Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. For years, Egyptologists have fiercely debated how the massive pyramids of ancient Egypt were built more than 4,000 years ago. Now, a team of engineers and geologists has a new theory on the table: a… Read More »
When we first focused our microscope on the soil sample, bits of organic matter appeared: a tiny poppy seed, an insect’s compound eye, broken willow twigs, and spike moss spores. Dark spheres produced by soil fungi dominated our field of vision. These were undoubtedly the remains of an arctic tundra ecosystem, and evidence that Greenland’s… Read More »
Racism steals time from people’s lives—probably because of the space it takes up in the mind. In a new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, our team showed that the toll racism takes on the brain is linked to advanced aging at the cellular level. We found that black women who were more… 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. I have a question about ice on the moon. How is that possible? – Olaf, age 9, Hillsborough, North Carolina We are lucky to live in a water world. More… Read More »
NEW YORK (AP) — Microplastics have been found in the ocean and air, in our food and water, and in many tissues of the body, including the heart, liver, kidneys and even the testicles. So, do they really hurt you? Evidence suggests it could happen, but it is limited in scope. Some researchers are concerned,… Read More »
Read in Spanish. Southeast Michigan seemed like a perfect “climate paradise.” “My family has owned my house since the ’60s. … Even when my father was a kid and lived there, there was no flood, flood, flood, flood. Until [2021]“A Southeast Michigan resident told us that June, a storm dumped more than 6 inches of… Read More »
A record-breaking heatwave at the coldest time on Earth has scientists worried about the future health of the Antarctic continent and the consequences it could have on millions of people around the world. Since mid-July, temperatures have risen 50 degrees Fahrenheit above normal in some parts of Antarctica, and above-season temperatures could continue into the… 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. The pyramids, pharaohs and artifacts of ancient Egypt capture the imagination, rekindling wonder at the distant past in each generation. Today, archaeologists are still making fascinating discoveries in the Nile… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. The new Lego Technic NASA Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle-LRV set creates a detailed replica of the historic moon buggy. | Source: collectSPACE.com There’s a moment when building Lego’s latest NASA-inspired set when the assembly transforms from a random collection… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. A flywheel design for the Artemis 2 mission is tested during the microgravity phase of a Falcon 20 parabolic flight near Montreal, Canada. The person operating the device is Yannick Laflamme, a Canadian Space Agency exercise specialist at the… Read More »