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Although wildland firefighters are at high risk for smoke-related health issues, the U.S. Forest Service has for decades not allowed respirators.

Authorities in France said at least 40 have drowned as people flocked to beaches, rivers and lakes to escape the heat.

Comprising 1,650 radio dishes, the telescope aims to study supermassive black holes, spinning dead stars and radio bursts from deep space.

The National Weather service issued a flood watch for much an area of Missouri that includes Kansas City Stadium, the venue for Saturday’s World Cup match between Ecuador and Curaçao.

Much of the Southeast had been dealing with a prolonged drought. Five to 10 inches of rain could fall in parts of Texas — which could cause life-threatening flooding.

When researchers did genetic testing on the skeletons’ teeth, they found DNA of the bacterium that causes plague in about 40%.

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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is designed to capture sweeping images at a rapid pace. Its success depends on keeping earthly contamination at bay.

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could help unravel the secrets of dark matter and discover thousands of planets beyond our solar system.

Drought in the Pacific Northwest, flooding risk in the South and more hurricanes are among the effects predicted.

The site, located up to 23,000 feet below the surface, is the deepest and oldest found.

The lack of women sparked “reactions ranging from disappointment to outrage,” Administrator Jared Isaacman said.