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By Katie Hunt, CNN Ancient humans ate copious quantities of oysters — shucking billions of shells over thousands of years in a way that did not appear to cause oyster populations to collapse as they have in many places today. New research, based on an analysis of dozens of archaeological sites in the United States

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Think of this as one very long last dance. Two galaxies located 60 million light-years from Earth have been in the process of coming together for 400 million years. The galaxies, NGC 1512 and NGC 1510, are located in the Horologium constellation, as seen from the Southern Hemisphere. The larger of

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Not all plants wither when faced with harsh conditions. Extremophyte plants not only survive in dry, salty or cold places, but actually thrive in them. One of these plants flourishes in a place with extremely high salt content, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Nature Plants. Understanding

By Hande Atay Alam and Radina Gigova, CNN Actress and activist Angelina Jolie paid a surprise visit to a boarding school and medical institution in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, according to Maksym Kozytskyy, head of Lviv’s regional military administration. “In one of the medical institutions, she has visited children who suffered

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Thousands of emperor penguins cluster on the ice of Atka Bay in Antarctica, mostly unaware that an interloper lives among them. Slightly shorter than the average adult emperor, the 3-foot-tall (1-meter-tall) autonomous robot sits silently within the colony, nondescript compared with humans who sometimes emerge from a nearby research station. The

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN The Premier of the British Virgin Islands and the territory’s ports director were arrested Thursday in Miami on charges related to drug trafficking and money laundering, according to a criminal affidavit filed in the US District Court’s Southern District of Florida. Premier Andrew Alturo Fahie and BVI Ports Authority Managing Director

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Tucked between the Chilean coast and Patagonian mountains lives a small population of sheepdogs, which exists only in that region and in small numbers of only about a few hundred total. These rare herding dogs are not just cute and not just fluffy — though they certainly are those things, too

By Angela Dewan, CNN The area of tropical forest destroyed in 2021 was enough to cover the entire island of Cuba, and sent more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as India does in an entire year from burning fossil fuels, according to an analysis published Thursday. Some 11.1 million hectares (around 43,000 square miles) of

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Wildfires in the vast and pristine forests of Canada, Europe and the far Northern US could release an enormous amount of planet-warming emissions between now and 2050, putting the world’s climate goals in peril, scientists reported Wednesday. A study published in the journal Science Advances found that wildfires in the North

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Bono, Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter of the band U2. Personal Birth date: May 10, 1960 Birth place: Dublin, Ireland Birth name: Paul David Hewson Father: Brendan Robert Hewson, post office worker Mother: Iris Elizabeth (Rankin) Hewson Marriage: Ali (Stewart) Hewson (August 21, 1982-present)

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the death of Osama bin Laden. On May 2, 2011, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces during an early morning raid at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Facts about the compound – Built in approximately 2006.– Significantly larger than other homes in

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at WikiLeaks and the trial of Chelsea Manning. Facts WikiLeaks is purportedly an organization that facilitates the anonymous leaking of secret information through its website. It was founded in 2006 by Julian Assange, activist, computer programmer and hacker. Chelsea Manning (born Bradley Manning), a former Army intelligence analyst who

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Personal Birth date: April 30, 1949 Birth place: Lisbon, Portugal Birth name: Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres Father: Virgílio Guterres Mother: Ilda Cândida de Oliveira Marriages: Catarina Vaz Pinto (2001-present); Luisa Melo (1972-1998, her death) Children: A son, a daughter

By Zoe Sottile, CNN It’s not about the size of the fish — it’s about the motion in the ocean. A new study led by Southampton University researchers has found that when some species of fish get frisky, their activity causes the Earth’s waters to move — as much as a major storm does. Researchers

By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Gothic ruins that inspired “Dracula” are inviting in the world’s largest gathering of vampires — or just people dressed as them — to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the iconic horror novel’s release. Located in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, the ruins at Whitby Abbey consist of a monastery built in

By Sara Spary, CNN Deep underneath the Alps, on the Swiss-French border, something significant just happened in the world of physics. The Large Hadron Collider, Earth’s most powerful particle accelerator, was restarted on Friday morning after a three-year hiatus for upgrades. Consisting of a ring 27 kilometers (16.7 miles) in circumference, the machine is made

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Perseverance rover just witnessed a unique kind of eclipse while sitting on the surface of Mars — and the robotic explorer captured video of it. And although it looks like the rover was watching the shadow of a potato cross the red Martian surface, that’s actually Phobos, one of Mars’

By Rachel Ramirez Extreme land use combined with warming temperatures are pushing insect ecosystems toward collapse in some parts of the world, scientists reported Wednesday. The study, published in the journal Nature, identified for the first time a clear and alarming link between the climate crisis and high-intensity agriculture and showed that, in places where

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Lent, a season of prayer and penance for many Christians, and a period of preparation for the Easter season. Facts February 22-April 8, 2023 – Lent (Western church) The word Lent comes from the Old English word lencten, meaning spring. In the Western church, Lent begins on Ash

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Two Russian cosmonauts went on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Monday to activate a new robotic arm. Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev began their nearly seven-hour spacewalk at 11:01 a.m. ET and it ended at 5:37 p.m. ET, lasting for six hours and 37 minutes. It

By Katie Hunt, CNN Eggs have been laid on land by birds, reptiles, dinosaurs and a few oddball mammals for more than 200 million years. And humans have been using some of these eggs as a nutritious source of food, and their shells as bowls, bottles and jewelry for most of our history on the

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Fatou, a western lowland gorilla believed to be the oldest in the world, just celebrated her 65th birthday at the Berlin Zoo. “Our Gorilla lady is celebrating her 65th birthday today, making her the oldest Gorilla in the world,” the zoo wrote on Instagram. “The traditional birthday cake could not be

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The NASA Artemis I mega moon rocket may face another attempt at its crucial prelaunch ground test as early as next week, according to NASA officials. Engineers are putting the 322-foot-tall (98-meter-tall) Artemis I rocket stack, including NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, through its final paces on the launchpad

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Cannes Film Festival, held every year in Cannes, France. May 17-28, 2022 – The 75th Cannes International Film Festival is scheduled to take place. July 6-17, 2021 – Postponed from May, the 74th Cannes Film Festival takes place. “Titane,” directed by Julia Ducornau wins the Palme d’Or,

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have detected a powerful radiowave laser, known as a megamaser, in space. This record-breaking megamaser is the most distant one ever observed at 5 billion light-years away from Earth. The light from this space laser traveled a whopping 36 thousand billion billion miles (58 thousand billion billion kilometers) to reach

By Kathleen Toner, CNN People around the globe have been moved by the horrible images of Ukrainians in distress, fleeing their homes after the Russian invasion began in late February. But the scope of the situation can be difficult to comprehend. More than a quarter of Ukraine’s population has been uprooted since February 24 and

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Vietnam War. Causes of Vietnam War 1883-1945 – Cochin-China, southern Vietnam, and Annam and Tonkin, central and northern Vietnam, along with Cambodia and Laos make up colonial empire French Indochina. 1946 – Communists in the north begin fighting France for control of the country. 1949 – France

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at May Day, referred to as International Workers Day in many countries. Facts Celebrated on the first day of May each year. In Gaelic traditions, it is known as Beltaine (or the Anglicized “Beltane”). May Day has shared a date with International Workers’ Day since the 1880s. At the

Coronavirus restrictions are disappearing by the week in much of the world, as more Western countries scale back their remaining restrictions and inch toward a policy of living with Covid-19. The more transmissible but less severe Omicron variant — and its subvariant, BA.2 — have played a large role in that calculation, convincing many leaders

By Ashley Strickland, CNN A comet with a nucleus larger than the state of Rhode Island is heading our way, but Earth is in no danger of a “Don’t Look Up” situation, astronomers say. Although comets are most recognizable for their streaming tails, which can stretch for millions of miles, the heart of a comet

By Zahra Ullah and Mia Alberti, CNN A Russian court on Tuesday remanded the case of Trevor Reed, a former US Marine detained in Russia, to a lower court for review, said US Ambassador John Sullivan, who was at the proceedings. Sullivan is “very disappointed that justice has again been denied,” he said. “Unfortunately, the

By Ashley Strickland, CNN NASA’s Artemis I mission to the moon will make a third attempt at its most critical and final prelaunch test beginning on Tuesday, April 12, according to the agency. The mission team plans to start fueling the 322-foot-tall (98-meter-tall) Artemis I rocket stack, including NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft,

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A baby dusky pademelon has finally been spotted at the Chester Zoo. The youngster was actually born a few months ago, but this is the first time zookeepers caught the baby peeking out from his mother’s pouch. The zoo, which is based in Chester, England, shared a video of the joey

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within countries in the Middle East including northern Iraq, eastern Turkey, western Iran and small portions of northern Syria and Armenia. About the Kurdistan region Area: Roughly 74,000 sq mi Population: approximately 25-30

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the United Nations Security Council, a 15-member body within the United Nations. Overview The Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. The Security Council has 15 members. There are five permanent members: the United States, the Russian Federation, France, China and the

By Emma Tucker and Zachary Cohen, CNN The governors of Iowa and Nebraska announced last week interagency initiatives to donate police protective gear, including military-grade equipment such as helmets and vests, to Ukraine to help civilians defend themselves against Russia’s invasion. Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said his state will send 550 pieces of protective gear

By Camille Knight and Xiaofei Xu, CNN A lucky Frenchman has decided to dedicate most of his record-breaking $217 million lottery jackpot to a nature foundation he created, he told Le Parisien in an exclusive interview published Wednesday. The winner, nicknamed “Guy” by French lottery group Françaises des Jeux (FDJ), won the sum in December

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Vatican’s timetable and process for choosing a new pope. Burial & Mourning upon Death of a Pope Cardinals decide, after the death of the pope, when funerals and conclave begin. Universi Dominici Gregis (hereafter referred to as Law) dictates that: – There must be nine days

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN NASA is still aiming for a June launch after a second attempt at a final test for its Artemis I mission to the moon was scrubbed on Monday. “We’re not ready to give up” on the June launch window, Artemis mission manager Mike Sarafin told reporters in a Tuesday news conference.

By Katie Hunt, CNN The three Russian astronauts who boarded the International Space Station last month in spacesuits that echoed the colors of Ukraine’s flag were paying tribute to their university and not protesting Russia’s invasion, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei said Tuesday. The yellow and blue spacesuits surprised many observers, who assumed the Russians

By Jennifer Deaton and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian troops of indiscriminately killing civilians “just for their pleasure” in an emotionally-charged address to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, before questioning the very mandate of the Security Council itself. Zelensky’s speech came a day after he visited the Kyiv suburb

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. Facts The organization’s charter states that the signing parties will “seek to promote stability and well-being in the North Atlantic area,” and will “unite their efforts for collective defense and for the preservation of peace and security.” April