Dwarf tomato seeds to launch to space station aboard SpaceX resupply flight
By Ashley Strickland, CNN SpaceX’s 26th commercial resupply is set to launch this weekend, and it’ll carry a bounty of supplies, a pair…
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NASA’s historic moon mission enters the final leg of its journey
By Jackie Wattles, CNN The NASA Orion spacecraft, the core of the Artemis I mission, is making a farewell pass by the moon on its historic journey…
Continue ReadingNASA’s Orion spacecraft makes its closest approach to the moon as part of Artemis mission
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business NASA’s Orion capsule passed about 80 miles (130 kilometers) above the lunar surface early Monday, a monumental…
Continue ReadingA new children’s book about glaciers aims to make activism second nature
By Terry Ward, CNN Today’s kids have the power and skills to change the world. But when it comes to topics like the climate crisis, reaching…
Continue ReadingThis bird hadn’t been documented by scientists since 1882. Then they captured video of it in Papua New Guinea
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A bird thought to be extinct for 140 years has been rediscovered in the forests of Papua New Guinea. The black-naped…
Continue ReadingHistoric Artemis I mission is just beginning its lunar journey
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The third time’s the charm and now, NASA’s mega rocket has made history. The Artemis I mission launched on its…
Continue ReadingCOP27 summit agrees to help climate victims. But it does nothing to stop fossil fuels
By Ivana Kottasová, Ella Nilsen and Rachel Ramirez, CNN The world has failed to reach an agreement to phase out fossil fuels after marathon UN…
Continue ReadingThis bird hadn’t been documented by scientists since 1882. Then they captured video of it in Papua New Guinea
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A bird thought to be extinct for 140 years has been rediscovered in the forests of Papua New Guinea. The black-naped…
Continue ReadingNASA still won’t rename the James Webb Space Telescope, citing new investigation into namesake’s career
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Despite numerous calls from astronomers to rename its powerful new telescope, NASA officials stood by the naming of the James…
Continue ReadingUS climate envoy John Kerry tests positive for Covid-19 as UN summit heads into overtime
By Ella Nilsen and Ivana Kottasová, CNN With just hours left to go to reach an international climate agreement, US climate envoy John Kerry has…
Continue ReadingMystery parasites on zombie ant fungus identified by scientists
By Kate Golembiewski, CNN Around the world, a parasitic fungus transforms ants into “zombies.” The fungus is like something out of a…
Continue ReadingChimpanzees share experiences with each other, a trait once thought to be only human
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN A chimpanzee doesn’t hesitate to make it clear when it wants attention. The closest cousin of humans, this species of…
Continue ReadingInflatable heat shield a ‘huge success’ that could land humans on Mars, NASA says
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When a large experimental heat shield inflated in space and faced the brutal reentry of Earth’s atmosphere last week,…
Continue ReadingWebb telescope finds two of the most distant galaxies ever observed
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope has spied one of the earliest galaxies formed after the big bang, about 350 million years…
Continue ReadingLeonid meteor shower could bring an outburst of up to 250 meteors per hour
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN Known as some of the fastest meteors around, the Leonids blaze across the night sky annually during the month of November.…
Continue ReadingCosmic hourglass captured by the James Webb Space Telescope reveals birth of a star
By Katie Hunt, CNN The cosmic chaos caused by a very young star has been captured in the latest enchanting image from NASA’s James Webb Space…
Continue ReadingSaving water can help us deal with the climate crisis. Here’s how to reduce your use
By Kristen Rogers, CNN The reliability of our faucets providing water every time we turn them on can make water seem like a magical, never-ending…
Continue ReadingKerry: Formal climate talks between US and China have resumed at UN summit
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN US climate envoy John Kerry confirmed to CNN that formal climate talks with China have restarted at the UN’s COP27…
Continue ReadingNASA’s Orion spacecraft makes its closest approach to the moon as part of Artemis mission
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business NASA’s Orion capsule passed about 80 miles (130 kilometers) above the lunar surface early Monday, a monumental…
Continue ReadingNASA’s historic Artemis I mission is coming to a close
By Jackie Wattles, CNN The historic Artemis I mission, which is sending an uncrewed spacecraft on an unprecedented trip around the moon, is now in…
Continue ReadingArtemis I mission shares spectacular view of Earth after a historic launch
By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN The historic Artemis I mission took flight in the early hours of Wednesday morning after months of…
Continue ReadingRich countries are trying to hit pause on climate summit’s key issue
By Ivana Kottasová, Rachel Ramirez and Ella Nilsen, CNN The past week has given the world a glimpse of what climate-vulnerable countries have long…
Continue ReadingHistoric moon mission troubleshoots fuel leak ahead of launch
By Jackie Wattles, CNN The historic Artemis I mission — an uncrewed test flight around the moon that will make use of the most powerful operational…
Continue ReadingCanada’s Trudeau deletes tweet falsely claiming Iran has sentenced 15,000 protesters to death
By Mostafa Salem and Hira Humayun, CNN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau deleted a tweet containing false information on mass death sentences in…
Continue ReadingWave of Russian missiles hit Ukraine after Zelensky outlines conditions for peace at G20 summit
By Julia Kesaieva, Vasco Cotovio, Tim Lister and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Russia launched its biggest wave of missile attacks on Ukrainian cities in more…
Continue ReadingScientists have used mushrooms to make biodegradable computer chips
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN Foraging for fungi may not only mean mushrooms are on the menu. New research has shown that mushroom skins could provide a…
Continue ReadingScientists have used mushrooms to make biodegradable computer chips
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN Foraging for fungi may not only mean mushrooms are on the menu. New research has shown that mushroom skins could provide a…
Continue ReadingFirst-time NASA spacewalkers ventured outside the space station Tuesday
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The first in a series of end-of-the-year spacewalks kicked off Tuesday morning outside the International Space Station.…
Continue ReadingAs rich nations haggle over climate solutions, storm-ravaged Caribbean is taking matters into its own hands
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN When Hurricane Fiona slammed into Puerto Rico in September, it triggered a nearly island-wide blackout as the storm’s…
Continue ReadingThese climate activists protested during Biden’s speech and got kicked out of the COP27 summit
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Four American climate activists have been kicked out of the COP27 UN climate talks in Egypt after protesting during US…
Continue ReadingClues at ancient lake site reveal earliest known cooked meal
By Katie Hunt, CNN Scientists have found the earliest known evidence of cooking at an archaeological site in Israel. The shift from eating raw to…
Continue ReadingTurkey says Istanbul bomb suspect is Syrian national with ties to Kurdish groups
By Isil Sariyuce, Sophie Tanno, Holly Yan and Sana Noor Haq, CNN The woman detained under suspicion of carrying out the deadly bomb blast in Istanbul…
Continue ReadingSome see dead space on the side of the road. These groups see a potential haven for wildlife
By Lauren Kent, CNN; Photographs by Toby Hancock, CNN This roundabout would have been easily overlooked just a few months ago — wedged between…
Continue ReadingOver 50 species previously thought to be mute make sounds, according to a new study
By Zoe Sottile, CNN If you listen closely, your pet turtle might just have something to say to you. A new study published in Nature Communications…
Continue ReadingThe biggest wild card in the climate crisis
By Katie Hunt, CNN Negative emissions. Carbon capture. Net zero. It can be daunting, and a little exhausting, keeping up with the terminology from…
Continue ReadingThe biggest wild card in the climate crisis
By Katie Hunt, CNN Negative emissions. Carbon capture. Net zero. It can be daunting, and a little exhausting, keeping up with the terminology from…
Continue ReadingBelching lakes, mystery craters, ‘zombie fires’: How the climate crisis is transforming the Arctic permafrost
By Katie Hunt, CNN Four years ago, Morris J. Alexie had to move out of the house his father built in Alaska in 1969 because it was sinking into the…
Continue ReadingHolocaust survivor left on a bench as a baby finds new family at 80
By Lianne Kolirin and Ivana Kottasová, CNN When Alice Grusová was a baby, her parents left her on a train station bench, with no idea of what would…
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Trump sues January 6 committee seeking to block subpoena for his testimony and documents
By Katelyn Polantz, Sara Murray and Gabby Orr, CNN Updated 8:38 PM EST, Fri November 11, 2022 CNN — Former President Donald Trump has sued…
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Tunnel discovered beneath Egyptian temple may lead to Cleopatra’s tomb, archaeologist says
Originally Published: 10 NOV 22 10:48 ET Updated: 10 NOV 22 18:40 ET Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Kathleen Martinez, an…
Continue ReadingTigray War Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the armed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s federal…
Continue ReadingSpace Shuttle Challenger remnants discovered underwater by documentary crew
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Explorers trudged the Atlantic Ocean searching for World War II artifacts lost at sea, but they stumbled on something else —…
Continue ReadingTsunami warning downgraded after large earthquake near Tonga
By Radina Gigova, CNN A large earthquake hit Tonga on Friday, triggering a tsunami warning and an immediate evacuation order from the government of…
Continue ReadingNorthern Taurid fireballs can be seen all November long
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN The Taurid “swarm” is still going strong this month, with bright meteors known as fireballs visible across the…
Continue ReadingSpace Shuttle Challenger remnants discovered underwater by documentary crew
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Explorers trudged the Atlantic Ocean searching for World War II artifacts lost at sea, but they stumbled on something else —…
Continue ReadingOne of nature’s great mysteries may now have an answer, according to new ‘fairy circle’ study
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN For over 50 years, ecologists have studied and debated the mystery of the Namib Desert’s “fairy circles,”…
Continue ReadingNASA still targets Artemis I launch next week despite minor hurricane damage
By Kristin Fisher and Jackie Wattles, CNN The Artemis I mission team will attempt to get the mega moon rocket off the ground again next week, even…
Continue Reading‘We desperately need money,’ climate envoy Kerry tells CNN amid criticism of his emission credits plan
By David McKenzie, Ingrid Formanek, Chris Liakos and Ivana Kottasová, CNN US climate envoy John Kerry on Thursday defended his plan to raise cash…
Continue ReadingInflatable heat shield a ‘huge success’ that could land humans on Mars, NASA says
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When a large experimental heat shield inflated in space and faced the brutal reentry of Earth’s atmosphere last week,…
Continue Reading‘We desperately need money,’ climate envoy Kerry tells CNN amid criticism of his emission credits plan
By David McKenzie, Ingrid Formanek, Chris Liakos and Ivana Kottasová, CNN US climate envoy John Kerry on Thursday defended his plan to raise cash…
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