For years, small groups of astronomy enthusiasts have traveled the world tracking rare solar eclipses. They took journeys into the middle of the ocean, flew into the path of the eclipse, and even traveled to Antarctica. In August 2017, millions of people across the United States witnessed a total solar eclipse that was visible from… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Those who look at the sky Across North America, a total solar eclipse will occur on April 8 over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The event will be visible to millions of people, including… Read More »
A group of public health experts and scientists is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to rescind its controversial approval of a DNA test that promises to predict the genetic risk of opioid addiction. In a letter sent to the agency on Thursday, 31 experts in the fields of genetics, addiction, psychiatry and medical… Read More »
Editor’s Note: Jason Colavito (@JasonColavito) is a writer and cultural critic living in upstate New York. His writings have appeared in Esquire, The New Republic, Slate and elsewhere. He is the author of several books, including “Jimmy: The Secret Life of James Dean,” which will be published this fall. The opinions expressed in this comment… Read More »
Every year in the course I teach about the 14th-century Black Death, I ask college students to imagine themselves as farmers, nuns, or nobles in the Middle Ages. What would their lives be like in the face of this terrible disease that has killed millions of people in just a few years? Leaving aside what… Read More »
Yolanda, 61, owns a home in the predominantly black 7th Ward neighborhood of New Orleans. In 2020, he had to borrow money to repair his leaking roof. “This is one of those credit card loans,” he said. “30% interest or something, you know. I was kind of against the wall, so I went ahead and… Read More »
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. As the Beatles famously sang, here comes the sun. On Monday, a total solar eclipse will grace the skies over Mexico, the United States and Canada as the moon hides… Read More »
Editor’s Note: Douglas Brinkley Katherine Tsanoff Brown is Chair of the Humanities Department and Professor of History at Rice University. She is the author of the book “American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race.” CNN’s Original Series “Space Shuttle Columbia: Last Flight” reveals the events that ultimately led to the disaster. The… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. People across the United States will look to the skies on Monday to witness a total solar eclipse. Others will listen to him. And according to Harvard University astronomers working to turn this rare image… Read More »
The bear that scientists shot in the Canadian Arctic in 2016 was a biological mystery. It looked like a grizzly bear, with long claws and a prominent nose, but most of its fur was white. You could call it pizzly or perhaps grolar bear. In both cases, scientists determined that the animal was the rare… Read More »