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With less than a month to go before Christmas, Andrea Petifer can’t stop thinking about the one gift in her bedroom that will stay unopened.Instead of being worn by Petifer’s niece on Christmas morning, the new pair of pajamas...

Spain is racing to reconstruct areas devastated by deadly floods last month but experts have urged a rethink of development with the relocation of buildings away from vulnerable areas.The worst floods to hit Spain in decades on October 29...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.More than 1.5 million years ago, two different species of ancient human crossed paths on a lakeshore, perhaps locking eyes...

The 2024 United Nations climate talks wrapped up two days late, with an ending fitting that of a geopolitical reality TV show, complete with walkouts and recriminations.Countries agreed on a new climate finance target...

Capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius is a tall order. Achieving that goal will not only...

The 2024 U.N. climate talks ended in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 24 after two weeks of arguments, agreements and side deals involving 106 heads of states and over 50,000 business leaders, activists and government representatives...

Whether you’re manufacturing cement, steel, chemicals, or paper, you need a large amount of heat. Almost without...

Wondering where you land on the economic spectrum? It can be tricky to pin down whether you consider yourself middle class, lower class or something else entirely. Using income alone to...

Visualizing the potential impacts of a hurricane on people’s homes before it hits can help residents prepare...

Millions of Americans facing retirement are worried they won't be financially prepared — or fear that they'll have to work forever.Some are already there. Finances and retirement were major themes in the roughly 1,200 responses Business Insider received from...