Global Covid-19 death toll surpasses 4 million
Health experts are worried about growing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among young adults as the Delta variant continues to spread across the…
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Massive X-class solar flare erupted from sun
By Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN The first large flare of the current solar cycle has erupted from the sun. The solar flare happened at…
Continue ReadingMars Ingenuity helicopter completes its toughest flight yet
By Katie Hunt, CNN Ingenuity, the helicopter that accompanied the Perseverance rover on its Mars mission, has undertaken its ninth and “most…
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The unsung heroes of commercial space flight testing … are real dummies. Jeremy Roth…
Continue ReadingOne variant, many approaches to masks
By Tara John, CNN WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK The Delta variant, a more transmissible and possibly more dangerous strain, now makes up more than half…
Continue ReadingSixth Nicaraguan presidential candidate detained in ‘night of terror’ roundup
By Mario Medrano, Natalie Gallón, Tatiana Arias and Samantha Beech, CNN A sixth Nicaraguan presidential candidate was detained along with student…
Continue ReadingAl Qaeda and Taliban members among thousands of prisoners left under Afghan control in jail next to deserted US air base
By Nick Paton Walsh and Sandi Sidhu, CNN Thousands of prisoners — including senior al Qaeda and Taliban figures — remain in…
Continue ReadingSee inside Afghanistan’s ‘deserted’ Bagram Airfield after US withdrawal
CNN’s Anna Coren goes inside Bagram Airfield to capture scenes of abandonment as Afghan forces pick up the pieces following the withdrawal of US and…
Continue ReadingHasty air base handover sums up America’s hurried exit from its longest war
By Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu and Tim Lister, CNN Located an hour north of Kabul, Bagram was for nearly 20 years the hub of America’s war in…
Continue ReadingMillions remain under heat warning as extreme temps grip Northwest
Canada and US cities in the Northwest have reported their hottest temperatures on record, and more than 52 million people are under a heat warning or…
Continue ReadingChinese astronauts carry out country’s first spacewalk outside space station
By Lily Lee and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Chinese astronauts on Sunday successfully carried out the country’s first spacewalk outside their space…
Continue ReadingUnprecedented heat, hundreds dead and a town destroyed. Climate change is frying the Northern Hemisphere
By Angela Dewan, CNN The tiny town of Lytton has come to hold a grim record. On Tuesday, it experienced Canada’s highest-ever temperature, in…
Continue ReadingThis forgotten species thought to be extinct was actually on an island paradise
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When I was a kid, field trips to the local science museum or planetarium were more appealing than any playground.…
Continue ReadingIn fossilized dinosaur poop, scientists find hidden treasure
By Kristen Rogers, CNN You might think fossilized feces are only full of crap, but new research on one specimen has turned up a hidden treasure: a…
Continue ReadingIn fossilized dinosaur poop, scientists find hidden treasure
By Kristen Rogers, CNN You might think fossilized feces are only full of crap, but new research on one specimen has turned up a hidden treasure: a…
Continue ReadingCows’ stomachs can break down hard-to-recycle plastic, study finds
By Sara Spary, CNN Researchers in Austria may have found an unlikely solution to the problem of plastic pollution: cows, and the microbes found…
Continue ReadingCows escape meat packing plant and run loose in California city
A herd of cows tried to escape their fate at a meat packing facility, wreaking havoc on a southern California neighborhood before most were rounded…
Continue ReadingCows’ stomachs can break down hard-to-recycle plastic, study finds
By Sara Spary, CNN Researchers in Austria may have found an unlikely solution to the problem of plastic pollution: cows, and the microbes found…
Continue ReadingMust-watch videos of the week
By Amy Wray, CNN Megan Fox’s kids steal the spotlight, Heidi Klum gives a standing ovation and CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta hosts…
Continue ReadingWatch CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta host ‘Jeopardy!’
CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta fulfilled a lifelong dream by hosting “Jeopardy!” He is one of several guests hosts for the show…
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