📽 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐★★ 8/10

On the heels of the “Dark Matter” edge-of-your-seat season one finale, Apple TV+ today announced a season two renewal for the sci-fi thriller.

📽 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐★★★ 7/10

Bleached coral in the Great Barrier Reef
The highest sea temperatures in 400 years could threaten the reef's survival, say scientists.

Two smiling astronauts in blue space suits
Two American astronauts face the sudden prospect of spending Christmas and New Year in space.

📽 Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐★★★★ 6/10

A world-first human treatment by an autonomous robot dental surgeon
Nightmare fuel? Maybe – but in a historic moment for the dental profession, an AI-controlled autonomous robot has performed an entire procedure on a human patient for the first time, about eight times faster than a human dentist could do it.

Tourists use umbrellas and protective clothing to shade from the sun at Tiananmen Square as the city temperature reaches 40C on Beijing, China.
The global average temperature broke a record set in 2023, partly driven by heat in Antarctica.

A firefighter hoses down the garage of Noel Piri's home that was destroyed by the Hawarden Fire in Riverside, Calif., on Sunday, July 21, 2024. (Terry Pierson/The Orange County Register via AP)
The European climate service Copernicus says Earth sizzled to the hottest day ever measured last Sunday.

Artwork of Ariane-6
It's taken 10 years to develop and cost billions but the new launch vehicle is finally ready to fly.