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A reappraisal of satellite data from 2017 revealed that a thunderstorm over the Great Plains produced a 515-mile lightning flash, the longest ever recorded. As science…

515-Mile-Long Lightning Megaflash Sets New World RecordA lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 2017 is officially the longest…

Tampa Breaks 100 Degrees F for First Time on Record as Heat Wave Bakes Eastern U.S.Records are starting to fall to the continuing heat dome that…

Glacial ice offers a detailed record of the atmosphere, preserved in discrete layers, providing researchers with a valuable tool for studying human history. A sample taken…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.India is on track for a record year…

It’s almost 50 years since one of the strangest records ever made was launched – not into the pop charts but into the farthest reaches of…