The sun is developing coronal holes, one of several forms of solar activity that could peak this year.NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory The sun has a big year in 2024, starting with a total solar eclipse in the US. As the sun reaches its maximum activity, you should also keep an eye out for the Northern … Read more
Great apes have a penchant for joking and clowning, a new study shows – a finding that sheds new light on the origins of human humor. All species of great apes occasionally tease, mess and torment their peers and older relatives – and then stand back to watch the results, according to findings published Tuesday … Read more
A winter storm hit Philadelphia on Tuesday.Matt Rourke/AP Photo Winter Storm Lorraine brought heavy snow, strong winds and cold temperatures to New York on Tuesday. The storm hit just a few days after a weekend of warm, spring-like temperatures. Experts say such “whiplash weather” events are becoming more common due to climate change. Millions prepared … Read more
Astrophotographer and keynote speaker Jon Carmichael (left) captured this iconic image of the 2017 total solar eclipse that passed over the US.Jon Carmichael Even smartphones can take beautiful photos of the total solar eclipse on April 8. It’s crucial that you scout a great location and practice your shots ahead of time. For best results, … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. “The meeting of lips is the most perfect, the most divine sensation given to human beings, the highest limit of happiness.” So wrote the 19e century French author Guy de Maupassant in his 1882 short … Read more
The Wuhan Institute of Virology was at the center of conspiracy theories about the origins of Covid – ROMAN PILIPEY/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Chinese scientists are again experimenting with mutated coronavirus strains. Last month, a group of virologists from Beijing cloned and mutated a Covid-like virus found many years ago in a pangolin and used it to infect … Read more
Sending human remains to the moon with the first commercial lunar lander, Peregrine 1, on January 8, 2024, along with scientific instruments, caused controversy. Buu Nygren, president of the Navajo Nation, objected, saying that “the moon occupies a sacred place” in Navajo and other tribal traditions and should not be defiled in this way. The … Read more
Among their complaints, farmers denounce the crisis surrounding the cost of living, fuel taxes, environmental regulations, burdensome bureaucracy, unfair competition and free trade agreements. The apparently coordinated movement, which has already reached countries including Germany, France, Italy and Spain, has caught Brussels off guard and put the Green Deal under serious political pressure ahead of … Read more