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 nearly three months ago, they left their bags and took with them a significant amount of equipment. Leading the crewed flight… Read More »
PATERZELL, Germany (AP) — How do you teach a bird how and where to fly? The distinctive Northern Bald Ibis, hunted essentially to extinction in the 17th century, has been revived over the past two decades through breeding and rewilding efforts. But the birds, known for their distinctive black and iridescent green plumage, bald red… Read More »
Spending time outside during a heatwave can be sweaty, uncomfortable and even unhealthy, but scientists have developed an innovation that they say could provide relief: clothing that physically cools the body. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a flexible, chalk-based coating that can be added to fabrics. During tests in the scorching… 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. When astronauts spacewalk to perform maintenance outside the International Space Station, the scenery can be distracting. The Sun is shining, and the Earth emits a glow in the surrounding darkness from… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule will bring home two NASA astronauts who have been stuck at the International Space Station for nearly 80 days due to problems with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft, in a surprising… Read More »
NASA announced Saturday that it will ask SpaceX for help in bringing home two astronauts who have been stranded at the International Space Station since early June after their Boeing spacecraft experienced various problems during flight. The decision to return astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule rather… Read More »
NASA’s announcement Saturday that it will not use its troubled Boeing capsule to return two astronauts to Earth was another setback for the struggling company, though the financial damage is likely to be less than the reputational damage. Boeing, once a symbol of American engineering and technological ingenuity, suffered a tarnished reputation when two 737… Read More »
In 2022, an ornithologist high in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains in northern Colombia spotted the emerald green and cobalt blue shimmering plumage of the Santa Marta sword-winged bird, a large hummingbird that had only been documented twice since 1879. Ornithologist Yurgen Vega captured the images as the bird sat on a branch.… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. The Perseverance rover has begun a long climb up the steep slope of Jezero Crater with the aim of exploring some of the oldest rocks on Mars and the potential for environments that may have… Read More »
Long considered one of America’s most spectacular hiking trails, the 2,650-mile Pacific Ridge Trail, which runs the spine of California, Oregon and Washington states, has been hit by 26 wildfires this year. With 16 sections of the trail closed due to the fires, hikers were forced to hurriedly circumnavigate the trail. Father-son duo Thijs Koekkoek,… Read More »