The aurora borealis, or northern lights, are Earth's greatest light show, dazzling those lucky enough to see them in the northernmost reaches of our planet.It's a phenomenon shared by other planets in our solar system, including the largest, Jupiter, which…
The Taliban have made further territorial gains in Afghanistan over the past day, capturing two strategic border crossings just days after the hasty departure of US combat troops from the country.One of the crossings that have fallen to the Taliban…
Remember last month's G7 summit?British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, basking in his role of host after a year of sterile Zoom diplomacy, implored his fellow leaders to vaccinate the whole world against Covid-19 by the end of 2022. But when…
The average body size of humans has fluctuated significantly over the last million years and is linked to a changing climate, according to research published Thursday.A team of researchers led by the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and…
More than 4 million people around the world have died of Covid-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.In total, three countries account for more than a third of all global deaths. The United States, which has the highest number…
The first large flare of the current solar cycle has erupted from the sun.The solar flare happened at sunspot AR2838 at 10:29 a.m. ET on July 3, according to the US Space Weather Prediction Center.Researchers at the center measure the…
Ingenuity, the helicopter that accompanied the Perseverance rover on its Mars mission, has undertaken its ninth and "most nerve-wracking" flight since it first took off on the red planet.Although we don't have the full details about what it accomplished, NASA…
WHAT'S NEW THIS WEEKThe Delta variant, a more transmissible and possibly more dangerous strain, now makes up more than half of all new infections in the United States. It is of global concern, forcing some Asian-Pacific nations to impose tough…
A sixth Nicaraguan presidential candidate was detained along with student leaders and activists late Monday, in what the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights called a "night of terror."Four months ahead of a crucial election, the government of long-time President Daniel…
Thousands of prisoners -- including senior al Qaeda and Taliban figures -- remain in Afghanistan's Bagram prison under the sole control of Afghan authorities, following the swift departure of US combat troops from the sprawling compound that houses it, Afghan…
Located an hour north of Kabul, Bagram was for nearly 20 years the hub of America's war in Afghanistan. Now it is eerily quiet. The last US combat troops have left and the Afghan government is trying to work out…
Chinese astronauts on Sunday successfully carried out the country's first spacewalk outside their space station -- a significant milestone in its rapidly expanding space program.The spacewalk is only the second by Chinese astronauts since the Shenzhou 7 manned mission of…
The tiny town of Lytton has come to hold a grim record. On Tuesday, it experienced Canada's highest-ever temperature, in an unprecedented heat wave that has over a week killed hundreds of people and triggered more than 240 wildfires across…
When I was a kid, field trips to the local science museum or planetarium were more appealing than any playground.Disposable camera in hand, I marveled that a dinosaur fossil could tower over me in one room while an Apollo capsule…
You might think fossilized feces are only full of crap, but new research on one specimen has turned up a hidden treasure: a 230-million-year-old, previously undiscovered beetle species.Named Triamyxa coprolithica, the tiny beetles are also the first insects to be…
(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.PersonalBirth date: August 30, 1954 (some sources say August 31)Birth place: Kopys, BelarusFull name: Alexander Grigorievich LukashenkoFather: name unavailable publicly Mother: Yekaterina Lukashenko, milkmaidMarriage: Galina (Zhelnerovich) Lukashenko (1975-present)Children:…
Researchers in Austria may have found an unlikely solution to the problem of plastic pollution: cows, and the microbes found inside their stomachs.Researchers from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in Vienna, the Austrian Center of Industrial…
Megan Fox's kids steal the spotlight, Heidi Klum gives a standing ovation and CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta hosts "Jeopardy!" These are the must-watch videos of the week.Unexpected guestsMegan Fox's kids derailed her efforts to promote her upcoming film "Till Death"…
For most women in rich countries, getting their period doesn't amount to much more than a minor inconvenience. A few hours of cramps. Mood swings. Hiding a tampon up the sleeve on the way to the office bathroom. Yet for…
It was an asteroid strike that doomed the dinosaurs to extinction 66 million years ago.But what were their lives like before it hit? Whether they were thriving or already teetering on the brink has long been a matter of debate…
