Boreal forests could be a planet-warming ‘time bomb’ as wildfires expand, says new study
By Jack Guy, CNN The world’s most northerly forests could be a “time bomb” of planet-warming pollution as expanding wildfires have…
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By Jack Guy, CNN The world’s most northerly forests could be a “time bomb” of planet-warming pollution as expanding wildfires have…
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Scientists are puzzling over a strange feeding technique that they think whales recently began using: The creatures swim to…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN When researchers found a hummingbird with shiny gold feathers on its throat in Peru’s Cordillera Azul National Park,…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN A new telescope image has shed light on the ghostly remains of the first recorded supernova. More than 1,800 years ago, in…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Computers powered by human brain cells may sound like science fiction, but a team of researchers in the United States…
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX and NASA launched a fresh crew of astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station, kicking off a roughly…
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX and NASA launched a fresh crew of astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station, kicking off a roughly…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN When a NASA spacecraft intentionally crashed into an asteroid on September 26, the collision caused the space rock to…
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By Katie Hunt, CNN The breathtaking dancing shimmer of the aurora borealis and its counterpart in the southern hemisphere, aurora australis, dazzles…
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By Katie Hunt and Ashley Strickland, CNN Jupiter and Venus will appear very close together in the night sky on Wednesday, with the two planets set to…
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By Laura Paddison, CNN While global car sales might have fallen in 2022, one type of car, with an especially large climate footprint, had a great…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Scientists have long believed our planet is built upon four layers of rocks, minerals and magma deposited over millions of…
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX and NASA have called off an astronaut launch to the International Space Station after an issue with the rocket’s…
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By Laura Paddison, CNN Duncan Enright never imagined he’d get death threats over a plan to reduce grinding city traffic. But it is exactly what…
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN The sailor who spent weeks lost at sea in January, surviving largely off of ketchup, could have a new, state-of-the-art boat…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have found an unusually large planet orbiting a small star, located about 280 light-years from Earth. The…
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Russia launched a Soyuz spacecraft to replace a capsule that sprang a coolant leak in December, leaving two cosmonauts and one…
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By Katie Hunt, CNN Archaeologists digging in a cave in southern France say they have unearthed the earliest evidence of bow and arrow use outside…
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN A tough, bell-shaped fungus that grows on the rotting bark of trees has been used as a fire starter for centuries, earning it…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN When archaeologists uncovered the burial site of two brothers who lived during the 15th century BC in Israel, they were…
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By Francisco Guzman and Pete Burn, CNN Are you ready to give up caffeine for 40 days? What about your social media accounts? While giving up those…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to peer back in time to the early days of the universe — and they…
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Scientists have long wondered what lies at the very center of the Earth, and the latest research is putting weight behind a…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Finding potential evidence of life on Mars may be more difficult than expected, according to new research. Missions such as…
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By Laura Paddison, CNN While global car sales might have fallen in 2022, one type of car, with an especially large climate footprint, had a great…
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By Laura Paddison, CNN Antarctic sea ice has reached record low levels for the second time in two years, with some scientists alarmed that dramatic…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The mysterious red streaks crisscrossing the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa may be the result of a newly discovered…
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By Claudia Dominguez and Hafsa Khalil, CNN Twelve cheetahs have arrived in India as part of efforts to revive the species after decades of extinction…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN I’ll never forget reading “Treasure Island” as a kid. Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel made me want…
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN A nearly 2,000-year-old wooden object in the shape of a penis could have served as a sexual tool by ancient Romans in Britain,…
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By Yoonjung Seo, Junko Ogura and Emma Tucker, CNN North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula…
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By Yoonjung Seo, Junko Ogura and Emma Tucker, CNN North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to peer inside the heart of spiral galaxies, where young stars carve…
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By Laura Paddison, CNN Dangerous climate feedback loops are increasing global warming and risk causing a permanent shift away from the Earth’s…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN In 1660, a ship carrying a treasure trove of luxury goods sank off the coast of Texel, the largest island in the North Sea.…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN A trio of telescopes captured a new view of the sun that reveals the star’s invisible light. Humans can see optical…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at famine, a severe and prolonged hunger in a significant portion of a region or country’s population…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN A giant carnivorous dinosaur likely rested or crouched down in Yorkshire 166 million years ago, deeply pressing its feet…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope just peered into a celestial Pandora’s box to see what lies beyond a megacluster of…
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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN With the thick vegetation of the northern Guatemala rainforests hiding its 2,000-year-old remnants, the full extent of the…
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Iman’s ex-fiancé first referenced social media influencer Andrew Tate in their relationship in October. Three months…
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By Laura Paddison, CNN Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” — nicknamed because its collapse could drive catastrophic sea level…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Robert Levinson, who went missing in Iran in 2007. Personal Birth date: March 10, 1948 Birth place:…
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Officials at Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, have opted to delay the launch of a spacecraft meant to replace one…
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By Kate Golembiewski, CNN Most people learn about “the birds and the bees” when they’re young, but sex in the animal kingdom is not…
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN A string of “unidentified objects” entered North American skies in the past few days, only to be shot down by US…
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN A string of “unidentified objects” entered North American skies in the past few days, only to be shot down by US…
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By Kate Golembiewski, CNN Most people learn about “the birds and the bees” when they’re young, but sex in the animal kingdom is not…
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By Sophie Tanno, CNN A baby began her life surrounded by chaos and devastation this week. Reportedly named Aya — meaning ‘miracle’…
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN The Hubble Space Telescope captured images of a mysterious show playing out on Saturn’s rings — ghostly, fleeting…
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By Laura Paddison, CNN When US startup Make Sunsets released two weather balloons into the skies above Mexico’s Baja California peninsula last…
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By Laura Paddison, CNN When US startup Make Sunsets released two weather balloons into the skies above Mexico’s Baja California peninsula last…
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By Katie Hunt, CNN Buzz started to build about a decade ago around the meat-heavy paleo diet — an approach to eating that’s based on what our…
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN In the foothills of a Martian mountain, NASA’s Curiosity rover found stunning new evidence of an ancient lake in the…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see…
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Jessica Watkins is a self-described “rock nerd” with a doctorate in geology. So when she boarded her first mission…
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By Hafsa Khalil, CNN The ability to solve problems with multiple tools is a rare talent in the animal kingdom, but according to new research,…
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By Katie Hunt, CNN The discovery of 330 stone artifacts in Kenya that date back 2.9 million years is throwing light on a key question in human…
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN It’s no surprise that parenthood can be demanding and sacrifices are often made for the sake of offspring. But for…
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Recent telescope data revealed that a small planet in the far reaches of our solar system has a dense ring round it. And…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN A trio of codebreakers has found and deciphered a treasure trove of lost letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots. The 57…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Researchers have detected a previously unknown layer of partially molten rock beneath Earth’s crust. The discovery…
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By Paul P. Murphy, CNN; photo editing by Laura Oliverio Collapsed buildings, emergency vehicles and tent shelters can be seen in new satellite…
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By Sen Nguyen, for CNN In 2017, Kyle Quinn enjoyed the anonymity any engineering professor typically would until he became a target of doxxing. Angry…
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Glaciers around the world are melting at an alarming rate, and are leaving massive pools of water in their wake. The meltwater…
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By Eliza Anyangwe, Managing Editor of As Equals Provided you are able to get online or have a mobile phone, the internet, social media platforms,…
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By Katie Hunt, CNN Neanderthals living 90,000 years ago in a seafront cave, in what’s now Portugal, regularly caught crabs, roasted them on…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope has observed its smallest cosmic object to date — a previously unknown asteroid about the…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Jupiter already reigns as king of the planets — it’s the largest one in our solar system. And now, the gas giant…
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN It’s now been half a decade since SpaceX turned heads around the world with its decision to launch Elon Musk’s…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN In the past year, a tiny helicopter flew on Mars, a NASA spacecraft slammed into an asteroid and the James Webb Space…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN In the golden age of space exploration we live in, cosmic revelations seem to occur more frequently than ever before. This…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Look in the night sky this weekend for February’s full moon, where it can be glimpsed around the world. It will reach…
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By Rachel Ramirez and Laura Paddison, CNN The Arctic is seeing a rapid decline in sea ice even during the cold winter months when it should be…
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By Jonny Hallam and Emma Tucker, CNN At least 22 people have died in connection with widespread forest fires in south-central Chile, according to…
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Even as the world smashes through one all-time heat record after another and speeds towards critical warming thresholds, brutal waves of deadly cold…
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN A scan of the skull of a 319-million-year-old fossilized fish has led to the discovery of the oldest example of a…
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By Laura Paddison, Krystina Shveda and Jhasua Razo, CNN Even as the world smashes through one all-time heat record after another and speeds towards…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN An unusual star system created more of a fizz and less of a bang when it exploded in a supernova. The lackluster explosion,…
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By Katie Hunt, CNN Some 125,000 years ago, enormous elephants that weighed as much as eight cars each roamed in what’s now northern Europe.…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN When the Vikings crossed the North Sea to reach Britain in the ninth century AD, they brought their dogs and horses with…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN A recently discovered green comet will soon zip by Earth for the first time in 50,000 years. It was last visible in the…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN A recently discovered green comet will soon zip by Earth for the first time in 50,000 years. It was last visible in the…
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By Katie Hunt, CNN No other animal is as inexorably linked with extinction as the dodo, an odd-looking flightless bird that lived on the island of…
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By Christian Edwards, CNN The planet could cross critical global warming thresholds sooner than previous models have predicted, even with concerted…
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By Katie Hunt, CNN On the Galapagos Islands, a ground finch that usually munched on small, soft seeds was forced, during a drought, to eat harder,…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN As a NASA orbiter turned its camera to the Martian surface, the face of a bear seemed to be looking back. A camera aboard…
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By Kristin Fisher, CNN Sometime this spring, NASA will make one of the biggest announcements in its history when it names the initial four-person…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Arctic was once a surprisingly warm place — and a haven for unusual creatures. About 56 million years ago, Earth…
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By Yoonjung Seo and Heather Chen, CNN Five Russian men who fled the country after Moscow’s military mobilization order last September have been…
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN A globe-trotting gecko has accidentally made the trip from Egypt to England after hitching a ride in a container of strawberries.…
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By Yoonjung Seo and Heather Chen, CNN Five Russian men who fled the country after Moscow’s military mobilization order last September have been…
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By Pierre Meilhan and Heather Chen, CNN Western countries will deliver more than 300 tanks to Ukraine, Kyiv’s ambassador to France said Friday.…
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By Pierre Meilhan and Heather Chen, CNN Western countries will deliver more than 300 tanks to Ukraine, Kyiv’s ambassador to France said Friday.…
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By Laura Paddison, CNN A legal fight in Norway over snow crabs could end up having big implications for access to oil in the Arctic. This week…
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By Laura Paddison, CNN Human activity and extreme drought is causing far more damage to the Amazon rainforest than previously thought, exacerbating…
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By Issy Ronald and Amarachi Orie, CNN From pointing to animated arm movements and nodding, people regularly employ gestures to accompany and create…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN An asteroid the size of a box truck made one of the closest passes of planet Earth ever recorded. The small near-Earth…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN An asteroid the size of a box truck made one of the closest passes of planet Earth ever recorded. The small near-Earth…
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN The rotation of Earth‘s inner core may have paused and it could even go into reverse, new research suggests. The Earth…
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