How to observe a ‘moon illusion’ when the strawberry full moon peaks tonight
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Despite its name, June’s full moon will not look like a strawberry. But the bright orb could still turn heads…
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Newly discovered dinosaur’s horns look ‘like something a heavy metal rocker would wear’
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — For more than a year, visitors at the Museum of Evolution in Maribo, Denmark, have been in for a treat: admiring…
Continue ReadingFossil fuel use and emissions hit record highs as world struggles with deadly heat, storms and fires
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The world consumed record amounts of oil, coal and gas last year, pushing planet-heating carbon pollution to a…
Continue ReadingTwo astronauts wait to come home as Boeing races to understand spacecraft issues. Here’s what’s at stake
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was set to mark its crowning achievement this month: Ferrying two NASA…
Continue ReadingThe Senate just passed a critical clean energy bill to pave the way for more nuclear
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Democrats and Republicans in a bitterly divided Congress can agree on one thing: the US needs more nuclear to…
Continue ReadingAstronomers watch a supermassive black hole awaken in real time
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers are witnessing a never-before-seen spectacle in the cosmos: the awakening of a supermassive black…
Continue ReadingOldest wine ever discovered in liquid form found in untouched Roman tomb
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A 2,000-year-old Roman funerary urn unearthed in southern Spain has been shown to contain the oldest wine ever found…
Continue ReadingAncient reptile fossil shines new light on early marine evolution
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have discovered a 246 million-year-old marine reptile fossil, the oldest of its kind to be found in…
Continue ReadingWhy some scientists think extreme heat could be the reason people keep disappearing in Greece
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — It was a shock when Michael Mosley, a doctor and well-known TV presenter in the UK, was found dead earlier this…
Continue ReadingVoyager 1 sends back science data from more than 15 billion miles away after NASA fix
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The Voyager 1 spacecraft is sending back a steady stream of scientific data from uncharted territory for the…
Continue ReadingAstronauts’ return delayed again as Boeing and NASA try to learn more about spacecraft issues
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Two veteran astronauts will extend their stay on the International Space Station as teams on the ground work to…
Continue ReadingScientists may have found an answer to the mystery of dark matter. It involves an unexpected byproduct
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — For about 50 years, the scientific community has been grappling with a substantial problem: There isn’t enough…
Continue ReadingA water war is looming between Mexico and the US. Neither side will win
CNN By Laura Paddison and Fidel Gutiérrez, CNN (CNN) — Tensions are rising in a border dispute between the United States and Mexico. But this…
Continue ReadingA water war is looming between Mexico and the US. Neither side will win
By Laura Paddison and Fidel Gutiérrez, CNN (CNN) — Tensions are rising in a border dispute between the United States and Mexico. But this…
Continue ReadingWebb observations hint at giant asteroid collision in a nearby planetary system
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A collision between giant asteroids likely occurred in a neighboring star system called Beta Pictoris in…
Continue ReadingThe biggest winners of Biden’s green climate policies? Republicans.
By Ella Nilsen and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — When President Joe Biden’s massive climate bill passed Congress in 2022, Republican Rep.…
Continue ReadingNewly discovered polar shipwreck may contain intriguing artifacts
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — In the early 1900s, Antarctica became a hot spot for explorers undertaking intrepid but dangerous…
Continue ReadingPacific Indigenous leaders have a new plan to protect whales. Treat them as people
By Jared Formanek, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For Māori conservationist Mere Takoko, “losing one whale is like losing an ancestor.” The animals…
Continue ReadingA massive solar storm hits Mars, revealing a risk for future astronauts on the red planet
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When the sun unleashed an extreme solar storm and hit Mars in May, it engulfed the red planet with auroras…
Continue ReadingGreek archaeologists discover mysterious 4,000-year-old building on hill earmarked for new airport
By the Associated Press (AP) — A big, round, 4,000-year-old stone building discovered on a Cretan hilltop is puzzling archaeologists and…
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