Records

Earth has sweltered through its hottest day on record this week

Environment

Earth's hottest day on record broken twice this week

Earth saw its hottest day on record this week – twice. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service data, Sunday claimed the top spot for highest global average temperature since the records began in 1940, only to be broken again on Monday.

The Ocean Cleanup's Boyan Slat with an EcoRecord, which is made using a mix of plastic waste recovered from a river in Guatemala and recycled plastic bottles instead of vinyl, and will be the headline act for a limited-edition release of Coldplay's upcoming album

Environment

Coldplay's new album is made of river plastic

Marine plastic waste is a huge problem, but the Ocean Cleanup has been taking a bite out of floating trash in oceans and rivers for the last few years. Now Coldplay is about to use some of that waste for a limited edition of its forthcoming album.

Both Voyager spacecraft carry an identical golden record

Astronomy

NASA uploads the Voyager mission's golden record to Soundcloud

NASA has uploaded audio from the Voyager program's golden records to SoundCloud, allowing listeners to hear what may potentially be our first contact with an alien race. The agency has made available two playlists, known as Greetings to the Universe and Sounds of Earth.