Category Archives: Technology
What do scientists hope to learn from the total solar eclipse in the United States?
A total solar eclipse will be visible in the United States in April 2024 – this was an image of the 2017 eclipse in Oregon (ROB KERR) When a rare total solar eclipse sweeps across North America on Monday, scientists will be able to collect invaluable data on everything from the Sun’s atmosphere to strange… Read More »
Farmers in India are being hit hard by extreme weather conditions. Some say the answer is to expand natural farming
GUNTUR, India (AP) — There’s a pungent odor on Ratna Raju’s farm, and she says it protects her crops from unpredictable and extreme weather that’s becoming more frequent with human-caused climate change. The smell comes from a mixture of cow urine, unrefined sugar known as jaggery and other organic substances that act as fertilizers, pesticides… Read More »
US-based Climate Central says the risk of coastal flooding in the Lower Mainland will intensify in the future
Waves pound the shoreline in White Rock, BC during a March 2016 storm. New data from Climate Central, a nonprofit group based in Princeton, New Jersey, reveals that nearly all of Richmond, Delta and much of Surrey will remain below annual flood levels by 2100. (Bill Hawke – image credit) A new sea level data… Read More »
Eclipse Texas, Astronauts and Glasses Manufacturers Await ‘Breathtaking Show’ and Issue Warnings
About 31 million people live on the path of totality in the United States, and millions more get there before April 8 American Paper Optics John Jerit, CEO of American Paper Optics, at its headquarters in Tennessee” src=”https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/ji83z3DtqKqQ8fM3P5q9RA–/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MQ–/https:// media.zenfs.com/en/people_218/8e7b625c01ee13042d7616eb1731a186″ class=”caas-img”/> American Paper Optics John Jerit, CEO of American Paper Optics, at his headquarters in Tennessee… Read More »
Rockets and planes will follow eclipse to solve the sun’s enduring mystery
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. As the Beatles famously sang, here comes the sun. On Monday, a total solar eclipse will grace the skies over Mexico, the United States and Canada as the moon hides… Read More »
NASA was America’s crown jewel. Nothing was the same after the Columbia disaster
Editor’s Note: Douglas Brinkley is the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in the Humanities and Professor of History at Rice University. He is the author of the book “American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race.” CNN’s Original Series “Space Shuttle Columbia: Last Flight” reveals the events that ultimately led to the disaster. The… Read More »
What does an eclipse look like and why is it important?
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. People across the United States will look to the skies on Monday to witness a total solar eclipse. Others will listen to him. And according to Harvard University astronomers working to turn this rare image… Read More »
From pizzly bears to weird fish, find out why hybrid animal sightings are on the rise
The bear that scientists shot in the Canadian Arctic in 2016 was a biological mystery. It looked like a grizzly bear, with long claws and a prominent nose, but most of its fur was white. You could call it pizzly or perhaps grolar bear. In both cases, scientists determined that the animal was the rare… Read More »