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The record high temperatures at the notorious Death Valley may not be so high after all, according to a new study. Scientists are increasingly skeptical of the record-setting high air temperatures ...

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — An automated measuring system in California's Death Valley reported a temperature of 130 degrees amid a blistering heatwave on Sunday. The reading would be among ...

An all-time world record high temperature set more than 110 years ago in Death Valley, California, is "implausible," according to a just-published study, and it could soon be officially removed from ...

Scientists have finally discovered how a weird desert plant can thrive in one of the hottest places on Earth. Turns out, the plucky plant rearranges its insides when the temperature goes up.

In Death Valley, which boasts the record for the hottest temperature on the planet at 134°F, one native species is loving the blistering weather. Tested by the valley’s extreme summertime heat, the ...

Is there a more dramatically named area in the world than Death Valley? If so, I haven’t found it. This desert in eastern California has certainly earned its reputation. Death Valley averages 23 days ...