COP26 climate talks off to an ominous start after weak G20 leaders’ meeting
By Angela Dewan, CNN International Climate Editor It was in the city of Glasgow that Scottish engineer James Watt improved the workings of the steam…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, president of Mexico. Personal Birth date: November 13, 1953 Birth…
Continue ReadingMummies found buried in boats in a China desert have unexpected origins
By Katie Hunt, CNN Commercial genetic tests can unveil surprising details about your roots. My Chinese mother-in-law, born in Hong Kong, found out…
Continue ReadingPrince Andrew’s attorneys ask to dismiss US sex assault lawsuit saying it violates the terms of a settlement agreement
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Attorneys for Prince Andrew are asking for a lawsuit filed against him by Virginia Roberts Giuffre to be dismissed, saying it…
Continue ReadingThe world is not adapting fast enough to the climate crisis, UN reports
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The gap is widening between the impacts of the climate crisis and the world’s effort to adapt to them, according to a…
Continue ReadingDiscarded tires in the oceans are trapping hermit crabs, with no way out
By Sherry Liang, CNN Hermit crabs are finding their way into discarded tires in the ocean — and they can’t get out, a new study from…
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These 10 people are making the world a better place and now, they have been named the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2021. They were all nominated by you…
Continue ReadingCNN honors 10 men and women for making the world a better place
These 10 people are making the world a better place and now, they have been named the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2021. They were all nominated by you…
Continue ReadingCNN honors 10 men and women for making the world a better place
These 10 people are making the world a better place and now, they have been named the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2021. They were all nominated by you…
Continue ReadingNASA’s Juno spacecraft flew over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot twice. This is what it found out
By Megan Marples and Katie Hunt, CNN Scientists revealed the latest discoveries on Jupiter, including surprising findings about the planet’s…
Continue ReadingUS vs. China: How the world’s two biggest emitters stack up on climate
By Helen Regan and Carlotta Dotto, CNN Graphics by Natalie Croker, Marco Chacon and Henrik Pettersson, CNN China and the United States are the…
Continue ReadingThe rare ‘penis plant’ just bloomed for the first time in over two decades
By Kristen Rogers, CNN In a Netherlands garden blooms a rare plant with a tall, phallic shape. It’s known as the “penis plant,” and…
Continue Reading2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing. The games took place February 4-20, 2022. The Paralympics…
Continue ReadingThese World Heritage Forests have gone from removing carbon from the atmosphere to emitting it
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Human activity and climate change-fueled disasters have turned 10 of the planet’s internationally recognized forests,…
Continue ReadingMore than 12 million global deaths are associated with environmental risks every year, Pan American health official says
By Hira Humayun, CNN More than 12 million deaths all over the world are associated with environmental risk factors every year, said Pan American…
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By Katie Hunt, CNN Commercial genetic tests can unveil surprising details about your roots. My Chinese mother-in-law, born in Hong Kong, found out…
Continue ReadingThe world promised to cut greenhouse gas emissions. These countries aren’t meeting their targets.
By John Keefe and Rachel Ramirez, CNN Nearly 200 countries have pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions to prevent the worst consequences of the…
Continue ReadingWhy do only mammals have tusks? Study traces their surprising origins
By Katie Hunt, CNN Tusks are a striking feature of many animals — elephants, hippos, warthogs, walruses — and are often sought-after by…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Daylight Saving Time, a system to reduce electricity usage by extending daylight hours. Facts Sunday,…
Continue ReadingJudge sets deadline for Prince Andrew deposition in US sex assault case
By Lindsay Isaac and Niamh Kennedy, CNN A US judge has set a deadline of mid-July next year for Prince Andrew to answer questions under oath in the…
Continue ReadingThe world promised to cut greenhouse gas emissions. These countries aren’t meeting their targets.
By John Keefe and Rachel Ramirez, CNN Nearly 200 countries have pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions to prevent the worst consequences of the…
Continue ReadingThe world promised to cut greenhouse gas emissions. These countries aren’t meeting their targets.
By John Keefe and Rachel Ramirez, CNN Nearly 200 countries have pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions to prevent the worst consequences of the…
Continue ReadingNASA discovers first possible planet outside our galaxy
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Scientists may have detected signs of a planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way, in what could be the first planet…
Continue ReadingNASA discovers first possible planet outside our galaxy
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Scientists may have detected signs of a planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way, in what could be the first planet…
Continue ReadingAmid a cascade of crises, Haiti’s fuel shortage could be the worst
By Matt Rivers, CNN An eerie silence lingers over Hospital Universitaire de la Paix in the Delmas neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. Footsteps echo…
Continue ReadingAmid a cascade of crises, Haiti’s fuel shortage could be the worst
By Matt Rivers, CNN An eerie silence lingers over Hospital Universitaire de la Paix in the Delmas neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. Footsteps echo…
Continue ReadingAmid a cascade of crises, Haiti’s fuel shortage could be the worst
By Matt Rivers, CNN An eerie silence lingers over Hospital Universitaire de la Paix in the Delmas neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. Footsteps echo…
Continue ReadingThese lemurs could win a Grammy for their rhythmic singing abilities
By Megan Marples, CNN If animals could be nominated for Grammys, these lemurs could win. That’s because they’ve got rhythm. The Indri…
Continue ReadingCO2 levels in the atmosphere reach a 3 million-year high, putting the world ‘way off track’ on climate goals
By Rob Picheta, CNN The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has once again reached record highs, according to a UN report published…
Continue ReadingCO2 levels in the atmosphere reach a 3 million-year high, putting the world ‘way off track’ on climate goals
By Rob Picheta, CNN The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has once again reached record highs, according to a UN report published…
Continue ReadingGiant 4,000 pound sunfish was rescued from a fishing net off the Spanish coast of Ceuta
By Noah Sheidlower, Melissa Velasquez and Justin Lear, CNN To the surprise of researchers and sunfish enthusiasts worldwide, a more than 4,000-pound…
Continue ReadingMammoths and other extinct Ice Age giants clung on longer than previously thought, DNA analysis suggests
By Katie Hunt, CNN Mammoths and other giant creatures of the Ice Age such as woolly rhinos survived longer than scientists thought, coexisting with…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s president has ordered 10 ambassadors to be declared ‘persona non grata’ for backing jailed activist
By Kareem El Damanhoury, Isil Sariyuce and Alaa Elassar, CNN Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered the ambassadors of 10…
Continue ReadingVikings explored the Americas long before Christopher Columbus
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Life is a series of mysteries. We are fascinated by true crime stories, and take comfort in watching a good ol’…
Continue ReadingThe moment domesticated horses changed the course of human history is now revealed
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The domestication of horses changed the course of human history, but scientists have tried for years to figure out when and…
Continue ReadingNASA’s Artemis I mission to the moon has been delayed
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The launch of Artemis I, an uncrewed mission serving as the first step of NASA’s ambitious program to return humans…
Continue ReadingGiant 4,000 pound sunfish was rescued from a fishing net off the Spanish coast of Ceuta
By Noah Sheidlower, Melissa Velasquez and Justin Lear, CNN To the surprise of researchers and sunfish enthusiasts worldwide, a more than 4,000-pound…
Continue ReadingNajin, one of the world’s last northern white rhinos, retires from breeding
By Sara Spary, CNN Hopes that mankind can save the northern white rhino from extinction appeared more remote than ever this week, after scientists…
Continue ReadingDinosaur fossil from a supposed huge carnivore actually belongs to something else
By Megan Marples, CNN A dinosaur fossil footprint found about 50 years ago is from a plant-eating dinosaur — not a huge meat-eating dinosaur as…
Continue ReadingExplosive star death witnessed by Hubble could help develop an early warning system
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers had an unprecedented front-row seat to the explosive death of a star 60 million light-years away. They…
Continue ReadingNASA’s Lucy mission struggles with solar array issue after launching to space
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The first NASA mission that will fly by eight ancient asteroids launched early Saturday morning, but not everything went…
Continue ReadingA new Delta descendant is rising in the UK. Here’s what to know
By Tara John, CNN British and international authorities are closely monitoring a subtype of the Delta variant that is causing a growing number of…
Continue ReadingA new Delta descendant is rising in the UK. Here’s what to know
By Tara John, CNN British and international authorities are closely monitoring a subtype of the Delta variant that is causing a growing number of…
Continue ReadingThe world is banking on giant carbon-sucking fans to clean our climate mess. It’s a big risk.
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Video and Photos by Temujin Doran, CNN Design by Carlotta Dotto, CNN The windswept valleys surrounding the Hengill volcano…
Continue ReadingThe world is banking on giant carbon-sucking fans to clean our climate mess. It’s a big risk.
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Video and Photos by Temujin Doran, CNN Design by Carlotta Dotto, CNN The windswept valleys surrounding the Hengill volcano…
Continue ReadingOctober night skies bring full moon and meteor shower
By Sherry Liang, CNN October’s full moon, the hunter’s moon, and the Orionid meteor shower are on this week’s celestial forecast,…
Continue ReadingA ray gun-like device helps scientists see plants in a different light
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Scientists are aiming little ray gun-like devices, called leaf clips, at plants in an attempt to better understand…
Continue Reading17 American and Canadian missionaries kidnapped by gang members in Haiti
By Matt Rivers, Etant Dupain, Natalie Gallón, Kylie Atwood and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Seventeen missionaries from the United States and Canada, some…
Continue ReadingNASA’s Lucy mission struggles with solar array issue after launching to space
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The first NASA mission that will fly by eight ancient asteroids launched early Saturday morning, but not everything went…
Continue Reading‘CITGO 6’ oil execs held in Venezuela were picked up by country’s forces hours after Alex Saab’s extradition to US
By Vasco Cotovio and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Five United States citizens and a permanent resident who were serving house arrest in Caracas, Venezuela,…
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