Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. After completing 72 historic flights on Mars in three years, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission has ended. Originally designed as an experiment, Ingenuity became the first aircraft to fly on another world, taking off on April … Read more
2,000-year-old bones add evidence against the idea that Columbus brought syphilis to Europe. A European outbreak of the STD at the end of the 14th century was long attributed to the conquistadors. But DNA analysis does not match that story, a new study shows. The idea that Christopher Columbus brought syphilis from the New World … Read more
Sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean have broken record after record. (@LeonSimons8/X/Eras) For many people, 2023 – confirmed by NASA as the hottest year on record – was marked by extreme weather, blistering heat waves and forest fires. Climate scientists were also alarmed a viral graph on social media showing how far the … Read more
Imagine this, as long as a bus, swimming towards you. No, thank you. art-design-photography.com / Getty Images Paleophis colossaeus, a sea serpent from the lower Eocene, ruled the oceans millions of years ago as one of the largest of its kind. This period saw the emergence and diversification of early forms of many modern animal … Read more
A fossil on the surface of a large rock discovered near Cap Egmont in 2022 had to be quickly extracted from the ground because it was feared waves would wash it away. (Submitted by John Calder – image credits) Scientists are still assessing the impact of post-tropical storm Fiona on fossils and other cultural artifacts … Read more
Across France, roads are blocked, manure and agricultural waste are dumped outside public offices and hay bales are distributed through fast-food restaurants. It started last year when farmers started unscrewing road signs and putting them upside down again. Sometimes they added the slogan ‘on marche sur les têtes’, which means ‘we walk on our heads’, … Read more
An actor impersonates a pre-agricultural man holding up a meaty bone.gorodenkoff/iStock/Getty Images Plus For some prehistoric people in the Andes, the Paleo diet meant eating lots of plants One study shows that these people’s diets probably consisted of 80% plants. There were as many types of Paleo diets as there were human populations at the … Read more
We’re less than a month into the new year, but it feels like it’s been a lot longer for Apple (AAPL) viewers. The tech giant is making headlines left and right as it combines a handful of downgrades to its stock price, faces necessary major changes to its App Store policies and prepares for a … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Recent mass layoffs at tech and media companies including eBay, Riot Games and the Los Angeles Times may have you thinking about your job security. If you’re worried you might get fired — or if you’ve lost your job — personal finance professionals and career counselors have recommendations on how to … Read more