On a 95-degree day this summer, New York City’s Third Avenue Bridge, which connects the Bronx and Manhattan, remained open for hours. As heat and flooding scorched and battered the Midwest, a steel railroad bridge connecting Iowa to South Dakota collapsed under rising water. In Lewiston, Maine, a bridge closed after its deck buckled due … Read more
After more than a year of record temperatures, the peak of the fire season is approaching across large parts of our green planet. Many ecosystems have evolved to withstand regular fires, and some even thrive on them—there are plants that need flames to reproduce, for example. However, rising global temperatures have created entirely new fire … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. For more than a year, visitors to the Museum of Evolution in Maribo, Denmark, have been in for a treat: admiring a previously unknown dinosaur species that had no name. The sign next to the … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. For more than a year, visitors to the Museum of Evolution in Maribo, Denmark, have been in for a treat: admiring a previously unknown dinosaur species that had no name. The sign next to the … Read more
Colorado has highly pathogenic bird flu – also known as HPAI or bird flu – on a dairy farm, the ninth state with confirmed cases. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed the virus in a herd in northeastern Colorado on April 25, 2024. According to the USDA, this farm is one … Read more
Light pollution from urban areas has steadily increased and expanded, and with the advent of LED lighting, it is growing by as much as 10% per year in North America, as measured by the visibility of stars in the night sky. In our recent research, we found that the glow of cities and urban suburbs … Read more
Vets across the country are scrambling to treat the rising number of dogs sick with severe respiratory illness. At the same time, scientists are trying to figure out what’s causing the current outbreak, how widespread it is and how many previously healthy pups have become seriously ill or died. Maple was a happy, healthy seven-month-old … Read more