Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Cancer is often considered the disease of the modern age. However, medical texts in ancient Egypt show that healers of the time were aware of this condition. Now, new evidence from a skull more than… Read More »
The city should not fall, which is unfortunate because the city is in the process of falling. Oh, all was well there for a while: an egalitarian oasis among the glaciers, an icy plateau of organized labor, respect for the environment, and an aggressive equal pay policy where the lowest-ranking people got the same pay… Read More »
Improving a computer’s performance is a common goal for casual users and tech enthusiasts alike. One of the most common upgrades is adding more RAM or random access memory. However What does RAM do? In terms of making your computer faster? To answer this, we need to uncover the intricacies of computer memory. Understanding RAM… Read More »
From the vastness of space to the depths of the sea. Larry Connor is known as a race car driver, real estate mogul and private astronaut. Now he wants to be known for a new claim to fame: being the first person to go to the Titanic shipwreck after the submarine disaster that claimed the… Read More »
Modern life relies on electricity and electrical devices, from cars to buses, from phones to laptops, to electrical systems in homes. Behind most of these devices is a type of energy storage device called a supercapacitor. My team of engineers is working on making these supercapacitors even better at storing energy by studying how they… Read More »
There’s both good and bad news for Helldivers 2 players, but in this case they’re basically the same thing. The bad news is that 12 Super-Earth scientists at the Dark Fluid Research Facility went “spaghettified” when volatile material suddenly and without warning collapsed into a “micro black hole.” The good news is that this unfortunate… Read More »
Alberta’s education minister is considering whether the province’s schools need consistent rules around cellphones and other smart devices in classrooms. Ontario and Quebec have provincial bans on students using cellphones during class time, unless teachers say they need the devices for schoolwork. Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said a sample of 16 school officials across… Read More »
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A rocket launched by North Korea to deploy the country’s second spy satellite exploded shortly after takeoff Monday, state media reported; leader Kim Jong Un’s hopes of establishing a satellite to monitor the United States and South Korea have been dashed. Monday’s botched launch came hours after the leaders of… Read More »
One of the most common stereotypes about the human past is that men hunted and women gathered. This sexual division of labor, the story goes, provided the meat and plant foods people needed to survive. The description of our time as a species dependent solely on wild foods until 10,000 years ago, when humans began… Read More »