Historical mysteries solved by science in 2025
By Ashley Strickland, CNN
(CNN) — Researchers across the globe put on their sleuthing hats this year to provide answers to questions that… Continue Reading
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Trump suspends all large offshore wind farms under construction, threatening thousands of jobs and cheaper energy
By Ella Nilsen, CNN
(CNN) — In the latest blow to the US offshore wind industry, the Trump administration announced Monday it is suspending… Continue Reading
An electricity crunch is driving high bills in these states. It’s not getting better anytime soon
By Ella Nilsen, CNN
(CNN) — Residents of mid-Atlantic states like Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania who have spent years plagued by high… Continue Reading
Grappling with its worst drought in a century, Iraq bets on a controversial oil-for-water deal
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN
(CNN) — Iraq, the historic “land between two rivers,” faces a crisis striking at its identity as the Tigris and… Continue Reading
She just became the first wheelchair user to travel to space
By Jackie Wattles, CNN
(CNN) — Michaela Benthaus, a 33-year-old German aerospace and mechatronics engineer at the European Space Agency,… Continue Reading
How to see the Ursids, the final meteor shower of 2025
By Ashley Strickland, CNN
(CNN) — The Ursid meteor shower, which marks the final celestial event of the year, will peak between Sunday night… Continue Reading
A Pompeii site reveals the recipe for Roman concrete. It contradicts a famous architect’s writings
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN
(CNN) — Along with its many other innovations, the Roman Empire revolutionized architecture with never-before-seen… Continue Reading
Scientists used specialized equipment to dive into the ocean’s ‘twilight zone.’ They found creatures never seen before
By Laura Paddison, CNN
(CNN) — Only a scattering of light penetrates the deep water, more than 300 feet beneath the ocean surface off the… Continue Reading
Story of ‘first Black Briton’ rewritten by advances in ancient DNA technology
By Jack Guy, CNN
London (CNN) — An ancient woman thought to have hailed from sub-Saharan Africa and therefore to have been the first known… Continue Reading
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will fly by Earth Friday. Here are the latest images
By Ashley Strickland, CNN
(CNN) — An interstellar comet first spotted passing through our solar system in July is beginning its departure… Continue Reading
He spent 20 years at SpaceX. Now, he’s making history with its biggest competitor
By Jackie Wattles, CNN
(CNN) — A Blue Origin rocket will soon launch carrying an unconventional passenger in a history-making moment made… Continue Reading
Discovery of ancient bee nests in fossils points to a never-before-seen behavior
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN
(CNN) — Contrary to popular depictions of bee nests as large, intricate hives that hang from trees, the majority of… Continue Reading
Jared Isaacman confirmed as NASA chief after monthslong tug-of-war
By Jackie Wattles, CNN
(CNN) — A monthslong saga featuring tech billionaire Jared Isaacman — President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again… Continue Reading
The Trump admin is closing a critical research center in Colorado as president spars with the state’s governor
By Andrew Freedman, CNN
NEW ORLEANS (CNN) — Stress balls were the swag item of choice at the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s… Continue Reading
Why the weirdest sea level changes on Earth are happening off the coast of Japan
By Chris Mooney, Yumi Asada
(CNN) — Bathtubs and pools mislead us about the ocean: Its surface is anything but flat.Seas pile up in some… Continue Reading
Some dolphins appear to have orca friends. Scientists think they have figured out what’s going on
By Katie Hunt, CNN
(CNN) — A pod of Pacific white-sided dolphins off the coast of British Columbia have been observed cooperating with… Continue Reading
World heading toward ‘peak glacier extinction’ with up to 4,000 set to disappear a year
By Laura Paddison, CNN
(CNN) — Hundreds gathered to say goodbye when 700-year-old Pizol died. The funeral in Switzerland in 2019 was solemn.… Continue Reading
New data raises questions about how much the Earth has warmed
By Chris Mooney
Planet-warming pollution rates exploded after the end of World War II. James Watt’s steam engine launched the Industrial… Continue Reading
The real estate industry is pressuring Zillow and other sites to nix extreme weather risk data buyers have come to rely on
By Ella Nilsen, CNN
(CNN) — Zillow, the nation’s largest real estate listing website, has removed extreme weather risk data meant to help… Continue Reading
Taps may run dry in this country, where the water crisis is so severe it can be seen from space
By Laura Paddison, CNN
(CNN) — Rows of worshippers, some with their faces raised toward the sky, others with their heads bowed, prayed for… Continue Reading