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Sep 23, 2026, 7:18 AM

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SCIENCETHE BRIEF09/23/26

Category 5 Hurricane Polo Threatens Mexico

Hurricane Polo has intensified into one of the strongest Pacific cyclones in decades.

WHAT'S REPORTED

  • ▸Hurricane Polo was expected to skirt Mexico's southwestern coast as a Category 5 storm. — NPR Science
SCIENCETHE BRIEF09/23/26

Fire Amoeba Sets Complex Life Temperature Record

Scientists discovered an amoeba species that survives at extreme temperatures never before recorded for complex life.

WHAT'S REPORTED

  • ▸The fire amoeba can reproduce at 145°F and continue moving up to 147°F. — NPR Science
SCIENCETHE BRIEF09/23/26

Indonesia Haze Causes 170,000 Respiratory Cases

More than 170,000 respiratory cases ranging from mild coughs to pneumonia were recorded in haze-choked Indonesia.

WHAT'S REPORTED

  • ▸More than 40,000 of the respiratory cases involve toddlers. — BBC Science