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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The powerful Euclid telescope has captured millions of stars and galaxies in a dazzling new mosaic — and it…

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Lost for centuries, two cities lay buried, nearly 5 kilometers (3 miles) apart, underneath grassy pastures in the…

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have scoured the depths of the ocean and outer space for microbes to help slow global warming. They’re…

By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — A hoard of Norman-era silver coins unearthed five years ago in southwestern England has become Britain’s…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A massive space rock, estimated to be the size of four Mount Everests, slammed into Earth more than 3 billion…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — The famous Halley’s comet is about halfway through its roughly 76-year orbit of the sun, having reached its…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A mile and a half beneath the ocean’s surface, the seafloor seems nearly as alien as the surfaces of other…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — For nearly two centuries, scientists have tried to solve an enduring mystery about a giant millipede-like…

Story by Reuters (CNN) — The mass bleaching of coral reefs around the world since February 2023 is now the most extensive on record, the…

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The origin of modern humans’ long-standing love affair with carbs may predate our existence as a species,…

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Clean energy executive Cary Kottler was one of millions who lost power and heat as winter storm Uri, as it was…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, scientists have found evidence that marine mammals could be inhaling microplastics,…

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Humanity has thrown the global water cycle off balance “for the first time in human history,” fueling a…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have uncovered communities of animals such as tube worms and snails living in volcanic caves…

By Gina Park and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Keep your eyes along the horizon at dusk to witness a stunning lunar display rise this evening.…

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Researchers have discovered a distant disc galaxy that has surprisingly similar characteristics to our own Milky Way,…

By Stephanie Elam, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Beautiful beaches. Majestic mountains. Hollywood. One more thing Southern California is known for:…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A mission to study one of the solar system’s most promising environments that may be suitable for life has…

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…