Human composting is rising in popularity as an earth-friendly life after death
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The first time Laura Muckenhoupt felt a glimmer of hope after the death of her 22-year-old son Miles was the drive…
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The first time Laura Muckenhoupt felt a glimmer of hope after the death of her 22-year-old son Miles was the drive…
Continue ReadingBy Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — A marine heat wave has killed approximately half of Alaska’s common murre population, marking the largest…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — This year, scientists were able to pull back the curtain on mysteries surrounding figures across history,…
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX Super Heavy rocket booster as tall as a 20-story building reappeared in the skies over South Texas…
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Mount Tambora changed the world. In 1815, the Indonesian volcano exploded in the most powerful eruption in…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The Parker Solar Probe zoomed by the sun on Tuesday during a record-breaking flyby, coming within 3.8 million…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of luxury condos, hotels and other buildings in southeast Florida are sinking at a surprising rate,…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Today, the limestone plateau in the United Kingdom’s Mendip Hills is famed for its natural beauty. But around…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Look up to see the Ursid meteor shower, the final celestial display of the year, on Sunday morning. The…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Charred to a crisp, the hundreds of brittle ancient scrolls would crumble if one were to attempt to unfurl them, and…
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a three-word energy policy: “Drill, baby, drill.” But his cabinet…
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Researchers on an expedition in Peru have discovered 27 animal species new to science – among them a…
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A small silver amulet discovered by archaeologists in Germany could transform our understanding of how…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Scientists made a major discovery this year linked to Stonehenge — one of humanity’s biggest mysteries…
Continue ReadingBy Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Before dinosaurs walked the Earth and tens of millions of years before the first mammals appeared, distant…
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration just announced an aggressive target for the US to cut its planet-warming pollution over…
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles and Ross Levitt, CNN (CNN) — NASA has announced that it is delaying the SpaceX Crew-10 launch, a move that will keep…
Continue ReadingBy Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Traditionally known for stuffing their cheeks with nuts, squirrels can be carnivorous — though recorded…
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists working in Arizona have discovered what appear to be the oldest firearms ever found in the continental…
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — In one of its last major actions on climate, the Biden administration on Wednesday finalized a key waiver allowing…
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