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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN The wreck of the Titanic sits in two parts at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean, slowly decaying nearly 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) below the surface, but it’s not alone. A sonar blip detected around 26 years ago has now revealed there’s much more to this underwater area than previously

By Taylor Nicioli and Ashley Strickland, CNN Turning a coppery shade of red in the sky this Tuesday, November 8, the full moon kicked off Election Day with an early morning event of its own — a total lunar eclipse. The second one of the year, the eclipse began at 3:02 a.m. ET, with the

By Kristen Rogers, CNN You probably know that composting banana peels and eggshells can help reduce your negative impact on the environment. But did you know that, once you die, you can do that with your body, too? Human composting — also known as natural organic reduction or the reduction of human remains — is

By Sophie Tanno, CNN A billionaire emits a million times more greenhouse gases than the average person, a study has found. The report published by the British-founded charity Oxfam Monday based its findings on detailed analysis of the investments of 125 of the world’s richest billionaires. It found that, contrary to average people, the wealthiest

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Aftab Khan felt helpless when torrential floodwaters submerged a third of Pakistan, his home country. Khan’s hometown was completely underwater. His friend rescued a woman who had walked barefoot, carrying her sick child, through stagnant floodwaters for 15 miles. And Khan’s own mother, who now lives with him in Islamabad, was

By Ella Nilsen, CNN As global leaders converge in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the UN’s annual climate summit, researchers, advocates and the United Nations itself are warning the world is still wildly off-track on its goal to halt global warming and prevent the worst consequences of the climate crisis. Over the next two weeks, negotiators

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The ocean may be our best hope in fighting the climate crisis — but it needs our help. Due to its vast expanse, the ocean is able to capture at least 25% of the carbon dioxide released by humans into the atmosphere. The underwater world beneath the waves can trap carbon

By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The whole world seems to be talking about the climate crisis, thanks to months of wild weather and new science showing that we need to act quicker than we previously thought to avoid the worst consequences. As global leaders meet in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh for annual climate

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The first complete skeleton of a prehistoric marine reptile was thought to be lost forever in a bombing raid in London in 1941. Paleontologist Mary Anning discovered the ichthyosaur fossil in 1818, two decades before the word dinosaur was even part of our lexicon. The ancient marine reptiles got the name

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN Never mind that Halloween is over, because “Halloween fireballs,” as NASA calls them, can still be seen blazing bright in the night sky over the next few weeks, thanks to the Southern Taurids meteor shower. The shower’s estimated peak isn’t until Saturday, November 5, according to EarthSky, and the Taurids are

By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN The hulking rocket at the heart of NASA’s plans to return humans to the moon arrived at the launchpad Friday morning as the space agency gears up for another attempt to get the Artemis I mission off the ground. Liftoff of the uncrewed test mission is slated for

By Ashley Strickland, CNN When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted underwater in January, it created a plume of ash and water that broke through the third layer of Earth’s atmosphere. It was the highest-recorded volcanic plume and reached the mesosphere, where meteors and meteorites usually break apart and burn up in our atmosphere. The

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN It’s no longer a secret that single-use plastic is harming the planet. Not only does the process of creating these materials emit enormous amounts of planet-warming gases, but they also can take centuries to decompose in a landfill. So as demand for climate action escalates and the dangers of plastics become

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The burial site of a young child who lived 8,000 years ago has been discovered in Eastern Finland, providing a rare glimpse into how Stone Age humans treated their deceased. The Majoonsuo grave first drew the attention of researchers in 1992 in the municipality of Outokumpu when bright red ocher, a

By Hadas Gold, CNN Israelis are heading to the ballot box for an unprecedented fifth time in four years on Tuesday, as Israel holds yet another national election aimed at ending the country’s ongoing political deadlock. For the first time in 13 years, former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not running as the incumbent. Bibi,

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have spotted three near-Earth asteroids that were lurking undetected within the glare of the sun. One of the asteroids is the largest potentially hazardous object posing a risk to Earth to be discovered in the last eight years. The asteroids belong to a group found within the orbits of Earth