NASA launches mission to investigate a potentially habitable ocean world
CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A mission to study one of the solar system’s most promising environments that may be suitable for life…
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5 things to know for Oct. 14: Presidential race, Hurricane recovery, Middle East tensions, Space missions, Boeing strike
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 cities across the US are celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day today. The alternative to…
Continue ReadingSpaceX launches its most ambitious Starship test flight yet. Here’s what to know
By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX successfully launched the latest test flight of Starship Sunday morning, the most…
Continue ReadingSpaceX gets approval for Starship launch amid standoff with FAA
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Federal regulators granted SpaceX its long-awaited license to move forward with a fifth uncrewed test launch of…
Continue ReadingAs parts of Florida went dark from Helene and Milton, the lights stayed on in this net-zero, storm-proof community
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — William Fulford moved from Virginia Beach, Virginia, to a new waterfront development in Florida in 2023. Nestled…
Continue ReadingSee individual artifacts on the deck of sunken Antarctic ship HMS Endurance
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The icy extremes of Earth have long beckoned explorers with the promise of discovering uncharted territory.…
Continue ReadingSecret tomb found under ‘Indiana Jones’ filming location in Petra
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — At the heart of the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, carved into pink sandstone cliffs, lies an elaborate monument…
Continue ReadingTwo African countries say they need to kill elephants for food. Critics say it’s cruel and won’t work
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Drought is now so bad in parts of southern Africa that governments say they must kill hundreds of their most…
Continue ReadingIndividual hairs reveal prey of 19th century ‘Tsavo man-eater’ lions
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Two male lions became infamous for terrorizing and eating humans in 1898 during construction of a railway…
Continue ReadingThe largest storm in our solar system is moving unexpectedly, scientists say
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — New observations of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot captured by the Hubble Space Telescope show that the…
Continue ReadingHuman foot found on Everest may hold key to one of mountaineering’s greatest mysteries
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When a National Geographic documentary team discovered a boot and sock sticking out of a melting glacier on Mount…
Continue Reading‘It went horribly wrong’: DNA analysis sheds light on lost Arctic expedition’s grisly end
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists have identified the cannibalized remains of a senior officer who perished during an ill-fated 19th…
Continue ReadingIncredible new details of Shackleton’s sunken Endurance ship revealed in 3D scan
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A new 3D scan has revealed previously unseen details of the wreck of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton’s HMS…
Continue ReadingA severe geomagnetic storm causes colorful auroras over Northern California and Alabama
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Colorful auroras could be visible in areas of the United States such as Alabama and Northern California —…
Continue ReadingComet likely last seen when Neanderthals walked Earth could soon dazzle in the night sky
By Ashley Strickland and Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — A recently discovered comet, known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, will make its closest…
Continue ReadingYour showerhead and toothbrush are teeming with viruses. But don’t panic – these microbes could save lives
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The warm, damp environments of your showerhead and toothbrush are the perfect breeding ground for microbes, and a…
Continue ReadingHelene was supercharged by ultra-warm water made up to 500 times more likely by global warming, study finds
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The exceptionally warm water of the Gulf of Mexico that supercharged deadly Helene last month was made up to 500…
Continue ReadingScientists who used AI to ‘crack the code’ of almost all proteins win Nobel Prize in chemistry
By Christian Edwards and Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to a trio of scientists who used artificial…
Continue Reading‘Godfather of AI’ shares Nobel Prize in physics for work on machine learning
By Christian Edwards and Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for…
Continue ReadingHow the source of your tissues and toilet paper is fueling wildfires thousands of miles away
By Vasco Cotovio, CNN Lisbon (CNN) — For three days in mid-September, wildfires rapidly tore through parts of Portugal, turning the sky a…
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