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NOAA ends extreme weather database that has tracked cost of disasters since 1980

May 8, 2025 6:36 am CNN Newsource

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday its well-known “billion-dollar… Continue Reading

Mile-wide underwater volcano ready to erupt off the West Coast

May 8, 2025 5:00 am CNN Newsource

By Kameryn Griesser, CNN (CNN) — Things are heating up hundreds of miles off the coast of Oregon, where a large undersea volcano is showing… Continue Reading

On his 99th birthday, David Attenborough’s ‘Ocean’ highlights ‘the most important place on Earth’

May 8, 2025 1:38 am CNN Newsource

By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Crashing waves, glistening sea spray, a calm expanse of deep blue. These are the images that open “Ocean with… Continue Reading

Did South Korea’s legendary female free divers evolve for a life underwater? Scientists find new evidence

May 7, 2025 3:50 am CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — An island 50 miles (80 kilometers) off the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula is home to a unique and… Continue Reading

T. rex ancestors crossed from Asia to North America via land bridge 70 million years ago, study finds

May 6, 2025 4:05 pm CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — The direct ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex would have arrived in North America after crossing a land bridge from… Continue Reading

Title and author of burned, still-rolled scroll decoded after nearly 2,000 years

May 6, 2025 7:49 am CNN Newsource

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Researchers working to decipher the contents of a burned, still-rolled scroll have uncovered both the… Continue Reading

Trump admin plans to shut down money-saving Energy Star program soon, sources say

May 6, 2025 6:29 am CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is preparing to eliminate two key Environmental Protection Agency… Continue Reading

A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus is due to crash back to Earth this week

May 5, 2025 1:46 pm CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A piece of a Soviet vehicle that malfunctioned en route to Venus more than 50 years ago is due to crash back… Continue Reading

How did the ‘air-dried chaplain’ die? New research reveals secrets of Austrian mummy

May 4, 2025 7:30 am CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — For many people, the term “mummy” usually brings to mind images of Egyptian sarcophagi.But the history of… Continue Reading

He injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times. His blood could ‘revolutionize’ snakebite treatment

May 3, 2025 6:49 am CNN

CNN By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Immunologist Jacob Glanville came across media reports in 2017 of a man who had injected himself hundreds of… Continue Reading

The Eta Aquariid meteor shower is at its peak. Here’s how to see it

May 3, 2025 6:30 am CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The Eta Aquariid meteor shower has reached its peak — and you’ll need to get up early to see this… Continue Reading

Scientists say they’ve found another source of gold in the cosmos

May 3, 2025 4:30 am CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have been trying to determine the cosmic origins of the heaviest elements, like gold, for… Continue Reading

He injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times. His blood could ‘revolutionize’ snakebite treatment

May 2, 2025 10:51 am CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Immunologist Jacob Glanville came across media reports in 2017 of a man who had injected himself hundreds of… Continue Reading

Archaeologists discover true identity of Costa Rica shipwrecks long thought to be pirate ships

May 2, 2025 10:06 am CNN Newsource

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Marine archaeologists have discovered that two shipwrecks in Costa Rica are the remains of Danish slave ships… Continue Reading

Fire personnel respond to homes destroyed while a helicopter drops water as the Palisades Fire burns on January 7.

Earth science societies take on US climate report after Trump administration dismisses researchers

May 2, 2025 9:13 am CNN Newsource

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Only days after the Trump administration dismissed authors of a congressionally mandated climate report, two… Continue Reading

The Trump admin is suing four states to stop them from holding fossil fuel giants accountable for climate damage

May 2, 2025 6:50 am CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Ella Nilsen, Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration filed lawsuits against four states Thursday in an… Continue Reading

A mummy called the ‘air-dried chaplain’ has long been shrouded in mystery. Scientists say they now have answers

May 1, 2025 9:42 pm CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Stored in a church crypt in a remote Alpine village, a set of unusually well-preserved human remains has long… Continue Reading

How Pakistan pulled off one of the fastest solar revolutions in the world

May 1, 2025 3:00 am CNN Newsource

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Glimmering, deep-blue solar panels carpet rooftops in Pakistan’s largest cities and dot the perimeters of… Continue Reading

The surprising evolution of the weirdest animals on Earth, according to a new study

April 30, 2025 10:30 am CNN Newsource

By Amanda Schupak, CNN (CNN) — The story of two of the strangest animals on the planet just got a little stranger, thanks to clues revealed… Continue Reading

Fungi could be used to build homes one day. Meet the researchers trying to make it possible

April 30, 2025 7:07 am CNN Newsource

By Kameryn Griesser, CNN (CNN) — Living in a house made of fungi and bacteria may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers… Continue Reading