Winding through South Carolina’s low country, the Cooper River is a reed-lined haven for sportfish and shorebirds. The waterway originates from Lake Moultrie in Berkeley County. From there it goes all the way to Charleston, where it joins the Ashley and the Wando to form that city’s world-famous harbor. (Ever heard of Fort Sumter?) The … Read more
The AI & Technology Influence on Contemporary Art exhibition opening today in London explores the impact of technology on contemporary artists, especially painters, revealing how AI has shaped and challenged their creative processes while sparking deep dialogues about its implications. In the exhibition, established artists Jonathan Yeo, Von Wolfe and Henry Hudson have embraced AI … Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — When Ademola Adesina founded a startup in 2015 to offer solar and battery subscription packages to individuals and businesses in Nigeria, it was a lot harder to raise money than it is today. Climate tech was new to Africa, the continent was a young destination for venture capital money, there were … Read more
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made a weather report for a distant planet. The powerful space telescope predicts extreme wind speeds, blistering hot temperatures and blankets of rock clouds for the world, called Wasp-43b. As such, the extrasolar planet, or ‘exoplanet’, shows just how strange alien planets outside the solar system can be. … Read more
The time for vacation has finally arrived. But these days, a certain amount of anxiety accompanies our travels abroad. In addition to the extreme heat and forest fires in Europe, the loss of airport staff and European air traffic control strikes last year added an extra layer of stress. Time will tell if 2024 will … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. A woman in her forties was buried in a cave 75,000 years ago and laid to rest in a trench hollowed out to house her body. Her left hand was curled under her head and … Read more
When it’s six o’clock and everyone asks what we’re going to eat: “Let’s order Chinese food!” might not sound like the most ideal takeout choice if you’re someone trying to eat healthier (especially when it comes to American-Chinese food versus traditional). But feel free to get excited, because you can definitely find nutritious options spread … Read more
American astrophysicist and Nobel laureate Arno Penzias, who has died aged 90, was responsible for one of the greatest cosmological revelations of the 20th century: the discovery of the cosmic microwave background, the leftover radiation from the Big Bang. He first demonstrated its existence in 1965 with his collaborator Robert Wilson, and five years later—along … Read more
There is a sense of adventure when you board a boat. Boats can reach places – hidden coves, winding swamps – where other modes of transportation cannot. Before motorized transport, sailboats and later steamships provided the fastest way to travel between coastal communities in Britain (and to transport goods across the country) While the seaside … Read more