Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Data from a retired NASA mission has revealed evidence of underground water reserves deep beneath the Martian surface, according to a new study. A team of scientists estimates that there could be enough water trapped… Read More »
The email arrives on a Friday afternoon. The subject line is a three-word horror story: Lice in the camp. “No,” I say out loud, even though I’m alone. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter to receive the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. I immediately thought back to last year, when my… Read More »
You’ve probably heard phrases like “climate crisis,” “climate emergency,” or “climate justice” more often lately as people try to explain the urgent risks and consequences of climate change. The danger is real, but is using this language really convincing? A recent survey of 5,137 Americans, a nationally representative sample, found that Americans are more familiar… Read More »
Curious Kids is a series for kids of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Do dinosaurs still live in some parts of the world today? – Ruben M., age 5 Did all dinosaurs go extinct when an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago?… Read More »
When tropical meteorologists examine satellite imagery, they often notice telltale cloud formations that are a sign of something much worse. The first signs of a potential hurricane can be detected days before the storm gains momentum. Thin cirrus clouds spreading outward, the appearance of slanting banded low-level clouds, and a drop in atmospheric pressure are… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Drawing of a supermassive black hole binary. | Source: NASA Binary pairings of small black holes could be used by astronomers in a cosmic game of hide-and-seek to hunt for much larger, but more elusive, supermassive black hole binaries.… Read More »
Ken Baker was waiting for a check to arrive in the mail for his new home as part of a settlement after his Paradise, California, home burned in the Camp Fire in 2018. But that check won’t reach its destination. “The address it was supposed to go to is no longer there,” Baker said. In… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Stress, But Less newsletter. Our six-part mindfulness guide will give you the knowledge and inspiration to reduce stress and learn how to use it.. Every morning, I wake up to a barrage of notifications from media platforms. Then, I sip my coffee and scroll through my news feed. On my commute,… Read More »
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Register for free here. The human story got a little more complicated about twenty years ago. In 2003, archaeologists excavating at Liang Bua, a cave on the Indonesian island of Flores, found a small human-like… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Excavations and metal detector work at the site of a famous ship burial in Suffolk, England, have revealed missing pieces that could help archaeologists better understand the intriguing but unfinished sixth-century artifact. A team of… Read More »