Summer

Sumer () is the earliest known civilization in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia (south-central Iraq), emerging during the Chalcolithic and early Bronze Ages between the sixth and fifth millennium BC. It is one of the cradles of civilization in the world, along with ancient Egypt, Elam, the Caral-Supe civilization, Mesoamerica, the Indus Valley civilisation, and ancient China.

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NASA History News and Notes – Summer 2025

Summer is a great time to protect your hearing

ETSU: Prepare for another toasty summer - EurekAlert!

How to see the 'Horse and Rider' in the Big Dipper's handle this summer

A summer like no other: inside 2023’s record-smashing North Atlantic marine heatwave - EurekAlert!

It rains sulfuric acid on Venus, but the surface is so hot—hot enough to liquify lead—that this rain evaporates before it even hits the ground. But the cloud layer is oddly temperate. This is where Rocket Lab's "Venus Life Finder" mission, launching next Summer, will search for organic chemistry.

Summer in the city - EurekAlert!

Summer in the city: Urban heat release and local rainfall

'Gears of War: Reloaded' chainsaws its way onto Xbox, PS5, and PC this summer, and everyone will be playing together

NASA Offers Free High School Engineering Program This Summer

Antarctic Sea Ice Plunged in Summer 2025

Most quakes on Mars happen during the summer – and we don’t know why

Summer 2024

More than half of European heat-related deaths in summer 2022 attributed to anthropogenic warming

Calling all university faculty: Accepting applications for summer 2025 visiting faculty program - EurekAlert

Discover science: Applications open for summer 2025 undergraduate internships - EurekAlert

Hot dragonfly summer: species with darker wings have evolved to withstand heat and attract partners - EurekAlert

Melting Faster Than Ever: Greenland Loses 610 Gigatons of Ice in One Summer

Summer 2024 Was the Hottest Ever Measured, Beating Last Year

NASA Finds Summer 2024 Hottest to Date