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By Katie Hunt, CNN It was an asteroid strike that doomed the dinosaurs to extinction 66 million years ago. But what were their lives like before it…

By Amy Sood, CNN Humanity has been ravaged by the plague — one of the deadliest bacterial infections in history — for thousands of years.…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN A new space telescope that could spot potentially hazardous asteroids and comets heading for Earth is one step closer to…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN A new space telescope that could spot potentially hazardous asteroids and comets heading for Earth is one step closer to…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the social media network Meta, formerly known as Facebook. Facts Meta had 2.96 billion monthly active…

By Bethlehem Feleke, Richard Roth, Kristina Sgueglia, Vasco Cotovio, Nima Elbagir and CNN Staff In a stunning about-turn in the devastating…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Nearly a billion years ago, two of the most extreme objects in the universe came together in a death spiral, and one of…

By Bethlehem Feleke, Richard Roth, Kristina Sgueglia, Vasco Cotovio, Nima Elbagir and CNN Staff In a stunning about-turn in the devastating…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have discovered a new type of supernova, or star explosion, and it provides a new window into the violent life…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at US POW/MIA’s in Iraq and Afghanistan from 1991 to present. Scott Speicher January 17, 1991…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at US POW/MIA’s in Iraq and Afghanistan from 1991 to present. Scott Speicher January 17, 1991…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Each generation has the gift of knowing more than the last, but we can never truly know everything — and that’s…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Each generation has the gift of knowing more than the last, but we can never truly know everything — and that’s…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Where are you now, Mars Ingenuity helicopter? While it seems like the little chopper has been quiet, it turns out that…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Where are you now, Mars Ingenuity helicopter? While it seems like the little chopper has been quiet, it turns out that…

By Ashley Strickland, Megan Marples and Sarah Molano, CNN It’s the summer of new solar power on the International Space Station. Astronauts…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN Universe, we’ve got a problem: The payload computer aboard the Hubble Space Telescope that has shaped our understanding…

By Kristen Rogers Universe, we’ve got a problem: The payload computer aboard the Hubble Space Telescope that has shaped our understanding of…

By Megan Marples, CNN Dinosaurs may have given birth and lived year-round in the Artic, a new study revealed. Researchers found fossil evidence of at…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the first democratically elected president of Haiti. Personal Birth…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the first democratically elected president of Haiti. Personal Birth…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Ringo Starr, musician and member of the Beatles. Personal Birth date: July 7, 1940 Birth place:…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Ringo Starr, musician and member of the Beatles. Personal Birth date: July 7, 1940 Birth place:…

By Nima Elbagir, Bethlehem Feleke and Larry Madowo, CNN An airstrike in Ethiopia’s war-torn northern region of Tigray killed as many as 30…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN As human civilization began to flourish on Earth about 5,000 years ago, 1,715 star systems within 326 light-years of Earth…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN As human civilization began to flourish on Earth about 5,000 years ago, 1,715 star systems within 326 light-years of Earth…

By Nima Elbagir, Bethlehem Feleke and Larry Madowo, CNN An airstrike in Ethiopia’s war-torn northern region of Tigray killed as many as 30…

By Katie Hunt, CNN The vast majority of expectant mongoose moms within a group give birth on the same night. The synchronous arrival of the tiny pups…

By Sam Romano The world’s rainforests are under siege. Climate change has driven the average temperature of the Amazon rainforest up by as much…

By Sam Romano The world’s rainforests are under siege. Climate change has driven the average temperature of the Amazon rainforest up by as much…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN With its thick, toxic atmosphere and temperatures hot enough to melt lead, Venus seems like a dead planet. New research,…

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is speaking out about the lack of diversity she saw in books growing up, and hopes every family will feel represented in…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Personal Birth date: July 3, 1971 Birth place:…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet conducted a spacewalk Sunday —…

By Sheena McKenzie, CNN Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, said she hopes “any family” will see themselves represented in the pages of her…

By Bethany Hines, CNN Each year on June 20, World Refugee Day spotlights the bravery and strength of people forced to flee their home countries to…

By Amy Wray, CNN Joe Jonas crashes a SoulCycle class, Cristiano Ronaldo snubs Coca-Cola and Stephen Colbert welcomes back a live audience. These are…

By Jack Guy, CNN Early Medieval graves in Europe were reopened as part of widespread burial traditions — not only by grave robbers, as experts…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the social media network, Facebook. Facts Facebook had 2.8 billion monthly active users around the…

By Katie Hunt, CNN Betelgeuse, a bright star visible in the Orion constellation in the night sky, has beguiled and puzzled space scientists since…

By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN The International Space Station was due to get a powerful upgrade on Wednesday, but “technical…

By Tara John, CNN WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the spread of coronavirus is moving faster than the…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The International Space Station is about to get a powerful upgrade. On Wednesday morning, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Personal Birth date: June 25,…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. In 2022, Ramadan is expected to begin at sundown on April 2 and…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN A new space telescope that could spot potentially hazardous asteroids and comets heading for Earth is one step closer to…

By Scottie Andrew, CNN An upcoming film set to focus on New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her response to the 2019 Christchurch mosque…

By Gregory McNamee, CNN When Rev. Pamela Conrad looks into the heavens, she really looks into the heavens. By night, and at odd moments during the…

By Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN Singers performing a duet, jazz players riffing together effortlessly, paired-up dancers never skipping a step:…

By Angela Dewan, CNN Climate change is rarely a main talking point at the G7 leaders’ summit, but as US President Joe Biden proclaimed that…

34-year-old Kizzmekia Corbett is a key developer behind the Moderna vaccine. She tells CNN’s Abby Phillip about her life in science, preparing for…