River ‘piracy’ gave towering Everest a growth spurt, scientists say
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of years ago in the Himalayas, a river ate a smaller river and gave an unexpected boost to…
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UK becomes the first major economy to stop burning coal for electricity, closing its last power plant
Story by Associated Press (CNN) — Britain’s last coal-fired power plant will close on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity…
Continue ReadingStark before-and-after pictures reveal dramatic shrinking of major Amazon rivers
By Laura Paddison and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — Huge tributaries that feed the mighty Amazon River — the largest on the planet —…
Continue ReadingCrew-9 astronauts arrive at space station after SpaceX reports rocket anomaly
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — After their weeklong journey turned into a monthslong stay on the International Space Station, two Boeing…
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Crew-9 astronauts arrive at space station after SpaceX reports rocket anomaly
CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — After their weeklong journey turned into a monthslong stay on the International Space Station, two Boeing…
Continue ReadingArrowheads reveal the presence of a mysterious army in Europe’s oldest battle
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Today, the lush, green valley surrounding the Tollense River in northeast Germany appears to be a serene…
Continue ReadingSpaceX launches mission that aims to return long-delayed Starliner astronauts
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX mission due to unite the Boeing Starliner astronauts with the spacecraft that will bring them home has…
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UK court hands prison terms to climate activists who threw soup on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Two climate activists in their early 20s were sentenced to prison by a London court Friday for throwing soup…
Continue ReadingAI helps uncover hundreds of unknown ancient symbols hidden in Peru’s Nazca Desert
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists working in Peru, assisted by artificial intelligence, have discovered 303 previously unknown giant…
Continue ReadingScientists discover hidden ancient forest on treeless island
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — No trees have grown on the windswept Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean for tens of thousands of years —…
Continue ReadingSea robins are fish with ‘the wings of a bird and multiple legs like a crab’
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Some types of sea robins, a peculiar bottom-dwelling ocean fish, use taste bud-covered legs to sense and dig…
Continue ReadingNew footage reveals key clues to understanding mysterious orca group, scientists say
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — It was an orca-versus-dolphin matchup, and the dolphin didn’t stand a chance. In coastal waters near Chile…
Continue ReadingWoolly rhino found preserved in Russian permafrost after 32,000 years
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have uncovered a woolly rhino so well preserved in the Russian permafrost for more than 32,000 years…
Continue ReadingDNA from 3,600-year-old cheese sequenced by scientists
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Bronze Age desert dwellers unearthed from graves in what’s now northwest China were buried with cheese scattered…
Continue ReadingMassive jets of material shooting from a black hole dwarf even the largest galaxies, scientists say
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have observed a massive pair of jets releasing from a supermassive black hole 7.5 billion…
Continue ReadingNew species of ghost shark discovered by New Zealand scientists
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have discovered a new species of ghost shark that lives in deep ocean waters near Australia and New…
Continue ReadingMysterious magma in extinct volcanoes may be filled with elements needed to power the future
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A mysterious type of magma found within extinct volcanoes scattered around the world could contain an abundant…
Continue ReadingThousands of bones and hundreds of weapons reveal grisly insights into a 3,250-year-old battle
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A new analysis of dozens of arrowheads is helping researchers piece together a clearer portrait of the…
Continue ReadingCalifornia sues ExxonMobil for alleged decades of deception around plastic recycling, in first-of-its-kind lawsuit
By Angela Dewan, CNN (CNN) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil on Monday alleging the company carried…
Continue ReadingBiden speaks Tuesday in NYC to draw contrast between Democrats and Republicans on energy and climate
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden will speak at Climate Week NYC on Tuesday, touting his administration’s vast climate agenda…
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