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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have discovered a new kind of star explosion called a micronova. Although it may be smaller than the giant…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have discovered a new kind of star explosion called a micronova. Although it may be smaller than the giant…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The International Space Station will intentionally fall to Earth and come to rest within the depths of Point Nemo, a watery…
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN You may have a slim chance of traveling to outer space, but at least your name can go. NASA is collecting names to be put on a…
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN You may have a slim chance of traveling to outer space, but at least your name can go. NASA is collecting names to be put on a…
Continue ReadingBy Gabriel Kinder, CNN Within 24 hours of reading a news story about Ukrainian refugees sleeping in a train station, Aaron Jackson left his Florida…
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, AnneClaire Stapleton and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Hundreds of thousands of children are among two million refugees who have fled…
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna and Chris Boyette, CNN The American basketball star who was arrested in Russia on allegations of drug smuggling was detained February…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Far beneath the waves surrounding the Maldives, there’s a living rainbow in the ocean’s “twilight…
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna and Chris Boyette, CNN The American basketball star who was arrested in Russia on allegations of drug smuggling was detained February…
Continue ReadingBy Shelby Rose, CNN Sirens blare in the distance. Everywhere she looks, there’s devastation. Windows are cracked and pieces of wood and…
Continue ReadingBy Shelby Rose, CNN Sirens blare in the distance. Everywhere she looks, there’s devastation. Windows are cracked and pieces of wood and…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN The age of a 31-kilometer (19-mile) wide meteorite crater discovered under a kilometer of Greenland ice had long puzzled…
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, AnneClaire Stapleton and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Hundreds of thousands of children are among two million refugees who have fled…
Continue ReadingBy Tara John and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing a devastating humanitarian crisis in the country, with at…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The sun is getting more active — and two solar missions are perfectly poised to capture the stellar show. The Solar…
Continue ReadingBy Travis Caldwell, CNN Brittney Griner, the star basketball player detained in Russia over alleged drug charges, has become the latest of several…
Continue ReadingBy Travis Caldwell, CNN Brittney Griner, the star basketball player detained in Russia over alleged drug charges, has become the latest of several…
Continue ReadingBy Meera Senthilingam, CNN Skin whitening products containing high levels of mercury continue to be sold on the world’s biggest e-commerce…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The oldest ancestor of modern octopuses lived 328 million years ago and had 10 arms, according to a new study. Researchers…
Continue ReadingBy Travis Caldwell and Holly Yan, CNN The arrest of two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner has left supporters anxious about…
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Fisher and Jackie Wattles, CNN An extraordinary war of words is transpiring between the head of Russia’s space agency and one of…
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN A month after US basketball star Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia, it’s still not clear exactly where she’s being…
Continue ReadingBy Travis Caldwell, CNN Brittney Griner, the star basketball player detained in Russia over alleged drug charges, has become the latest of several…
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, Holly Yan and Emma Tucker, CNN For days, family and friends have been clamoring for the release of two-time Olympic champion…
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling and Emma Tucker, CNN Brittney Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and seven-time Women’s National Basketball Association…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Mardi Gras, a celebration held the day before the fasting season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.…
Continue ReadingBy David Williams, CNN Weaver Olena Shevtsova sells handmade Slavic and Ukrainian patterned belts, sashes, scarves and even guitar straps online to…
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling and Emma Tucker, CNN Brittney Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and seven-time Women’s National Basketball Association…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN It’s been a tough week. The world has watched the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfold during a pandemic that still…
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Barbara Starr, CNN Russia is poised to deploy up to 1,000 more mercenaries to Ukraine in the coming days and…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Fossils have led researchers to a previously unknown species of armored dinosaur that lived 168 million years ago, and…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN A rocket part that’s been careering around space for years is set to collide with the moon on Friday, and it will be the…
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Toner, CNN Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has evoked echoes of World War II. And for Ukrainian Holocaust survivors, the crisis is…
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Toner, CNN Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has evoked echoes of World War II. And for Ukrainian Holocaust survivors, the crisis is…
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Toner, CNN Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has evoked echoes of World War II. And for Ukrainian Holocaust survivors, the crisis is…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN This may be the closest we will ever come to finding a flower on Mars. During its ongoing investigation of Martian rocks in…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis and Natasha Bertrand, CNN A Western intelligence report indicated that Chinese officials in early February requested that senior…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis and Natasha Bertrand, CNN A Western intelligence report indicated that Chinese officials in early February requested that senior…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis and Natasha Bertrand, CNN A Western intelligence report indicated that Chinese officials in early February requested that senior…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN A rocket part that’s been careering around space for years is set to collide with the moon on Friday, and it will be the…
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN In recent days, Russia’s attack on Ukraine has left many living in the country in a nightmare. Subway stations double as…
Continue ReadingBy Tara John and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN The United States can “move forward safely” into a less disruptive phase of the pandemic, a…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Whether it’s wildfires that sweep across the West Coast, storms rolling in from the Pacific Ocean, or dense fog that…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Few dinosaurs exude the same mystique as Tyrannosaurus rex, but the tyrant lizard king that once roamed across North America might…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt and Jackie Wattles, CNN It’s very unlikely that Europe’s first planetary rover will launch in 2022, the European Space…
Continue ReadingBy Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase, CNN From TikTok videos of tanks in Belgorod to Telegram clips of strikes near Kyiv, social media footage…
Continue ReadingBy Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase, CNN From TikTok videos of tanks in Belgorod to Telegram clips of strikes near Kyiv, social media footage…
Continue ReadingBy Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase, CNN From TikTok videos of tanks in Belgorod to Telegram clips of strikes near Kyiv, social media footage…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The sun is getting more active — and two solar missions are perfectly poised to capture the stellar show. The Solar…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN Climate change is on course to transform life on Earth as we know it, and unless global warming is dramatically slowed,…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN As a space enthusiast, I’ve always wanted to sail among the stars to a galaxy far, far away. I got a step closer this…
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN Two top-10 Russian tennis stars, including world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev, have addressed their country’s invasion of…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Some 4.4 million space objects billions of light-years away have been mapped by astronomers, including 1 million space objects…
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN Researchers have used genetics to create the largest human family tree ever made, allowing individuals to find out who their distant…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN Wildfires have intensified around the globe, providing a stark reminder of how the climate crisis is upending lives and…
Continue ReadingBy Isabelle Jani-Friend, CNN The ice sheet covering Greenland is melting rapidly at its base and is injecting far more water and ice into the ocean…
Continue ReadingBy Danya Gainor and Angela Fritz, CNN There are few places on Earth that humans haven’t mucked up with the waste and pollution that comes from…
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN Good things come in twos. At least this Tuesday it does. The date is February 22, 2022. When you write it, 2/22/22, it’s…
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN Good things come in twos. At least this Tuesday it does. The date is February 22, 2022. When you write it, 2/22/22, it’s…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The weather on this piping hot exoplanet is truly out of this world. A massive gas giant orbiting a star about 855…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Purim, a Jewish holiday celebrating Queen Esther. In 2023, Purim will begin at sundown on March 6 and…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about Libya, an oil-rich country in North Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea and…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at oil spill disasters. Spill estimates vary by source. Ten Largest Oil Spills 1. January 1991 –…
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan and Sofia Mitra-Thakur CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights…
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan and Sofia Mitra-Thakur CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Few ancient wonders still stand, but their remnants captivate us with the promise of untold stories. The first excavations…
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN Like many Indigenous people of North America, Miali Coley-Sudlovenick fears that her native language is dying. European…
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Adam Renton, Adrienne Vogt and Fernando Alfonso III, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a…
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Adam Renton, Adrienne Vogt and Fernando Alfonso III, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN As surging global temperatures alter the landscape of the Arctic, scientists are observing what’s shaping up to be a new…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN As surging global temperatures alter the landscape of the Arctic, scientists are observing what’s shaping up to be a new…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN A year ago, two robots landed on Mars and forever changed the way we explore the red planet. The joy and excitement of the…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN A year ago, two robots landed on Mars and forever changed the way we explore the red planet. The joy and excitement of the…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of media magnate Rupert Murdoch. Personal Birth date: March 11, 1931 Birth place: Melbourne,…
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN A swarm of hundreds of birds plummeted to the ground outside your house. Carcasses lay strewed in the street, the birds killed…
Continue ReadingBy Sara Spary, Rob Iddiols, Derek Van Dam and Amy Cassidy, CNN Storm Eunice tore down rooftops and trees, crushed cars and sent planes skidding on…
Continue ReadingBy Sara Spary, Niamh Kennedy, Rob Iddiols, Derek Van Dam and Amy Cassidy, CNN Storm Eunice tore down rooftops and trees, crushed cars and sent planes…
Continue ReadingBy Aditi Sangal, Ben Morse, Ben Church, Rhea Mogul, Adam Renton and Patrick Sung, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc.,…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated on March 17 every year. Facts St. Patrick’s Day is the feast…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at major ferry and ship sinking disasters throughout history. This timeline is not-all inclusive; various…
Continue ReadingBy Tara John and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN The United States has a booster shot problem. As other nations hurtle ahead in their Covid-19 vaccination…
Continue ReadingBy Tara John and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN The United States has a booster shot problem. As other nations hurtle ahead in their Covid-19 vaccination…
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas and Tim Lister, CNN A cyberattack hit the websites of Ukraine’s defense ministry and armed forces, and the websites of two…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN As global temperatures steadily rise, our planet may be changing too quickly for some of nature’s most wide-ranging…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt and Ashley Strickland, CNN A rogue rocket expected to collide with the moon on March 4 was wrongly identified as a SpaceX Falcon rocket…
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan and Adam Renton, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights…
Continue ReadingBy Dalal Mawad, Anaelle Jonah, Joseph Ataman and Allegra Goodwin, CNN At least seven people, including two children, were killed in an explosion in…
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, CNN A new species of crocodile dating back to the Cretaceous period has been discovered in Queensland, Australia, and its last meal…
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan and Adam Renton, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights…
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, Matias Grez, Patrick Sung, Jessie Yeung and Brad Lendon, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a…
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, Matias Grez, Patrick Sung, Jessie Yeung and Brad Lendon, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN “Life will find a way.” Those words are spoken by the fictional Dr. John Hammond in the trailer for…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope is setting up shop while it chills out a million miles from Earth. The observatory shared…
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Adam Renton, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights…
Continue ReadingBy Aditi Sangal, Patrick Sung, Ben Morse, Jessie Yeung, Adam Renton and Jack Bantock, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network,…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Beneath a thick cover of clouds, Venus is aglow. The Parker Solar Probe mission, intended to study the sun, has revealed…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Beneath a thick cover of clouds, Venus is aglow. The Parker Solar Probe mission, intended to study the sun, has revealed…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN We may have a new planetary neighbor orbiting just four light-years away. Astronomers have detected evidence of a third…
Continue ReadingAbout 150 million years ago, a young long-necked dinosaur fell ill, likely coughing and suffering from a fever as it wandered what is now southwest…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN About 150 million years ago, a young long-necked dinosaur fell ill, likely coughing and suffering from a fever as it…
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