When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. The Cygnus Arm, a small spiral arm of the Milky Way, rises above the Barskoon Valley of Kyrgyzstan. | Credit: Soumyadeep Mukherjee When thinking about where to go for an astrophotography adventure, Kyrgyzstan might not immediately come to mind,… Read More »
Following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan’s southern islands on Thursday, the country’s meteorological agency issued a dire warning: Another larger earthquake is possible and the risk will be even higher next week. In its first ever “megaquake warning”, the agency said the risk of strong shaking and tsunamis was higher than normal in… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. One of China’s Long March 6A rockets has disintegrated in low Earth orbit, creating a debris cloud of hundreds of pieces, according to space debris monitoring organizations. The rocket launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. When astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore left Earth for the International Space Station two months ago, they left their bags and took with them a critical piece of equipment. Leading the first crewed flight… Read More »
By Emma Rumney LONDON (Reuters) – A handful of North American companies that see the potential of e-cigarette-like devices to ease respiratory conditions such as migraines and asthma have a long way to go to convince health authorities and patients that their products could be the future of inhaled medicine. Two companies, Qnovia and MIIST… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. An illustration shows an exoplanet orbiting a frighteningly massive star. | Credit: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss NASA’s Chandra X-ray space telescope has created a three-dimensional map of stars near the sun that could help astronomers search for exoplanets that could harbor life.… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Continuing excavations at an ancient Greek city in western Turkey have unearthed artifacts and archaeological remains dating back to the 5th century BC, including a jar filled with an untold number of valuable gold coins… Read More »
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is grappling with how and when to bring two astronauts back from the International Space Station after Boeing repeatedly delayed their return to its troubled capsule. Will they take a chance and send them home soon with Boeing’s Starliner? Or will they wait and bring them back next year… Read More »
Summary In recent years, cases of Valley Fever, a fungal infection, have been increasing in California. Five cases detected among people who attended a music festival in the state are an example of the fungal threat. Climate change is creating more opportunities for a fungus called coccidioides to proliferate. An outbreak of Valley Fever among… Read More »
Approximately 25,000 acres (10,000 hectares) of rice are grown each summer in the Florida Everglades Agricultural Area, which covers an area of about 1,100 square miles (2,800 square kilometers) south of Lake Okeechobee. Farming here requires a delicate touch. The area has lost about 6 feet (1.8 meters) of soil in the last century through… Read More »