RACINE, Wisconsin (AP) — Michigan Tech University biologists have been monitoring a remote Lake Superior island’s fragile wolf population every winter since 1958, but they had to cut short a seven-week survey planned for this season after just two weeks. The ski plane on which they were studying the wolves uses the frozen lake as… Read More »
The world has left behind another month of record-breaking heat. New data from Copernicus, the European Union’s climate change monitoring service, shows last month was the warmest February on record globally, with “extraordinarily high” temperatures in both air and sea. The record temperatures come as the United States continues to deal with extreme weather. In… Read More »
An 11th-century astrolabe, a device used to accurately calculate date and time based on star positions, housed in a museum in Verona, Italy, is clear evidence of scientific exchange and cooperation between Muslim, Jewish and Christian peoples, a new study finds. puts . astrolabe It stands out because it was built by Muslim craftsmen and… Read More »
Last month, for the next four months, astronauts performed an ocean rescue after a long mission. In the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Artemis 2 astronauts were helped off a mock-up of the Orion spacecraft to learn how to safely exit after the crewed lunar mission scheduled to lift off in September… Read More »
According to legend, when Napoleon first encountered Camembert cheese, he was so delighted that he kissed the waiter who threw it in front of him. Leaving aside the inappropriateness of this gesture, the French emperor clearly recognized a winner. Produced in various forms in the Normandy region of northwestern France since at least the 18th… Read More »
As the Arctic warms, its major rivers are changing in ways that could have major consequences not only for the Arctic region but for the world as well. Rivers represent the land arm of the earth’s hydrological cycle. As rain and snow fall, rivers carry freshwater runoff as well as dissolved organic and particulate materials,… Read More »
Thanks to observations made by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), evidence that the first generation of stars exists in the universe has come to light. The evidence is found in one of the most distant galaxies known. designated galaxy GN-z11discovered by Hubble space telescope Before the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope in… Read More »
The “flies” are ready to fly, so NASA needs some new flyers (and girls) again. On the same day that the space agency welcomed its newest class of astronauts, nicknamed “The Flies,” NASA announced that it is again accepting applications for the next group of candidates for flights to the International Space Station, the Moon,… Read More »
On Monday, March 4, scientists announced that they had managed to measure how much molecular oxygen (the type of oxygen we breathe on Earth) is likely present around Jupiter’s moon Europa. Although researchers have made estimates of the icy moon’s oxygen content in the past, the team says this is the first time this has… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When a total solar eclipse creates a spectacular spectacle in skies over Mexico and North America on April 8, it will be the first such event to occur in this part of the world in… Read More »