As the U.S. approaches the midpoint of summer, the CDC is reporting cases of the virus are growing or likely growing in dozens of states.

Scientists break down the reasons why days are getting shorter—and the mystery they're still trying to solve about Earth's core.

Fresh off an NBA championship, the Oklahoma City Thunder had a couple of notable names on their roster. Ajay Mitchell was one as the 23-year-old was their best player. He was named to the 2025 Summer League Second Team.

The unsupervised days of summer are when all the thrills and terrors of adolescence are most thrilling and terrifying. This graphic novel by the cousins Tamaki underscores that every brightly lit beach hosts looming tides that provide a fierce education when school is out. (Ages 12 and up)

The Kansas City area is bracing for seven days of 90+ degree weather. In both Kansas and Missouri, the humidity makes things feel hotter — the heat index is forecast to rise to between 98 and up to 106 degrees this week.

Fierce summer temperatures can make much of Southern Europe difficult for active, nature-loving breaks in summer. But that still leaves a dazzling array of national parks to explore in the Alps and the north.

Visiting Europe in the heat can mean sweating it out with no air-conditioning, but sea breezes beckon in these refreshing spots from Croatia to Norway.

The author served as writer, co-showrunner and executive producer on the Prime Video series, and being a "perfectionist" made it an all-encompassing job