Temperatures on Greenland haven’t been this warm in at least 1,000 years, scientists report
CNN, NASA, NOAA, TWITTER By Rachel Ramirez, CNN As humans fiddle with the planet’s thermostat, scientists are piecing together…
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Romanian authorities seize nearly $4 million in assets from Andrew Tate in alleged human trafficking, rape investigation
By Jorge Engels, Philip Wang and Emma Tucker, CNN Romanian authorities said they have seized nearly $4 million worth of assets belonging to…
Continue ReadingChester Zoo announces birth of critically endangered Western chimpanzee
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Extremely rare — and extremely adorable. The Chester Zoo in Cheshire, England, has welcomed the birth of a Western…
Continue ReadingMore than 80,000 people turn out for Tel Aviv protest against Netanyahu government
By Hadas Gold, Michael Schwartz and Amir Tal, CNN Tens of thousands of people protested in Tel Aviv Saturday night against Israeli Prime Minister…
Continue Reading2 Earth-size worlds revealed beyond our solar system
By Ashley Strickland, CNN There are more than 5,000 known worlds beyond our solar system. Since the 1990s, astronomers have used ground and…
Continue ReadingHuman-made noise makes it harder for dolphins to work together, study finds
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A study has found that dolphins are unable to communicate as effectively when exposed to human-generated noises, forcing them to…
Continue ReadingUnusually large fossilized flower preserved in amber identified
By Katie Hunt, CNN Almost 40 million years ago a flower bloomed in a Baltic conifer forest. Dripping tree resin encased the petals and pollen,…
Continue ReadingUAE appoints oil company boss as president of the COP28 climate conference, alarming climate groups
By Sana Noor Haq and Teele Rebane, CNN The United Arab Emirates has appointed the head of one of the world’s largest oil producers to preside…
Continue ReadingJames Webb Space Telescope discovers its first exoplanet
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope can add another cosmic accomplishment to its list: The space observatory has been used to…
Continue ReadingRoscosmos will send replacement spacecraft to return crew to Earth after Soyuz leak
By Ashley Strickland and Jackie Wattles, CNN Russian space agency Roscosmos will launch an uncrewed spacecraft, Soyuz MS-23, to the International…
Continue ReadingOcean heat hit another record high in 2022, fueling extreme weather
CNN, KCRA, KION By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The world’s oceans were the warmest on record for the fourth year in row in 2022, a troubling sign of…
Continue ReadingOcean heat hit another record high in 2022, fueling extreme weather
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The world’s oceans were the warmest on record for the fourth year in row in 2022, a troubling sign of the climate…
Continue ReadingUnusually brightening star captures attention as a stellar oddity
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers might have solved the mystery behind an unusually brightening star. University of Washington doctoral student…
Continue ReadingRocket aiming to launch satellites explodes off Alaska’s coast
By Jackie Wattles, CNN A rocket operated by a California-based start-up failed near the coast of Alaska Tuesday, marking yet another mishap for…
Continue ReadingSecond potentially habitable Earth-size planet found orbiting nearby star
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A NASA mission has spotted an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting a small star about 100 light-years away. The planet, named TOI…
Continue ReadingA galactic merger brought a pair of supermassive black holes together
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Two supermassive black holes have been spotted feasting on cosmic materials as two galaxies in distant space merge — and…
Continue ReadingA green comet will appear in the night sky for the first time in 50,000 years
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A recently discovered comet will soon make an appearance in the night sky for the first time in 50,000 years. Discovered on…
Continue Reading‘A world rapidly warming’: The past eight years were the eight warmest on record for planet
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The last eight years have been the eight warmest on record as the growing concentration of heat-trapping gases in the…
Continue ReadingThe ozone layer is on track to recover within decades as harmful chemicals are phased out, scientists report
By Laura Paddison, CNN In rare good news for the planet, Earth’s ozone layer is on track to recover completely within decades, as…
Continue ReadingDead NASA satellite returns to Earth after 38 years
By Katie Hunt, CNN A defunct NASA satellite has fallen back to Earth after 38 years orbiting the planet. The Earth Radiation Budget Satellite, known…
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