Researchers in a new study have put actual dollar figures on economic harm caused by the countries most responsible for the climate crisis, and the ground-breaking data could serve as a starting point for legal action against the world's wealthiest…
A stellar nursery where stars are born, interactions between galaxies and a unique view of an exoplanet are just some of the new cosmic images were shared Tuesday.After decades of waiting, it's finally time for the world to see the…
July's full moon, the buck moon, may illuminate the sky on Wednesday in a particularly big way.The buck moon will appear full from Tuesday morning to early Friday, according to NASA. It will reach its peak on Wednesday at 2:48…
The first glimpse of how the James Webb Space Telescope will change the way people see the universe has arrived.President Joe Biden has released one of Webb's first images, and it's "the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant…
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday he had discussed Russian aggression in Ukraine during more than five hours of talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and raised concerns over Beijing's alignment with Moscow.Both diplomats described…
Let's venture to one of the few wild places left on the planet.An incredible diversity of species lives across the extremes of Patagonia -- and we're going to see them in a stunning new way.The CNN Original Series "Patagonia: Life…
At the northern tip of Patagonia's desert coast in Argentina, the skies above El Cóndor are filled with shifting clouds of chatty, colorful parrots.The mountain's crumbling sandstone cliffs are home to the largest parrot colony in the world, containing 37,000…
Get ready to see some awe-inspiring views of the universe as we've never seen it before.The James Webb Space Telescope will release its first high-resolution color images on July 12, one of which "is the deepest image of our universe…
Paleontologists in Argentina have discovered a new species of dinosaur, with disproportionately short arms like those of Tyrannosaurus rex.A fossil of Meraxes gigas, as the new dinosaur has been called, was found in what is now the northern Patagonia region…
Italian rescue teams on Wednesday found the bodies of two more victims of the glacier collapse in the Alps that is feared to have killed up to 12 people and is being blamed on rising temperatures.At least nine people are…
NASA has reestablished contact with one of its satellites that stopped communicating on its way to the moon.Engineers were able to contact the tiny CubeSat on Wednesday after it ceased communication with the Deep Space Network on Tuesday. The DSN…
European Union lawmakers voted Wednesday in favor of calling natural gas and nuclear power "green" or "sustainable" sources of energy, backing a proposal from European Commission, the EU's executive arm, that has spurred criticism from scientists and environmental advocates.The new…
Covid-19 vaccine boosters might look a little different by the end of this year.US regulators advised manufacturers last week to update the Covid-19 vaccine in time for the fall booster program with new formulas that would better protect against the…
For months, Kazumi Sato, a nutritionist at a middle school in eastern Tokyo, has received notices about hikes in ingredient prices.Mindful of the economic hardships many of the students' families face, local authorities are loath to pass the burden of…
NASA has lost contact with one of its satellites after it broke free of the Earth's orbit on the way to the moon.The tiny CubeSat stopped communication with the Deep Space Network on Tuesday. The DSN is NASA's radio antenna…
An enormous water lily in London's Royal Botanic Gardens has been discovered to belong to an entirely new species, after 177 years in the gardens' herbarium.Victoria boliviana is the world's biggest known water lily species, with leaves growing to nearly…
Buffy would be proud.A vampire-slaying kit once owned by a British aristocrat sparked an international bidding war before selling for six times its estimated price, according to Hansons Auctioneers.The late 19th century box kit, which sold on Thursday for £13,000…
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has accused Ukraine of firing missiles at military facilities on his country's territory.He said the missiles were intercepted by Belarusian air defense systems earlier this week.Without providing any evidence of the alleged attack, Lukashenko -- a…
The Palestinian Authority will allow US investigators to examine the bullet that killed Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, PA Attorney General Akram Al Khatib announced Saturday.The Al Jazeera journalist was killed while covering an Israeli military raid in the West…
There is a special kind of intrigue around caves.These twisting, subterranean caverns can be home to mysteries and tall tales and lead to pirate's treasure or a nest of vampires -- if you ever watched 1980s movies such as "The…
