On a 95-degree day this summer, New York City’s Third Avenue Bridge, which connects the Bronx and Manhattan, remained open for hours. As heat and flooding scorched the Midwest, a steel railroad bridge connecting Iowa to South Dakota collapsed under surging water. In Lewiston, Maine, a bridge was closed after the pavement buckled from the… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Visitors to the Museum of Evolution in Maribo, Denmark, have been in for a surprise for over a year now: to marvel at a previously unknown and unnamed species of dinosaur. The banner next to… Read More »
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (also known as HPAI or bird flu) has been detected on a dairy farm in Colorado, making it the ninth state where cases have been confirmed. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed the virus was in a herd in northeastern Colorado on April 25, 2024. This farm… Read More »
Light pollution has become increasingly concentrated and expanded in urban areas, and with the advent of LED lighting, it is increasing by up to 10% per year in North America based on the visibility of stars in the night sky. In our latest research, we found that glare from cities and urban slums can strongly… Read More »
Veterinarians across the country are scrambling to treat the growing number of dogs suffering from serious respiratory illnesses. Scientists are also trying to find out what caused the current outbreak, how widespread it is, and how many previously healthy pups have become seriously ill or died. Maple was a happy, healthy, 7-month-old Australian shepherd until… Read More »