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What’s behind this summer’s heat, and why 2027 could be worse

This summer has been a scorcher for much of the Northern Hemisphere. June and July marked the ⁠hottest two-month stretch⁠ in Europe since record-keeping began.  The heat isn’t over yet, but some scientists are already looking ahead to 2027, which could break records again for a combination of reasons. This story was written by Casey Crownhart and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com. Listen to more of the world's best journalism on the Noa app.

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  Data from drones in Ukraine is fueling a new Wild West marketplace

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  The role of the astronaut is in flux

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  What happens when a kid’s robot best friend dies?

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  Montana’s plan to become an experimental medical hub are moving forward

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  The inevitable weakness of metrics

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  South Korea’s hottest new bachelors are chip workers

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  PsiQuantum has a plan to make a massive quantum computer out of light

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  Inside the world’s deepest and longest subsea road tunnel

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  Hacking the atmosphere: Geoengineering gets a reality check

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  The search for dark matter has been blown wide open

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  Inside the hunt for the most dangerous asteroid ever

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  Inside interoception: The hidden sense of how you feel inside

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  A reality check on the AI jobs hysteria

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  Inside Anduril and Meta’s quest to make smart glasses for warfare

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  How IVF is being revolutionized