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‘Lives torn asunder.’ The children of Indian Partition, 75 years on

August 13, 2022 6:11 PM Dillon Fuhrman

A small girl is woken in the night. The family is to travel immediately from their idyllic home near Lahore, in what is current-day Pakistan, to…

Suspect in Salman Rushdie attack is charged with second-degree attempted murder and assault

August 13, 2022 1:00 PM CNN Newsource

The man suspected of stabbing renowned author Salman Rushdie in western New York was charged Saturday with attempted murder in the second…

During filming in Chile's Torres del Paine National Park

Getting up close and personal with Patagonia’s pumas

August 13, 2022 8:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN When things feel overwhelming, an escape into nature is just the ticket. That’s what happened for the film crew and…

New species of giant deep-sea isopod discovered in the Gulf of Mexico

August 13, 2022 7:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A new deep-sea crustacean that bears a striking resemblance to the facehuggers from “Alien” has been identified off…

Appalled, devastated and worried. How the world is reacting to the attack on Salman Rushdie

August 13, 2022 7:48 AM CNN

CNN By Kara Fox and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Messages of outrage and support are pouring in from all corners of the globe after writer Salman…

Messages of outrage and support are pouring in from all corners of the globe after writer Salman Rushdie

Appalled, devastated and worried. How the world is reacting to the attack on Salman Rushdie

August 13, 2022 7:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Kara Fox and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Messages of outrage and support are pouring in from all corners of the globe after writer Salman Rushdie…

Researchers proposed a massive network of protected federal land be set aside for gray wolves across 11 Western states.

Gray wolves should have over one-third of Western federal lands, experts say

August 12, 2022 2:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples, CNN Gray wolves may be getting a major habitat upgrade, if these experts have any say, that is. A group of researchers from across…

This illustration depicts the eruption that caused red supergiant star Betelgeuse to dim mysteriously.

Supergiant Betelgeuse had a never-before-seen massive eruption

August 12, 2022 4:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The red supergiant Betelgeuse, a colossal star in the Orion constellation, experienced a massive stellar eruption —…

Being mindful of the animals and their space

Patagonia’s elusive species as you’ve never seen them before

August 11, 2022 8:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN A lone male puma stalked through the tall grass of Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park, and it appeared to be…

Patagonia’s elusive species as you’ve never seen them before

August 11, 2022 8:09 AM CNN

CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN A lone male puma stalked through the tall grass of Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park, and it appeared to be…

Patagonia’s elusive species as you’ve never seen them before

August 11, 2022 8:09 AM CNN

CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN A lone male puma stalked through the tall grass of Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park, and it appeared to be…

Patagonia’s elusive species as you’ve never seen them before

August 11, 2022 8:09 AM CNN

CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN A lone male puma stalked through the tall grass of Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park, and it appeared to be…

Getting up close and personal with Patagonia’s pumas

August 11, 2022 8:09 AM CNN

CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN When things feel overwhelming, an escape into nature is just the ticket. That’s what happened for the film crew…

This summer's last supermoon and meteor shower takes place on August 11. The August full moon

Summer’s last supermoon and meteor shower take the celestial stage tonight

August 11, 2022 7:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristen Rogers and Ashley Strickland, CNN Tonight’s sturgeon supermoon could have you dancing in the moonlight — the type that only…

This image from the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii reveals a pair of interacting spiral galaxies — NGC 4568 (bottom) and NGC 4567 (top) — as they begin to clash and merge. The galaxies will eventually form a single elliptical galaxy in around 500 million years.

New image of colliding galaxies previews the fate of the Milky Way

August 10, 2022 12:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN A new telescope image showcases two entangled galaxies that will eventually merge into one millions of years from now…

Thailand has received a request from former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to enter the country

Former Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa requests to travel to Thailand

August 10, 2022 5:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Irene Nasser and Rhea Mogul, CNN Thailand has received a request from former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to enter the country,…

Mystery ingredients in ancient recipes for bronze objects deciphered by researchers

August 9, 2022 4:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN An analysis of a 2,300-year-old text and coins has helped researchers decipher ancient recipes for bronze, including two…

Some of the world's richest men are funding a massive treasure hunt

Billionaires are funding a massive treasure hunt in Greenland as ice vanishes

August 8, 2022 3:17 PM CNN

CNN By René Marsh, CNN Some of the world’s richest men are funding a massive treasure hunt, complete with helicopters and transmitters, on the…

Billionaires are funding a massive treasure hunt in Greenland as ice vanishes

August 8, 2022 10:07 AM CNN Newsource

By René Marsh, CNN Some of the world’s richest men are funding a massive treasure hunt, complete with helicopters and transmitters, on the…

Earth completed its normal 24-hour rotation 1.59 milliseconds fast on June 29

Earth broke the record for the shortest day since atomic clocks were invented

August 8, 2022 3:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples, CNN If you feel like there’s less time in the day, you’re correct. Scientists recorded the shortest day on Earth since…

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