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A football-size creature may have been among the earliest plant-eating land animals

February 11, 2026 12:26 pm CNN Newsource

By Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) — A chunky, squat creature that roamed Earth 307 million years ago is helping scientists understand how… Continue Reading

Why do all Olympic curling stones come from one small island off Scotland’s coast?

February 11, 2026 10:07 am CNN Newsource

By Asuka Koda, CNN (CNN) — Team USA won silver in mixed doubles curling on Tuesday after reaching the event’s final for the first time… Continue Reading

New experiments show Earth’s core may hold vast ‘oceans’ of an essential element for life

February 10, 2026 8:56 am CNN Newsource

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Picture all of Earth’s oceans, which cover about 70% of the planet and are mostly made of hydrogen. Now… Continue Reading

Researchers scraped these brownish flakes from inside the glass bottle.

Scientists find first physical evidence that Romans used human poop as medicine

February 10, 2026 7:58 am CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Researchers in Turkey say they have unearthed archaeological evidence that the Romans used human feces in medical… Continue Reading

In just 25 years, dozens of places will be too warm to host the Winter Olympics

February 10, 2026 3:00 am CNN Newsource

By Laura Paddison, Samuel Hart, CNN (CNN) — Jessie Diggins is an endurance athlete. The Olympic cross-country skier describes the intensity… Continue Reading

Bonobos are seen during the reopening of Cologne's zoo during the coronavirus crisis on May 5

Bonobos are capable of pretend play, just like human children

February 9, 2026 5:20 am CNN Newsource

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Children love to play pretend, holding imaginary tea parties, educating classrooms of teddies or running their… Continue Reading

Musk clips his Mars settlement ambition, aims for the moon instead

February 8, 2026 8:26 pm CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, Hadas Gold, John Liu, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat to a… Continue Reading

Student makes cosmic dust in a lab, shining a light on the origin of life

February 6, 2026 9:30 am CNN Newsource

By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — Recreating a piece of the universe in a bottle might sound like science fiction, but it’s exactly what Linda… Continue Reading

A flower in Asia bucks the rules of evolution, puzzling scientists

February 6, 2026 7:28 am CNN Newsource

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — When plant biologist Jing-Yi Lu was earning his bachelor’s degree in Taiwan, he began to take note of the… Continue Reading

The largest life-form on land 400 million years ago was one that scientists can’t explain

February 5, 2026 10:51 am CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Some 400 million years ago, long before dinosaurs or even trees had evolved, an enigmatic organism towered over… Continue Reading

Skeletons found in mysterious pit died violent deaths in Anglo-Saxon-era England

February 4, 2026 7:43 am CNN Newsource

By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — In an idyllic corner of an English field, beneath the lush green grass and yellow buttercups sprouting in… Continue Reading

The Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft sit on the launchpad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

This is Countdown, CNN’s newsletter covering NASA’s first time sending humans to deep space in over 50 years

February 3, 2026 8:47 am CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — There is nothing like the excitement of a rocket launch.I’ll never forget the feeling of being at NASA’s… Continue Reading

NASA delays launch of historic moon mission

February 3, 2026 1:30 am CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, Jackie Wattles, Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — NASA is now targeting March for the earliest possible launch of its historic… Continue Reading

Trump’s attempts to kill offshore wind aren’t working

February 2, 2026 2:24 pm CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday dealt a fifth blow to the Trump administration’s attempts to kill the offshore wind… Continue Reading

The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft

NASA troubleshoots issues in crucial test ahead of historic moon mission launch

February 2, 2026 8:43 am CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A crucial test of NASA’s towering Space Launch System rocket is underway — marking one of the final steps… Continue Reading

Trump claims blue states have less-reliable, more expensive electricity. Here’s the reality

February 2, 2026 4:00 am CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Electricity costs are climbing nearly everywhere in the United States. But, in recent months, the Trump… Continue Reading

See February’s full snow moon light up the sky

January 31, 2026 6:00 am CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Look to the sky this weekend for a chance to see February’s wintry full moon, which comes as four… Continue Reading

Blue Origin pauses trips on rocket that carried Jeff Bezos, Katy Perry and William Shatner to space

January 30, 2026 1:59 pm CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Blue Origin announced Friday that it is pausing flights aboard its suborbital space tourism rocket New… Continue Reading

Scientists discover molecule in space that hints at origin of life

January 30, 2026 9:39 am CNN Newsource

By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have discovered the largest organic molecule containing sulfur — a key ingredient for life — ever… Continue Reading

Polar bears in Norway’s Arctic are getting fatter and healthier, despite melting sea ice

January 30, 2026 8:23 am CNN Newsource

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — As the sea ice melts due to climate change, the trend of polar bears getting thinner and having fewer cubs has… Continue Reading

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