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For the first time, scientists explore the way climate change and extreme heat are exacerbating migrant deaths at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Stylist asked women to share the best piece of advice they’ve ever received when it comes to their mental health and wellbeing. Here’s what they had to say.

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Heat waves broke temperature records around the world this past summer, but it will still be one of the coolest summers of the next few decades.

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The Alps as we know them are being dramatically reshaped by Europe's ongoing, epochal drought, a protracted state of arid conditions so dire that the receding waters are peeling back layers of history as they vaporize.

Here’s what you need to know about the new Covid-19 boosters coming to pharmacies and doctors offices.