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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — An emperor penguin surprised locals when it appeared on a beach in Australia after making an epic journey of thousands…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world’s oldest writing system and the…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — A meteor shower known for blazing fireballs is set to peak on Monday night into early Tuesday and could present…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The Mary Rose was a royal favorite when it first set sail as the flagship of King Henry VIII’s fleet in…

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — For more than 1,000 years, dense forests in the Mexican state of Campeche concealed the region’s ancient…

By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — For many people, prime numbers have faded into the background since distant grade school days. However, for Luke…

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Talented though they may be, monkeys will never type out the complete works of William Shakespeare, or even a…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The 47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft is back in touch with NASA — but not out of the woods — after a…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The Perseverance rover spotted a quick glimpse of a cosmic “googly eye” on Mars during a recent solar…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Well-preserved bones recovered from an English shipwreck are shedding light on what life was like for the…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When a supernova was seen glittering in the night sky for six months in 1181, it was so bright that Chinese…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — A comet nicknamed the “Halloween comet” disintegrated on Monday during its closest approach of the sun, and…

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A shimmering ancient fossil unearthed in New York state looks like a piece of finely crafted jewelry, but it’s…

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana students Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson wowed their teachers in 2022 when they discovered a new way…

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Water was already up to his knees, but 22-year-old Kierwen Garlan’s first thought was how to help his…

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The world’s trees are in critical danger, with a staggering number of tree species teetering on the brink of…

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Greetings, earthlings! I’m Jackie Wattles, and I’m thrilled to be a new name bringing awe to your inbox.…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Researchers have connected the identity of skeletal remains found in a well at Norway’s Sverresborg castle…

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Three NASA astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut were unexpectedly transferred to a medical facility in Florida…