The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, is seen in the background of the shallow Kakhovka Reservoir. Water levels in the reservoir have been falling rapidly after a critical dam collapsed. Kateryna Klochko/AP hide caption
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A statewide survey of California's bumblebees hopes to help conserve them
Smoky air is filled with microscopic flakes of particulate matter that can get into the lungs and even into the blood stream. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Staying safe in smoky air is particularly important for some people. Here's how
New York topped the list of most polluted major cities in the world on Tuesday night, as smoke from the wildfires in Canada continues to blanket the East Coast of the United States. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images hide caption
Wildfire smoke is blanketing much of the U.S. Here's how to protect yourself
Thursday
The remains of the Kakhovka Dam as seen by satellite on June 7, 2023. Seismologists claim to have seen an explosive signal around the time of the dam's collapse. Maxar Technologies hide caption
Seismic stations detected explosion at Ukrainian dam around the time it collapsed
Mountain goats roamed the streets of LLandudno, Wales in March of 2020, as the COVID-19 lockdown kept people and tourists away. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images hide caption
The California two-spot octopus can edit the RNA in its brain on a massive scale, likely allowing it to keep a clear head in both warm and cool waters. Tom Kleindinst/Marine Biological Laboratory hide caption
Octopuses tweak the RNA in their brains to adjust to warmer and cooler waters
He Jiankui announced nearly five years ago that he had created the first gene-edited babies. Aowen Cao/NPR hide caption
In this webcam image provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, an eruption takes place on the summit of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, Wednesday morning, June 7, 2023. AP hide caption
Wednesday
Particle Shrine, an installation that converts cosmic ray data into music and lighting, at Science Gallery London. Jack Latimer/Science Gallery London hide caption