An exclusive analysis by the Guardian reveals that children in the top 250 British private schools have 10 times more open space than children attending state schools. The analysis found that an Eton fee-earning student had access to 140 times more green space than the average British state school student. Experts condemned “staggering” and “gross”… Read More »
Public schools are on to something when they get their students out of the classroom and into the fresh air. According to recent research, exposure to green spaces reduces behavioral problems, provides children with cognitive development, and can even increase academic success. Supporters of the UK’s burgeoning forest school movement, inherited from outdoor nursery classes… Read More »
Editor’s Note: CNN Original Series “Violent World with Liev Schreiber” It explores the harrowing weather events that are increasingly common in our changing climate, from tornadoes and tornadoes to wildfires. Airs Sunday at 9pm ET/PT. Scientists say a devastating earthquake and tsunami are inevitable for the Pacific Northwest coast. Planning for this means imagining a… Read More »
“James Webb Telescope: Are We Alone?” In The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper offers an inside look at the most powerful telescope ever built. The show will premiere on Sunday, June 16 at 8pm ET/PT on CNN. A collision between giant asteroids may have occurred in a neighboring star system called Beta Pictoris in recent… Read More »
In recent days, earthquakes have occurred one after another in Southern California. 3.6 in Ojai on May 31. Two of similar size in the East Los Angeles area of El Sereno. Three more earthquakes near Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. While these quakes are much weaker than historic tremors like the 6.7 Northridge Earthquake of… Read More »
(Bloomberg) — From tractors stuck in muddy pastures to raw sewage from clogged waterways, heavy rain and flooding have wreaked havoc on British farmers this year. Wet, turbulent weather made worse by climate change has disrupted their ability to source homegrown produce for bread, beer, and nearly every grocery aisle. Most Read from Bloomberg Britain… Read More »
Karl Stanley boarded OceanGate’s Titan submarine in April 2019. Shortly after this voyage, OceanGate CEO Stockton expressed concerns about the ship’s hull to Rush. To his surprise, a report this week contained more information about his dive into Titan. One of the first passengers on OceanGate’s Titan submarine didn’t realize until a year after 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. In the early 1900s, Antarctica became a focus for explorers who embarked on daring but dangerous expeditions. Polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew of 27 set out on… Read More »
Arturo Casadevall is a professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He spent four decades researching how fungi could both improve and destroy life as we know it. new book, What What If Mushrooms Win?It shows how we can overcome the growing threat. What first fascinated you… Read More »
It is a small world, only 310 miles in diameter, and until recently was considered one of the least interesting moons in the solar system. But Enceladus, one of 146 moons orbiting Saturn, has become a hot astronomical attraction; Scientists have discovered that it offers one of the best odds of finding life on another… Read More »