Off the charts “crazy” heat in the North Atlantic ocean and record-smashing Antarctic sea ice lows last year are far more severe than what Earth’s supposed to get with current warming levels. They are more like what happens at twice this amount of warming, a new study said. The study’s main author worries that it’s […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The dim lighting and vacant offices were the first clues. Other changes struck Nina Washington, a senior at the University of Texas, when she returned to her favorite study spot from winter break. The words “Multicultural Center” had been taken off the wall, erasing an effort begun in the late 1980s […]
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza — The video shows a woman in a hijab walking down a tunnel, followed by a young girl and two boys. One of the boys holds a light against the gloom. And then a man with white hair and prominent ears enters the frame, his back to the camera. Israel’s military says […]
As this journey to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza reaches its end, I’ve learned a difficult truth. The divide between Palestinian and Jew is perhaps as wide as it’s ever been. Many Israelis who once were for peace doubt after Oct. 7 that they have a partner for it. And Palestinian anger over Gaza’s […]
A scientist and a wildlife filmmaker have captured what may be rare photos and video of a newborn great white shark, seen swimming just off the California coast near Santa Barbara. The footage, filmed by a drone last July, is stirring up excitement tinged with skepticism among experts who are eager to understand one of […]
HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. prosecutor revealed a possible glimpse into Hawaii’s underworld on Monday as he outlined the crimes a Honolulu businessman is accused of orchestrating: the kidnapping of a 72-year-old accountant who owed a debt, the release of a toxic chemical into a rival’s nightclubs and the killing of his late son’s best […]
Western countries are preparing for a possible hybrid attack on NATO’s eastern flank, said to Pavlo Klimkin, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, in an interview with Radio NV on Jan. 16. Read also: War between NATO & Russia is imminent, according to secret German Armed Forces document — Bild Klimkin noted that NATO countries are […]
Jan. 13—DANVILLE — A handful of Danville Area High School students responded to a structural collapse Friday afternoon and were challenged to remove a patient safely from under the debris in an emergency setting. Just another day for Danville High School’s Fire Club. Lawmakers interested in expanding the program beyond Montour County and leaders from […]
The blanket of wildfire smoke that spread across large parts of the U.S. and Canada in 2023 was a wake-up call, showing what climate change could feel like in the near future for millions of people. Apocalyptic orange skies and air pollution levels that force people indoors only tell part of the story, though. As […]
Dec. 23—Mary Berry has been all over the world. For her new special, “Mary Berry’s Highland Christmas,” she wanted to bring it back home to Scotland. “I’ve been meeting different celebrities who have Scottish ties and I’ve been cooking some delicious Scottish recipes, and it’s all things that you might like to serve over the […]
SAN ANTONIO — It had gotten dark. Clouds filled with rain loomed overhead, threatening to wash away all their work. They were running out of time. Daniel Hemler worked quickly, digging two feet into the earth to make way for a new swimming pool he had been hired to install. Alongside a stranger he’d recruited […]
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. It’s impossible to know what Mars looked like billions of years ago, but one robotic explorer’s intrepid sleuthing is giving astronomers a peek into the past. The NASA Perseverance rover just marked 1,000 […]