Full moon turns an eerie red during the total lunar eclipse
By Taylor Nicioli and Ashley Strickland, CNN Turning a coppery shade of red in the sky this Tuesday, November 8, the full moon kicked off Election…
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How human composting could reduce death’s carbon footprint
By Kristen Rogers, CNN You probably know that composting banana peels and eggshells can help reduce your negative impact on the environment. But did…
Continue ReadingBillionaires emit a million times more greenhouse gases than the average person, study finds
By Sophie Tanno, CNN A billionaire emits a million times more greenhouse gases than the average person, a study has found. The report published by…
Continue ReadingThis has quickly become the key issue at COP27 — and the most difficult to resolve
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Aftab Khan felt helpless when torrential floodwaters submerged a third of Pakistan, his home country. Khan’s hometown…
Continue ReadingAs countries convene at climate summit in Egypt, reports show the world is wildly off track. Here’s what to watch at COP27
By Ella Nilsen, CNN As global leaders converge in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the UN’s annual climate summit, researchers, advocates and the…
Continue ReadingAn underwater cavern is one of many safe havens that could help restore the marine world
CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN The ocean may be our best hope in fighting the climate crisis — but it needs our help. Due to its vast expanse, the…
Continue ReadingAn underwater cavern is one of many safe havens that could help restore the marine world
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The ocean may be our best hope in fighting the climate crisis — but it needs our help. Due to its vast expanse, the ocean…
Continue ReadingWhat are ’emissions?’ What is ‘net zero?’ Here are the climate change terms you should know
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The whole world seems to be talking about the climate crisis, thanks to months of wild weather and new science showing that…
Continue ReadingA priceless fossil destroyed in WWII has resurfaced in an unusual way
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The first complete skeleton of a prehistoric marine reptile was thought to be lost forever in a bombing raid in London in…
Continue ReadingChina’s rocket booster falls from space, crash lands in the Pacific Ocean
By Jackie Wattles, CNN The charred remnants of a rocket booster plunged uncontrolled back to Earth Friday morning, an event decried in the West as an…
Continue ReadingThis month’s Southern Taurids meteor shower will feature bright fireballs in the sky
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN Never mind that Halloween is over, because “Halloween fireballs,” as NASA calls them, can still be seen blazing…
Continue ReadingNASA’s Artemis I mega moon rocket is back on the launchpad ahead of third launch attempt
By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN The hulking rocket at the heart of NASA’s plans to return humans to the moon arrived at the…
Continue ReadingTonga eruption’s towering plume reached the third layer of Earth’s atmosphere
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted underwater in January, it created a plume of ash and water that…
Continue Reading‘Compostable plastic’ doesn’t live up to its environmental claims. Here’s what you can focus on instead
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN It’s no longer a secret that single-use plastic is harming the planet. Not only does the process of creating these…
Continue ReadingStone Age child’s grave site in Finland reveals surprises
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The burial site of a young child who lived 8,000 years ago has been discovered in Eastern Finland, providing a rare glimpse…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu eyes comeback as Israel votes in fifth election in four years
By Hadas Gold, CNN Israelis are heading to the ballot box for an unprecedented fifth time in four years on Tuesday, as Israel holds yet another…
Continue ReadingEerie image of the sun ‘smiling’ captured by NASA
By Jackie Wattles, CNN A NASA observatory captured what appeared to be a jack-o’-lantern-esque smile on the sun’s surface, showing what…
Continue Reading‘Planet killer’ asteroid spotted hiding in the sun’s glare
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have spotted three near-Earth asteroids that were lurking undetected within the glare of the sun. One of the…
Continue ReadingAstronomers spy the ghost of a star and cosmic cobwebs
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Colorful, ghostly remnants drift in space where a massive star exploded 11,000 years ago. The Vela supernova remnant, named…
Continue ReadingA space rock slammed into Mars on Christmas Eve. It revealed a hidden surprise
By Ashley Strickland, CNN You never forget your first Mars mission. When NASA’s InSight spacecraft arrived at the red planet on November 26,…
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