Even the longest journeys have to come to an end, and that end has arrived for one iconic travel brand’s time in China. Lonely Planet, the well-known publisher of travel guides and related content, closed its Chinese office, halted all publication in China, and shuttered its Chinese social media accounts. The company announced the news […]
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We’ve been accidentally cooling the planet — and it’s about to stop
It is widely accepted that humans have been heating up the planet for over a century by burning coal, oil and gas. Earth has already warmed by almost 1.2 degrees Celsius (2.2 degrees Fahrenheit) since preindustrial times, and the planet is poised to race past the hoped-for limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming. But […]
Everything to Know About the Massive ‘Planet Killer’ Asteroid Passing Near Earth, Including How to Watch It Live
On June 27, a massive asteroid the likes of which are rarely seen on this side of the solar system will be making a very close approach to Earth. The event will providing a great opportunity for millions to learn about similar space rocks and what could happen in a potentially catastrophic asteroid collision. How […]
Mountain-size ‘planet killer’ asteroid will make a close approach to Earth this week — and you can watch it live
A massive “planet killer” asteroid will make a very close approach to Earth later this week, safely zipping past our planet at around 58,000 mph (93,000 km/h). The “potentially hazardous,” mountain-size object is one of the largest space rocks to pass close to Earth in more than a century — and you can watch the […]
Woman accused of stealing credit cards from locker at local Planet Fitness turns herself in
A woman accused of stealing credit cards from a locker at Planet Fitness has turned herself in to police. >> Police searching for woman accused of stealing credit cards from locker at local Planet Fitness Kimberly McCartney, from Pittsburgh’s South Side, is charged with access device fraud, theft and receiving stolen property. Castle Shannon police […]
Suspect leads deputies on chase following deadly shooting outside Southern California Planet Fitness
A suspect led authorities on a chase after allegedly shooting a man outside a Planet Fitness in Riverside County. According to a spokesperson with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to the 1600 block of North Perris Boulevard in the city of Perris just after 12:15 a.m. Sunday on a shooting call. Teen […]
It’s one of California’s worst freeway bottlenecks. Will fixing it ruin the planet?
Underneath the Yolo Causeway near Sacramento, where a nearly half-billion-dollar effort is underway to add toll lanes to Interstate 80 and ease congestion, swollen rivers fill wetlands in the winter season and bat colonies roost in the bridge’s grooves in warm months. More than a century old, the road that connects the Bay Area to […]
This Little-Known, Small-Cap Company Might Be the Safest 11%-Yielding Dividend Stock on the Planet
Over the long run, Wall Street has been nothing short of a wealth-building machine. Although the stock market has its ups and downs, equities have handily outperformed other asset classes over the last century, including Treasury bonds, housing, oil, and gold. But not all stocks are created equal. While artificial intelligence (AI) stocks and the […]
Striking photos show how our planet is changing – for better and for worse
Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has partnered with CNN to drive awareness and education around key sustainability issues and to inspire positive action. A photograph of a solitary man walking along terraces in China, […]
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover enters new Red Planet territory: ‘Bright Angel’
Since January, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been tracing the south side of Neretva Vallis, which is possibly the fossil of a river that once fed the rover’s landing site in Jezero Crater. In the distance, Perseverance’s operators could see the glimmer of its next destination: Bright Angel, so named for the light-toned outcrops that may […]
Visiting the Rio Puerco Valley volcano necks is like landing on another planet
Jun. 16—RIO PUERCO VALLEY — David Ryan is driving his 2013 blue Ford Escape from Bernalillo northwest along U.S. 550 early on a recent weekday morning. He’s got one-half of the back seat dropped down to support a dog bed, on which his rat terrier Sparky and rat terrier/Chihuahua mix Sami are reclining. “It’s right […]
A massive solar storm hits Mars, revealing a risk for future astronauts on the red planet
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When the sun unleashed an extreme solar storm and hit Mars in May, it engulfed the red planet with auroras and an influx of charged particles and radiation, according to NASA. The sun has been showcasing […]