nation’s 250th Celebration Fireworks Sent D.C. Air Pollution Spiking