The United Nations Secretary-General has warned that a “worldwide catastrophe” is threatening the Pacific Islands and that the world must respond to the unprecedented and devastating impacts of rising seas “before it is too late”. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a global SOS message titled “Save Our Seas” from the Pacific Island nation of Tonga… Read More »
By Jennifer Rigby and Julie Steenhuysen LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Scientists studying the new strain of mpox that has emerged from the Democratic Republic of Congo say the virus is spreading faster than expected and is often in areas where experts lack the funding and equipment to properly track the virus. That means there are still… Read More »
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — Stressing that seas are rising rapidly, especially in the more vulnerable Pacific island nations, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued another climate SOS to the world. This time, he said the initials mean “save our seas.” The United Nations and the World Meteorological Organization released reports Monday on worsening sea-level… Read More »
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA’s decision to send Boeing’s Starliner capsule home without astronauts comes after years of missteps by the aircraft maker in its space business and casts doubt on the unit’s future, analysts and industry sources said. Taking NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station (ISS)… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Matching footprints discovered in Africa and South America reveal that dinosaurs traveled on a kind of highway 120 million years before the two continents separated, according to a new study. Paleontologists have found more than… Read More »
As humans change the planet’s climate and ecosystems, scientists are looking to Earth’s history to help predict what will come out of climate change. To that end, massive ice structures like glaciers serve as nature’s freezers, archiving detailed records of past climates and ecosystems, including viruses. We are a team of microbiologists and paleoclimatologists who… Read More »
Nearly a third of the world’s population, approximately 3 billion people, lack access to the internet or have poor connections due to infrastructure constraints, economic inequalities and geographic isolation. Today’s satellites and ground-based networks leave communications gaps where, due to geographic location, traditional ground-based communications equipment would be prohibitively expensive to install. High-altitude platform stations—telecommunications… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. An artist’s concept image of a superconductor floating in the air. | Source: ktsimage via Getty Images Scientists have found a fundamental process required for superconductivity to occur at higher temperatures than previously thought. It could be a small… Read More »
Human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny pieces of plastic than samples collected eight years ago, according to a preprint published online in May. The preprint is a study that has not yet been peer-reviewed and has not been published in a journal. “The concentrations we saw in brain tissue… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Cruise ships off the coast of Greenland will experience a total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026. | Credit: RJBPhotographic/Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Stay informed about everything eclipse related! To keep up with the latest eclipse… Read More »