Catch Venus, Mars and the moon close together in the night sky
By Sarah Molano and Ashley Strickland, CNN Skywatchers are in for an (inter)stellar treat this week. Look up and you can gaze upon a dazzling view of…
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Human Spaceflight Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at human spaceflight programs in the United States and around the world. Facts The United States ended its…
Continue ReadingWhat a tiny bone tells us about Neanderthal thinking
By Katie Hunt, CNN It’s easy to accept that the world is home to many species of dolphins, cats or bears — but the idea that we once…
Continue ReadingMalala Yousafzai Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of education activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Malala Yousafzai. Personal Birth date:…
Continue ReadingJoe Biden just did something Donald Trump might call ‘America First’
By Stephen Collinson and Shelby Rose, CNN Joe Biden couldn’t have been more blunt. The President laid out a rather ruthless rationale on…
Continue ReadingMystery of Jupiter’s northern lights solved after 40 years, scientists say
By Katie Hunt, CNN The aurora borealis, or northern lights, are Earth’s greatest light show, dazzling those lucky enough to see them in the…
Continue Reading2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak. The games…
Continue ReadingRichard Branson Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of the founder of Virgin Group, Ltd., Richard Branson. Personal Birth date: July 18, 1950…
Continue ReadingTaliban makes gains in Afghanistan, taking over key border crossing to Iran
By Sandi Sidhu and Tim Lister, CNN The Taliban have made further territorial gains in Afghanistan over the past day, capturing two strategic border…
Continue ReadingExperts fear the next Covid-19 variant might evade the vaccines that are restoring the developed world
By Stephen Collinson and Shelby Rose, CNN Remember last month’s G7 summit? British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, basking in his role of host…
Continue ReadingDELTA VARIANT CASES INCREASE IN HALF OF U.S. STATES (3:30PMET)
5 Clusters of Unvaccinated People Putting Entire US at…
Continue ReadingClimate change altered the size of human bodies
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The average body size of humans has fluctuated significantly over the last million years and is linked to a changing climate,…
Continue ReadingGlobal Covid-19 death toll surpasses 4 million
By Deidre McPhillips and Nectar Gan, CNN More than 4 million people around the world have died of Covid-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins…
Continue Reading(PKG) HEALTH MINUTE: VACCINE HESITANCY AMONG YOUNG ADULTS
Health experts are worried about growing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among young adults as the Delta variant continues to spread across the…
Continue ReadingMassive X-class solar flare erupted from sun
By Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN The first large flare of the current solar cycle has erupted from the sun. The solar flare happened at…
Continue ReadingMars Ingenuity helicopter completes its toughest flight yet
By Katie Hunt, CNN Ingenuity, the helicopter that accompanied the Perseverance rover on its Mars mission, has undertaken its ninth and “most…
Continue ReadingTHE UNSUNG DUMMIES OF SPACE FLIGHT
The unsung heroes of commercial space flight testing … are real dummies. Jeremy Roth…
Continue ReadingHaiti President Jovenel Moise assassinated in attack on his residence
By Etant Dupain, Gerardo Lemos, Ivana Kottasová and Caitlin Hu, CNN Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise was killed during an attack on his private…
Continue ReadingOne variant, many approaches to masks
By Tara John, CNN WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK The Delta variant, a more transmissible and possibly more dangerous strain, now makes up more than half…
Continue ReadingSixth Nicaraguan presidential candidate detained in ‘night of terror’ roundup
By Mario Medrano, Natalie Gallón, Tatiana Arias and Samantha Beech, CNN A sixth Nicaraguan presidential candidate was detained along with student…
Continue ReadingAl Qaeda and Taliban members among thousands of prisoners left under Afghan control in jail next to deserted US air base
By Nick Paton Walsh and Sandi Sidhu, CNN Thousands of prisoners — including senior al Qaeda and Taliban figures — remain in…
Continue ReadingSee inside Afghanistan’s ‘deserted’ Bagram Airfield after US withdrawal
CNN’s Anna Coren goes inside Bagram Airfield to capture scenes of abandonment as Afghan forces pick up the pieces following the withdrawal of US and…
Continue ReadingHasty air base handover sums up America’s hurried exit from its longest war
By Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu and Tim Lister, CNN Located an hour north of Kabul, Bagram was for nearly 20 years the hub of America’s war in…
Continue ReadingMillions remain under heat warning as extreme temps grip Northwest
Canada and US cities in the Northwest have reported their hottest temperatures on record, and more than 52 million people are under a heat warning or…
Continue ReadingPope Francis Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Pope Francis, the current pope and first non-European pontiff of the modern era. Personal Birth…
Continue ReadingChinese astronauts carry out country’s first spacewalk outside space station
By Lily Lee and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Chinese astronauts on Sunday successfully carried out the country’s first spacewalk outside their space…
Continue ReadingUnprecedented heat, hundreds dead and a town destroyed. Climate change is frying the Northern Hemisphere
By Angela Dewan, CNN The tiny town of Lytton has come to hold a grim record. On Tuesday, it experienced Canada’s highest-ever temperature, in…
Continue ReadingVatican indicts 10 people, including a cardinal, over an international financial scandal
By John Allen, Delia Gallagher and Mia Alberti, CNN The Vatican has indicted 10 people, including an Italian cardinal, for several alleged financial…
Continue ReadingThis forgotten species thought to be extinct was actually on an island paradise
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When I was a kid, field trips to the local science museum or planetarium were more appealing than any playground.…
Continue ReadingIn fossilized dinosaur poop, scientists find hidden treasure
By Kristen Rogers, CNN You might think fossilized feces are only full of crap, but new research on one specimen has turned up a hidden treasure: a…
Continue ReadingIn fossilized dinosaur poop, scientists find hidden treasure
By Kristen Rogers, CNN You might think fossilized feces are only full of crap, but new research on one specimen has turned up a hidden treasure: a…
Continue ReadingCows’ stomachs can break down hard-to-recycle plastic, study finds
By Sara Spary, CNN Researchers in Austria may have found an unlikely solution to the problem of plastic pollution: cows, and the microbes found…
Continue ReadingCows’ stomachs can break down hard-to-recycle plastic, study finds
By Sara Spary, CNN Researchers in Austria may have found an unlikely solution to the problem of plastic pollution: cows, and the microbes found…
Continue ReadingCows escape meat packing plant and run loose in California city
A herd of cows tried to escape their fate at a meat packing facility, wreaking havoc on a southern California neighborhood before most were rounded…
Continue ReadingGood luck breaking this deceptively tough world record
How many M&M’s can you stack? A British civil engineer Will Cutbill breaks the Guinness M&M-stacking record. CNN’s Jeanne Moos reports it’s harder…
Continue ReadingMust-watch videos of the week
By Amy Wray, CNN Megan Fox’s kids steal the spotlight, Heidi Klum gives a standing ovation and CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta hosts…
Continue ReadingWatch CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta host ‘Jeopardy!’
CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta fulfilled a lifelong dream by hosting “Jeopardy!” He is one of several guests hosts for the show…
Continue ReadingWatch bears take a dip as temperatures soar
As temperatures soared during a recent heat wave in North America, bears in Canada and California were seen taking a swim during the harsh…
Continue ReadingSee the act that stunned ‘America’s Got Talent’ judge Heidi Klum
“America’s Got Talent” judge Heidi Klum gave Lea Kyle the golden buzzer after she combined fashion and magic in a stunning…
Continue ReadingSee Megan Fox’s kids crash her TV interview
Megan Fox’s sons stole the spotlight by sneaking their way through the background of her live interview on NBC’s…
Continue ReadingMust-watch videos of the week
By Amy Wray, CNN Megan Fox’s kids steal the spotlight, Heidi Klum gives a standing ovation and CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta hosts…
Continue ReadingIt’s 2021 and women around the world are still struggling to safely manage their periods
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN For most women in rich countries, getting their period doesn’t amount to much more than a minor inconvenience. A few…
Continue ReadingIt’s 2021 and women around the world are still struggling to safely manage their periods
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN For most women in rich countries, getting their period doesn’t amount to much more than a minor inconvenience. A few…
Continue Reading‘Pac-Man’ in space: Black holes gobble up neutron stars in first evidence of a rare celestial event
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Nearly a billion years ago, two of the most extreme objects in the universe came together in a death spiral, and one of…
Continue ReadingDinosaurs were already struggling before the asteroid strike that doomed them to extinction, study finds
By Katie Hunt, CNN It was an asteroid strike that doomed the dinosaurs to extinction 66 million years ago. But what were their lives like before it…
Continue ReadingDinosaurs were already struggling before the asteroid strike that doomed them to extinction, study finds
By Katie Hunt, CNN It was an asteroid strike that doomed the dinosaurs to extinction 66 million years ago. But what were their lives like before it…
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New space telescope could spot potentially hazardous asteroids heading for Earth
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A new space telescope that could spot potentially hazardous asteroids and comets heading for Earth is one step closer to…
Continue ReadingThe world’s first known plague victim was a 5,000-year-old hunter-gatherer in Europe
By Amy Sood, CNN Humanity has been ravaged by the plague — one of the deadliest bacterial infections in history — for thousands of years.…
Continue ReadingThe world’s first known plague victim was a 5,000-year-old hunter-gatherer in Europe
By Amy Sood, CNN Humanity has been ravaged by the plague — one of the deadliest bacterial infections in history — for thousands of years.…
Continue ReadingNew space telescope could spot potentially hazardous asteroids heading for Earth
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A new space telescope that could spot potentially hazardous asteroids and comets heading for Earth is one step closer to…
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