DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Gueva Ba tried to reach Europe by boat from Morocco 11 times, but failed in each attempt. Then in 2023, the former welder heard about a new route to the United States by flying to Nicaragua and making the rest of the journey illegally overland to Mexico’s northern border. “In Senegal … Read more
Mario Tama/Getty Images and iOS 17.2 Claim: A privacy feature for the Journal app on iPhone devices running iOS 17.2 and later, labeled “Discoverable by Others” under “Journaling Suggestions,” allows strangers to track your name and location. Judgement: Rating: false On December 11, 2023, Apple released the iOS 17.2 update for iPhone devices. That new … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. A pair of working killer whales have been killing great white sharks along a stretch of the South African coastline since at least 2017, plundering the sharks’ nutrient-rich livers and throwing away the rest. Scientists … Read more
A simulated image of a satellite collision and the resulting debris.ESA / ID&Sense / ONiRiXEL, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO NASA’s TIMED satellite narrowly avoided a collision with the dead Russian spacecraft Cosmos 2221 this week. At its worst, the collision would have thrown 7,500 pieces of debris into low Earth orbit. Satellite collisions are becoming … Read more
Located in northern Chile, the Atacama Desert is not just an arid region. It covers more than 600 miles (965 km) along the Pacific coast of South America and is one of the most extreme landscapes in the world. Thanks to certain oceanic conditions, there are areas where no rainfall has occurred in recorded history, … Read more
Editor’s note: This CNN series is or was sponsored by the country it highlights. CNN retains full editorial control over the subject matter, reporting and frequency of articles and videos within the sponsorship, in accordance with our policies. From futuristic architecture to groundbreaking infrastructure, Dubai is no stranger to weird, wonderful and downright crazy innovation. … Read more
A total solar eclipse – where the moon completely covers the sun – provides an astonishing visual experience, as seen here. The streamers are part of the sun’s corona, the outer part of the atmosphere. (Alan Dyer/AmazingSky.com – image credit) On April 8, the moon’s shadow will slide across Mexico, into the United States and … Read more
PC Gamer Best of CES Award. The dust has long settled, the people of Las Vegas have returned to their quiet, innocent lives and the Consumer Electronics Show is over for another year. But we’ve made our picks for the best kit to come out of the show and we’re presenting the winners below. The … Read more