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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The oceans are warming at an alarming pace, bringing far-reaching consequences for which the world is unprepared, according to a report by more than 100 international scientists. The tenth Copernicus Ocean State Report, published Wednesday, draws on more than four decades of data from satellites, buoys and sensors to

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Opening a Bible that once belonged to Thomas Jefferson, staff at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2011 discovered a reddish-blond hair pressed between the pages. That hair, suspected to have belonged to Jefferson himself, launched a DNA investigation spanning more than a decade that’s now providing

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — There are two new contenders for the world’s loudest bird – and scientists are not being quiet about it. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that the bare-throated bellbird and the red-legged seriema both create songs at amplitudes above 120 decibels, according to a study published Tuesday

By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — An unusual rock buried on the far side of the moon is providing fresh clues for a longstanding scientific puzzle: the ancient lunar magnetic field. Analyzing data from lunar probes, a team of researchers found a rock formation that was much denser and more strongly magnetized compared with the

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Months after NASA’s leadership issued a scathing indictment of Boeing’s Starliner capsule — saying the botched 2024 test flight that left two astronauts in space months longer than expected was a disaster in league with Columbia and Challenger — the space agency has revealed a new road map to

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — People near the sandy shores of Texas’ southernmost coastline are accustomed to the earth-shattering roar of the most powerful rocket ever made: Since 2023, various prototypes of SpaceX’s Starship have taken flight from the area 13 times — with nearly half ending in some form of unintended explosion. But

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Get ready for a celestial double treat. The first full moon of the fall season will reach peak illumination in the night sky this weekend — and sky-gazers will also have a chance to spot Saturn. The moon will be at its brightest at 12:49 p.m. ET Saturday, but

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — If the sight of a spider already makes your skin crawl, you might find the two sea spider species newly discovered by scientists even more unnerving. Researchers in Canada discovered two previously unknown sea spider species during scuba dives, up to 18 meters (59 feet) deep, between September 2023

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Sea turtles usually found in the tropics have been spotted nesting on California beaches — a historical first, according to officials. Olive ridley sea turtles are one of the smallest of the sea turtles and have distinctive olive-green, heart-shaped shells. They are typically found in tropical parts of the

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Kent Hups set out one morning on a research expedition in the famed Hell Creek Formation, a series of fossil-rich sedimentary rock layers in the western United States. The vast formation, spanning parts of Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota, is abundant in Late Cretaceous dinosaur bones —

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Nearly half a million people across the world could lose their lives by February due to El Niño-driven extreme heat, according to a sobering new report. El Niño, a natural climate pattern which typically ramps up global temperature, has now crossed into super-sized territory and is on its way

By Deblina Chakraborty, CNN (CNN) — The moon’s surface experienced a violent encounter with a comet or an asteroid — and has a massive battle scar to prove it. The space rock, estimated to be the size of building reaching between three and six stories, slammed into the moon’s eastern edge two years ago, between

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — When birds are chirping, humans may feel a little more at ease. But some bird vocalizations seem to strike a particularly pleasing chord with human ears — and scientists are beginning to understand why. For much of our evolutionary history, the sounds of birds going about their business may

By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — A new analysis of the road network of the Roman Empire has dispelled the enduring myth that all roads lead to Rome, showing instead that other important cities — such as Constantinople, or modern-day Istanbul — were more central in the network. “When we look at all terrestrial transport

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Scientists said they have detected an unexpected and prolonged increase in seismic activity at North Korea’s sprawling Punggye-ri nuclear test site since the country’s final and most powerful test in 2017. North Korea conducted six underground tests between 2006 and 2017 at the site at Mount Mantap in North

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — If, like Elon Musk, you have been dreaming of a future in which large populations of humans can live on the moon, you’re likely to be disappointed. Even though there could be trillions of pounds of water trapped inside tiny glass beads spread across the lunar surface, scientists estimate

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The catastrophic August flooding on the Nepal-China border was influenced by a complex cascade of factors, many of which were worsened by human-driven climate change, according to a new scientific analysis by more than 20 international experts. The region is still grappling with the aftermath of the devastating rock-ice