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  1. Health & Medicine

    A new U.S. tool maps where heat will be dangerous for your health

    The daily updated HeatRisk map uses color coding to show where the health threat from heat is highest and offers tips on how to stay safe.

    By Nikk Ogasa
  2. Planetary Science

    Pluto’s heart-shaped basin might not hide an ocean after all

    Planetary scientists propose an alternative theory to explain why Sputnik Planitia has stayed put across Pluto’s equator.

    By Adam Mann
  3. Science & Society

    Language models may miss signs of depression in Black people’s Facebook posts

    Researchers hope to use social media posts to identify population-wide spikes in depression. That approach could miss Black people, a study shows.