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New evidence challenges theories on the origin of water on Earth, study suggests

April 17, 2025 1:15 pm CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Researchers say they have uncovered evidence that early Earth was home to more hydrogen than previously thought,… Continue Reading

Greta Thunberg Fast Facts

April 17, 2025 10:02 am CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of environmental activist Greta Thunberg.PersonalBirth date: January 3, 2003Birth… Continue Reading

Scientists detect signature of life on a distant planet, study suggests

April 17, 2025 8:04 am CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A team of astronomers have detected what they call the most promising signs to date of a possible… Continue Reading

Colossal squid resembles a ‘glass sculpture’ in first footage taken from the deep sea

April 16, 2025 12:45 pm CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have captured the first confirmed footage of the elusive colossal squid in its natural… Continue Reading

Research vessel Falkor (too) maneuvers around icebergs while conducting research in the Bellingshausen Sea off Antarctica.

5 things to know for April 17: Harvard, Deportation flights, Puerto Rico, Health cuts, Meta

April 16, 2025 12:45 pm CNN

CNN, SCHMIDT OCEAN INSTITUTE Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Even though I suffer from trypanophobia (an overwhelming fear of needles), I received… Continue Reading

Judge rules against Trump admin after it couldn’t find evidence of fraud in clean energy program

April 16, 2025 7:56 am CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge ruled against the Trump administration in the case that alleged fraud in a Biden-era clean… Continue Reading

People observe northern lights over St. Mary's lighthouse in Whitley Bay on England's coast in May 2024.

Solar storm could bring auroras farther south over the US than they typically appear

April 16, 2025 7:54 am CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Colorful auroras could be visible in areas of the United States on Wednesday evening due to a solar storm,… Continue Reading

Salmon migration affected by drug pollution in water from antianxiety medication

April 16, 2025 6:38 am CNN Newsource

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Hatched in quiet streams and rivers, salmon undertake a perilous journey to reach the open ocean where they… Continue Reading

Scientists reveal advance in brain research once thought impossible

April 15, 2025 9:49 am CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Using a speck of mouse brain matter the size of a grain of sand, scientists have created the first precise,… Continue Reading

This ‘Poo Zoo’ is harvesting living cells from animal dung

April 14, 2025 6:27 pm CNN Newsource

By Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — Professor Suzannah Williams wishes she didn’t have to spend her days analyzing poop samples. It’s a dirty… Continue Reading

Jawbone from ancient land bridge reveals a mysterious human ancestor

April 12, 2025 8:00 am CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — An intriguing object my husband and I saw during our honeymoon was the Robenhausen door at Switzerland’s… Continue Reading

April’s full moon is a ‘micromoon.’ Here’s what that means

April 12, 2025 5:00 am CNN Newsource

By Kameryn Griesser and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Sharp-eyed lunar lovers may notice April’s full moon looks smaller than usual this… Continue Reading

A mysterious ocean glow reported for over 400 years has stumped scientists. A new study could offer clues

April 12, 2025 4:00 am CNN Newsource

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — For over 400 years, sailors have reported a mysterious phenomenon in which the ocean appears to glow as far… Continue Reading

Trump’s budget plan eviscerates weather and climate research, and it could be enacted immediately

April 11, 2025 9:35 am CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration intends to eliminate the research arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric… Continue Reading

Mysterious altar found in ancient Mayan city contains bodies – and wasn’t made by the Maya

April 11, 2025 7:14 am CNN Newsource

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright… Continue Reading

Were dinosaurs headed for extinction even before massive asteroid strike? Scientists offer new clues

April 11, 2025 6:26 am CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — It’s a long-standing debate in paleontology: Were dinosaurs thriving when an asteroid hit Earth one fateful… Continue Reading

Jawbone dredged up from the seafloor expands the range of a mysterious species of ancient human

April 10, 2025 1:18 pm CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A fossilized jawbone dredged up by a fishing net from the seafloor 15 ½ miles (25 kilometers) off the coast of… Continue Reading

In this September 2024 handout photo provided by SpaceX

Trump’s unconventional NASA pick signals Mars intentions in confirmation hearing

April 9, 2025 10:18 am CNN

CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s pick to run NASA, Jared Isaacman, made waves Wednesday by signaling his… Continue Reading

Trump’s unconventional NASA pick signals Mars intentions in confirmation hearing

April 9, 2025 4:23 am CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s pick to run NASA, Jared Isaacman, made waves Wednesday by signaling his intention to… Continue Reading

3D scan of Titanic sheds new light on doomed liner’s final moments

April 9, 2025 3:58 am CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A new documentary reveals the incredible results of a project to create 3D underwater scans of the doomed ocean… Continue Reading