Mega moon rocket’s latest trial results will determine final launch day to moon
By Ashley Strickland, CNN After a long day of putting the mega moon rocket through its paces, NASA’s Artemis team is determining the pathway to…
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A 3,400-year-old city in Iraq emerges from underwater after an extreme drought
By Megan Marples, CNN A sprawling 3,400-year-old city emerged in Iraq after a reservoir’s water level swiftly dropped due to extreme drought.…
Continue ReadingArtemis moon rocket achieves milestones despite issues during critical prelaunch test
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I mega moon rocket has been fully fueled for the first time. The fourth attempt of a final prelaunch test…
Continue ReadingArtemis moon rocket achieves milestones despite issues during critical prelaunch test
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I mega moon rocket has been fully fueled for the first time. The fourth attempt of a final prelaunch test…
Continue ReadingHundreds of thousands affected by floods, landslides as heaviest rain in 60 years hits southern China
Kathleen Magramo, CNN Almost half a million people have been affected by floods and landslides in the Chinese province of Guangdong, according to…
Continue ReadingCaptured American fighters purportedly held by Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk
By Jonny Hallam and Helen Regan, CNN Two American volunteers fighting for Ukraine were taken into detention by Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk…
Continue ReadingThere are dads worse than you — in the animal kingdom
By Kristen Rogers, CNN If you’re a father, you probably have experienced endless anxieties about whether you’re doing enough for your…
Continue ReadingNew analysis sheds light on mysterious source of Black Death
By Katie Hunt, CNN As we know from our experience with Covid-19, tracking down the source of a pandemic is incredibly difficult. More than two years…
Continue ReadingNewly documented polar bear population lives in a surprising place
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A genetically distinct and isolated population of polar bears have been documented living in southeast Greenland.…
Continue ReadingAfter 40 days in a bomb shelter, two Ukrainian refugees and 17 dogs are ready to start a new life in Poland
By Gabriel Kinder, CNN When CNN Hero Aaron Jackson welcomed the first group of dogs from Ukraine to the abandoned animal shelter he’s reopened…
Continue ReadingAfter 40 days in a bomb shelter, two Ukrainian refugees and 17 dogs are ready to start a new life in Poland
By Gabriel Kinder, CNN When CNN Hero Aaron Jackson welcomed the first group of dogs from Ukraine to the abandoned animal shelter he’s reopened…
Continue Reading100 million people around the world have been forced to flee their homes. That’s more than the population of most countries
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN War, violence, persecution and human rights abuses have pushed the world past a “dramatic milestone,”…
Continue ReadingDead little blue penguins keep washing ashore in New Zealand. Experts say climate change may be to blame
By Kathleen Magramo and Charlie Fong, CNN The bodies of hundreds of little blue penguins have washed up on the beaches of New Zealand’s…
Continue ReadingCaptured American fighters purportedly held by Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk
By Jonny Hallam and Helen Regan, CNN Two American volunteers fighting for Ukraine were taken into detention by Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk…
Continue ReadingAmerican fighters reportedly missing in Ukraine, at least two feared captured
By Mick Krever, CNN Two Americans fighting alongside Ukrainian forces north of Kharkiv have been missing for nearly a week and there are fears that…
Continue ReadingNASA sets date for next go at mega moon rocket’s crucial prelaunch test
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I mega moon rocket is ready for its fourth attempt at a final prelaunch test, according to an update from NASA…
Continue ReadingNASA sets date for next go at mega moon rocket’s crucial prelaunch test
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I mega moon rocket is ready for its fourth attempt at a final prelaunch test, according to an update from NASA…
Continue ReadingUS toddlers could soon be vaccinated against Covid. Here’s why that’s a big moment in the pandemic
By Rob Picheta and Hafsa Khalil, CNN The US could be vaccinating infants, toddlers and preschoolers against Covid-19 within days. Vaccine advisers at…
Continue ReadingUS toddlers could soon be vaccinated against Covid. Here’s why that’s a big moment in the pandemic
By Rob Picheta and Hafsa Khalil, CNN The US could be vaccinating infants, toddlers and preschoolers against Covid-19 within days. Vaccine advisers at…
Continue ReadingWhy cats go so crazy for catnip
By Katie Hunt, CNN Catnip isn’t just intensely pleasurable for cats. It’s also practical. When your feline friend rubs, rolls against,…
Continue ReadingSaif al-Islam Gadhafi Fast Facts
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,…
Continue ReadingHubble spies stellar ‘ghost’ wandering the Milky Way galaxy
By Ashley Strickland, CNN For the first time, the Hubble Space Telescope has detected a lone object drifting through our Milky Way galaxy — the…
Continue ReadingJune’s strawberry moon will light up the sky this week
By Rachel Fadem and Ashley Strickland, CNN June’s full moon, the strawberry moon, will illuminate the sky this week. The moon will appear full…
Continue ReadingAustralia reaches World Cup finals with goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne’s shootout heroics against Peru
Story by Reuters Australia’s dancing substitute goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne saved the last penalty to clinch a place at this year’s World…
Continue ReadingRamadan Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. In 2023, Ramadan is expected to begin at sundown on March 22 and…
Continue ReadingA male mastodon suffered a brutal injury before he died 13,200 years ago
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A male mastodon died fighting with a rival during mating season about 13,200 years ago in what is now northeast Indiana.…
Continue ReadingSpace telescope spots unexpected starquakes
By Katie Hunt, CNN Strange and unexpected tsunami-like starquakes — movements on stars’ crusts similar to earthquakes we experience on…
Continue ReadingHow zoology got female animals all wrong
By Katie Hunt, CNN The stereotypes of dominant male and docile female creatures have shaped zoology since the time of Charles Darwin. This…
Continue ReadingPaul McCartney Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of musician Paul McCartney, former member of the Beatles. Personal Birth date: June 18, 1942 Birth…
Continue ReadingRepeating fast radio bursts from space are mysterious. This one is even weirder
By Ashley Strickland, CNN It’s a distinctly human trait to believe the impossible is a puzzle waiting to be solved. We’re driven to…
Continue ReadingSolstice Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the solstice. The next summer solstice will take place on June 21, 2022. The next winter solstice will take…
Continue ReadingGalapagos tortoise species was thought to be extinct until a female loner’s discovery
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When a small female tortoise was spotted in 2019 on the inaccessible volcanic island of Fernandina in the Galapagos,…
Continue ReadingRobots can now be built with living humanlike skin
By Megan Marples, CNN Skin has traditionally been reserved for animals — until now. For the first time, scientists learned to grow humanlike…
Continue ReadingRobots can now be built with living humanlike skin
By Megan Marples, CNN Skin has traditionally been reserved for animals — until now. For the first time, scientists learned to grow humanlike…
Continue ReadingPrince William goes undercover to highlight a big issue
By Max Foster and Rob Picheta, CNN Homelessness and long-term unemployment aren’t problems we generally associate with the royals, who’ve…
Continue ReadingPerseverance rover has made a friend on Mars
By Megan Marples, CNN The Perseverance rover made friends with a pet rock about four months ago, and the two have been inseparable ever since. A rock…
Continue ReadingNASA is assembling a team to gather data on unidentifiable events in the sky
By Katie Hunt and Ashley Strickland, CNN NASA is putting a team together to study unidentified aerial phenomena, popularly known as UFOs, the US…
Continue ReadingNASA is assembling a team to gather data on unidentifiable events in the sky
By Katie Hunt and Ashley Strickland, CNN NASA is putting a team together to study unidentified aerial phenomena, popularly known as UFOs, the US…
Continue ReadingWebb telescope’s massive mirror hit by micrometeoroid
By Ashley Strickland, CNN One of the 18 golden segments of the James Webb Space Telescope’s giant mirror was hit by a micrometeoroid in May,…
Continue ReadingNew unusual repeating fast radio burst detected 3 billion light-years away
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have detected a mysterious, repeating fast radio burst emanating from a dwarf galaxy located 3 billion…
Continue ReadingAyman al-Zawahiri Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. Personal Birth date: June 19, 1951 Death date: July 31,…
Continue ReadingClimate crisis costs up over 800% as UN donor nations fail to keep pace, report says
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The amount of money needed to aid communities in the face of extreme weather-related emergencies has increased by more than…
Continue ReadingNew NASA spacecraft could survive a hellish descent on Venus
By Ashley Strickland, CNN NASA will launch a mission that will both fly by Venus and descend through its harsh atmosphere in 2029. Called DAVINCI,…
Continue ReadingMars Ingenuity helicopter is on borrowed time as it endures winter
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Just a couple of weeks after the Ingenuity helicopter celebrated a year of flying on Mars, things got quiet. For the first…
Continue ReadingHistorical emissions caused the climate crisis. But it’s what we do today that will make or break it, study shows
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Humans’ historical greenhouse gas emissions have caused the climate crisis the world is in today. But it’s the…
Continue ReadingClimate crisis costs up over 800% as UN donor nations fail to keep pace, report says
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The amount of money needed to aid communities in the face of extreme weather-related emergencies has increased by more than…
Continue ReadingInside New Zealand’s rehab center for sassy, endangered penguins
By Ashley Strickland, CNN “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.” This Sherlock Holmes quote from…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand celebrates Māori New Year as an official public holiday for the first time
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN For the first time, New Zealanders are enjoying an official public holiday this June 24 to celebrate Matariki — also…
Continue ReadingAstronauts face mental and emotional challenges for deep space travel. Scientists are working on solutions
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronauts have been venturing into space for 61 years to unlock the human potential for exploration. But the floating…
Continue ReadingFour killed, 15 severely injured after train derails in southern Germany
By Nadine Schmidt, CNN At least four people were killed and 15 severely injured when a train derailed in southern Germany on Friday, according to…
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