World’s top court says major polluters may need to pay reparations for climate harm
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The world’s highest court said polluting countries may be in breach of international law if they do not…
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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The world’s highest court said polluting countries may be in breach of international law if they do not…
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — The Environmental Protection Agency has drafted a proposal to reverse a landmark scientific finding…
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a medieval knight, buried under a shuttered ice cream parlor in the…
Continue ReadingBy Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of…
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A group of 287 scientists and current and former NASA employees has issued a declaration lambasting budget cuts,…
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By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Once synonymous with leisure and reprieve, summer has increasingly become a season marked by anxiety and…
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By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Lesser known than some other beloved tales of larger-than-life heroes such as Gilgamesh, Beowulf and King…
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A Ceratosaurus fossil that is one of only four known to exist has sold for $30.5 million at auction. The rare dinosaur…
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — The phrase “leave no stone unturned” has taken on new meaning for paleontologists at the Denver Museum of…
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By Jack Guy and Kameryn Griesser, CNN (CNN) — A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth has sold for $5.3 million, with…
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By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — A collision observed between two black holes, each more massive than a hundred suns, is the largest merger of its…
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have recovered ancient proteins from a fossilized rhinoceros tooth, breaking new ground in the study of…
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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The strongest nor’easters — destructive and often deadly storms that slap the US East Coast with paralyzing…
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By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — Researchers suspect that two meteorites found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 may originally have come from Mercury,…
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By Kameryn Griesser, CNN (CNN) — An ancient Roman mystery is afoot in the rolling hills of northern Britain. Archaeologists have unearthed a…
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Chimpanzees living in a sanctuary in Africa have developed a “fashion trend” for dangling blades of grass or…
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By Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — Skygazers can look toward the horizon this week to catch a glimpse of the full moon around its peak illumination.…
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When researcher Jared Towers set up his cameras underwater to observe a pair of killer whales, he saw something…
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By Kameryn Griesser, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of millions of flies dropping from planes in the sky might sound like a horrible nightmare, but…
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A species of huge, flightless bird that once inhabited New Zealand disappeared around 600 years ago, shortly after…
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