Whether waiting for the bus, playing outside, or walking the dog, everyone is looking for ways to stay warm during the cold winter season. Fortunately, the process your body uses to break down food acts as an internal warmer. However, when the weather is cold, some defensive strategies are also necessary to prevent your body… 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. When Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago, volcanic debris buried Pompeii and created a city forever frozen in time. Researchers consider the doomed metropolis to be one of the… Read More »
The new moon will occur on February 9 at 5:59 PM EST (2259 GMT) in New York. According to the US Naval ObservatoryOn the same day, Mars, Venus and Mercury form a planetary row in the pre-dawn hours. When the Moon comes directly between the Sun and the Earth, we experience a new moon. Two… Read More »
The upcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory will never leave Earth, but the highly detailed, “big picture” view of the cosmos it will offer scientists could well usher in a new era in space exploration. The solar system is filled with billions of small rocky bodies and icy objects, most of which formed about 4.5 billion… Read More »
A crucial system of ocean currents may be on its way to collapse, with alarming consequences for sea level rise and global weather, according to a new report; This can cause temperatures to drop dramatically in some areas and rise in others. Using extraordinarily complex and expensive computing systems, scientists have found a new way… Read More »
Superstorms, sudden climate changes, and New York City is covered in ice. This is how the blockbuster Hollywood movie “The Day After Tomorrow” depicted the sudden closure of the circulation of the Atlantic Ocean and its disastrous consequences. While Hollywood’s vision was at its peak, the 2004 film raised a serious question: How sudden and… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Why women are at higher risk of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis is a long-standing medical mystery, and a research team at Stanford University may now be one step closer… Read More »
A sudden halt to Atlantic Ocean currents that could put large parts of Europe in a deep freeze looks slightly more likely and closer than before, with a sophisticated new computer simulation finding a “cliff-like” tipping point looming in the future. The long-worried nightmare scenario triggered by the melting of Greenland’s ice sheet due to… Read More »
A commercially chartered Crew Dragon spacecraft plunged into the atmosphere and splashed down Florida’s east coast on Friday, bringing four dedicated astronauts back to Earth. Long-term stay on the International Space Station. As Commander Michael López-Alegría and Italian co-pilot Walter Villadei, accompanied by Swedish pilot Marcus Wandt and Turkey’s Alper Gezeravci, watched the cockpit footage,… Read More »
The future of Mars exploration will be greatly enhanced by humans visiting the Red Planet. The work that astronaut crews can do on this distant world will be far greater than what mechanized Mars machines can accomplish, but certainly at a much greater cost. To that end, NASA is preparing a moon-to-Mars strategy plan that… Read More »