‘Shocked’ by the loss: Scientists sound the alarm on New Zealand’s melting glaciers
By Laura Paddison, CNN Every year scientists in New Zealand fly over some of the country’s most iconic glaciers — ancient ice…
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN Every year scientists in New Zealand fly over some of the country’s most iconic glaciers — ancient ice…
Continue ReadingBy Caolán Magee, CNN It was a winter’s night outside Victor’s Bar in Belfast, and the Irish Republican Army (IRA) had identified its…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, headquartered in Vienna, Austria. Facts The…
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli and Ashley Strickland, CNN April’s full moon will not shine pink tonight, despite its name, but the bright golden orb could…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have detected a repeating radio signal from an exoplanet and the star that it orbits, both located 12…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN I was briefly transfixed by April’s full moon as it peeped out of London’s clouds on Wednesday night — it was a…
Continue ReadingBy Caolán Magee, CNN Donald Trump may be the first former US president to face criminal charges, but around the world many current and former…
Continue ReadingBy Caolán Magee, CNN Donald Trump may be the first former US president to face criminal charges, but around the world many current and former…
Continue ReadingBy Mary Kay Mallonee and Helen Regan, CNN A US strike in Syria has killed a senior ISIS leader who planned attacks into Europe, United States Central…
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronauts who will helm the first crewed moon mission in five decades were revealed on Monday, queuing…
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles and Kristin Fisher, CNN Four astronauts — including three Americans and one Canadian — will be tapped by NASA to complete a…
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison and Rachel Ramirez, CNN Scientists have watched in astonishment as ocean temperatures have steadily risen over the past several…
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronauts who will helm the first crewed moon mission in five decades were revealed on Monday, queuing…
Continue ReadingBy Radina Gigova, Mariya Knight and Katharina Krebs, CNN A well-known Russian military blogger was killed in an explosion at a cafe in St. Petersburg…
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN On Palm Sunday, Christians throughout the world celebrate the day Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem days before his…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN As a child in the 1980s, I visited the Jorvik Viking Centre in York, England, to learn about the Scandinavian seafarers. The…
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison and Rachel Ramirez, CNN Scientists have watched in astonishment as ocean temperatures have steadily risen over the past several…
Continue ReadingBy Richard Roth, CNN A country led by an accused war criminal is now in charge of the United Nations Security Council. Hard as it is to believe,…
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Much divides us, but one thing that knows no cultural bounds is the human desire to pull some silly, goofy little tricks. April…
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Researchers in New York developed a virtual reality maze for mice in an attempt to demystify a question that’s been…
Continue ReadingBy Danya Gainor, CNN No matter what the James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope or our other tools of space exploration discover next,…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Plants make popping sounds that are undetectable to the human ear, according to recordings made in a new study — and they make…
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Astronaut Frank Rubio traveled to the International Space Station on September 21, 2022, for what he thought would be a…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Plants make popping sounds that are undetectable to the human ear, according to recordings made in a new study — and they make…
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN The weather is slowly changing on Jupiter and Uranus, according to our galaxy’s own interplanetary meteorologist. The…
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Melting ice in the Antarctic is not just raising sea levels but slowing down the circulation of deep ocean water with vast…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday is poised to win a historic vote at the United Nations that would call on the…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday won a historic vote at the United Nations that calls on the world’s…
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Night sky lovers can typically spot a smattering of a few planets, but in late March, a stunning visual takes shape when five…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Woolly mammoth remains, with fur and tissue still in tact, are regularly found entombed in Arctic permafrost. Their discovery has…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Woolly mammoth remains, with fur and tissue still in tact, are regularly found entombed in Arctic permafrost. Their discovery has…
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Trillions of pounds of water may be strewn across the moon, trapped in tiny glass beads that could have formed when asteroids…
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Deadly spores lurk in the water and infect the skin of the creatures they touch. Spreading on contact and then invading the…
Continue ReadingStory by Katie Hunt, design by Ian Berry, CNN Smells hover just below our conscious awareness, conjuring up emotions and memories that shape how we…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The idea of time travel has always fascinated me. Since I was a kid, I’ve imagined a “Jetsons”-like…
Continue ReadingBy Bill Weir, CNN One hundred years ago, colorful canaries warned humans of the hidden hazards of digging for coal by riding shotgun down the mine…
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Night sky lovers can typically spot a smattering of a few planets, but in late March, a stunning visual takes shape when five…
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae, Emi Jozuka and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles into the waters off the east coast of the…
Continue ReadingBy CNN’s Barbie Latza Nadeau At least 28 migrants have died after their boats sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the…
Continue ReadingBy CNN’s Barbie Latza Nadeau At least 28 migrants have died after their boats sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the…
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN Cities’ relationship with water is a fragile balance. Too little leads to parched landscapes and water shortages; too…
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, Hira Humayun, Mariya Knight, Andrew Carey, Radina Gigova and Maria Kostenko, CNN Russia plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in…
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, Hira Humayun, Mariya Knight, Andrew Carey, Radina Gigova and Maria Kostenko, CNN Russia plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in…
Continue ReadingBy Alta Spells, Sara Weisfeldt and Zoe Sottile, CNN A suspect in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, who was killed in his bedroom…
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Each year, millions of people from over 190 countries and territories coordinate to turn off their lights for just one hour. The…
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN On hearing the words “city killer” and “asteroid” in the same sentence, you’d be forgiven for…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Scientists have created mice with two biologically male parents for the first time — a significant milestone in reproductive…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN In 2017, ‘Oumuamua became the first observed interstellar object to zip through our solar system, and its appearance…
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN For centuries, a setting sun has signaled the end of fasting rituals on holidays such as Ramadan and Yom Kippur, a cue to tuck…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected churning clouds of dust on a distant planet that orbits two stars. Known as…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN A new and large species of spider has been found living in Queensland, Australia, and researchers say it’s in need of…
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, CNN The world is facing a looming global water crisis that threatens to “spiral out of control” as increased demand for…
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Video by Channon Hodge, CNN Researchers have been pushing the limits of 3D printing for decades, using the manufacturing…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Organic molecules have been detected in samples collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission from the near-Earth asteroid…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN An unusual animal with canine teeth similar to those of a saber-toothed cat and the wide-set eyes of a cow lived in South…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Telescopes around the world were watching when a NASA spacecraft intentionally crashed into an asteroid in September 2022.…
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Video by Channon Hodge, CNN Researchers have been pushing the limits of 3D printing for decades, using the manufacturing…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN After more than 50 years of quiet, the moon is about to become a destination for space travelers again. The public will…
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN The world is rapidly approaching catastrophic levels of heating with international climate goals set to slip out of reach…
Continue ReadingBy Dalal Mawad, Oliver Briscoe, Chris Liakos and Jack Guy, CNN Two no-confidence votes against French President Emmanuel Macron’s government…
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN Millions of dead fish have washed up in a river near a small Australian town, in a phenomenon state officials say is related to…
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN Millions of dead fish have washed up in a river near a small Australian town, in a phenomenon state officials say is related to…
Continue ReadingBy Nick Paton Walsh and Allegra Goodwin, CNN British and German fighter jets intercepted a Russian aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace Friday,…
Continue ReadingBy Yusuf Gezer, Amy Cassidy and Jack Guy, CNN Turkey’s president says his government will begin ratifying Finland’s bid to become a NATO…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The remains of a glacier have been found near the Martian equator, suggesting that some form of water could still exist in…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the International Atomic Energy Agency and nuclear power. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN When scientists recently took a closer look at archival images of the surface of Venus, they discovered something new:…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN The bottled water industry is a juggernaut. More than 1 million bottles of water are sold every minute around the world and…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a rare and tumultuous sight 15,000 light-years away from Earth. The space…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN A plant-eating sauropod that lumbered around what’s now China some 162 million years ago had a neck that was about 10 feet…
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN NASA and Texas-based company Axiom Space have revealed a new spacesuit design — and it could be these…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN Only 13 of the world’s countries and territories had “healthy” air quality last year, according to a new…
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Lou, Saeed Ahmed and Katia Hetter, CNN If you’ve been using Pi Day as an excuse to just eat pie, that’s just peachy (or apple…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN The battle against the single-use plastic bag may not be won but it’s definitely under way. Restrictions on their use are in…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN From lengthy droughts to severe flooding, the intensity of water-related disasters around the world has increased over the…
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea launched two missiles from a submarine in the waters of the Sea of Japan Sunday morning…
Continue ReadingBy Mohammed Tawfeeq and Heather Chen, CNN Iran has arrested more than 100 people “in connection with” the suspected poisoning of hundreds…
Continue ReadingBy Mohammed Tawfeeq and Heather Chen, CNN Iran has arrested more than 100 people “in connection with” the suspected poisoning of hundreds…
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN The four astronauts who make up the Crew-5 team aboard the International Space Station returned home from a five-month stay in…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Scientists met this week in London at the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing to discuss advances in the field —…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Scientists met this week in London at the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing to discuss advances in the field —…
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN Scientists have set out a way to suck planet-heating carbon pollution from the air, turn it into sodium bicarbonate and store…
Continue ReadingBy Mindy Weisberger, CNN Booty-shaking worker bees guide their fellow workers to pollen by a form of communication known as “waggle…
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles and Kristin Fisher, CNN A newly discovered asteroid roughly the size of an Olympic swimming pool has a “small chance”…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The Curiosity rover just sent back a stunning postcard capturing its view of a shimmering sunset on Mars. The NASA rover…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN A nearby star system is helping astronomers unravel the mystery of how water appeared in our solar system billions of years…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Warmer temperatures in the Arctic are thawing the region’s permafrost — a frozen layer of soil beneath the ground — and…
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN The world’s oceans are polluted by a “plastic smog” made up of an estimated 171 trillion plastic particles…
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN Millions of people in India and around the world celebrating Holi this week. The Hindu festival of love, color and spring is one…
Continue ReadingBy Paula Newton, CNN Amid recent allegations that China attempted to meddle in Canada’s 2019 and 2021 elections, Canadian Prime Minister Justin…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers and Ashley Strickland, CNN The final full moon of winter will light up the sky this week, and it coincides with another special…
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam, CNN Progress toward gender equality is “vanishing before our eyes,” United Nations Secretary General António…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The human brain is unrivaled in its capacity to process information. Sure, we have days where our minds don’t feel as…
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN Nearly 200 countries have agreed to a legally-binding “high seas treaty” to protect marine life in international…
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Aaron Pellish, Chloe Liu and Heather Chen, CNN The US is working with Ukrainian pilots in the United States to determine how long…
Continue ReadingBy Xiaofei Xu and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Several sub-Saharan countries, including Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinea and Gabon, are helping their citizens…
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN After enlisting the public’s help to find Elvis Francois, a sailor who survived weeks lost at sea off of ketchup and…
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN An insect found on the side of a Fayetteville, Arkansas, big-box store has been identified as the species Polystoechotes…
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN New Yorkers’ beloved owl, Flaco, escaped from his Central Park Zoo enclosure a month ago. After eluding various rescue…
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN New Yorkers’ beloved owl, Flaco, escaped from his Central Park Zoo enclosure a month ago. After eluding various rescue…
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