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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.

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 ...