How to help Afghan refugees
CNN By Amy Chillag, CNN The refugee crisis in Afghanistan is growing as the Taliban take over the country. Since the start of this year, 550,000…
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Enrique Peña Nieto Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. Personal Birth date: July 20, 1966 Birth…
Continue ReadingWhy asteroid Phaethon acts like a comet as it nears the sun
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Phaethon, the source of the Geminid meteor shower, has intrigued scientists for years because it’s an asteroid that…
Continue ReadingRipples in Saturn’s rings reveal planet’s ‘fuzzy’ core
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A rippling detected within the rings around Saturn has helped scientists determine that the giant planet may be…
Continue ReadingNew clue to human evolution’s biggest mystery emerges in Philippines
By Katie Hunt, CNN The only definitive fossil evidence that points to the existence of Denisovans — an enigmatic group of early humans first…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti rises to over 1,200 people
CNN By Etant Dupain, AnneClaire Stapleton and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The Haitian government declared a state of emergency after a 7.2-magnitude…
Continue ReadingAshraf Ghani Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Ashraf Ghani, former president of Afghanistan. Personal Birth date: 1949 Birth place: Logar…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Taliban, a Sunni Islamist organization operating primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Facts…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti rises to over 1,200 people
By AnneClaire Stapleton and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The Haitian government declared a state of emergency after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the…
Continue ReadingHow to help Haiti earthquake victims
By Mayra Cuevas, CNN A 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti Saturday morning, causing widespread destruction, according to the US Geological Survey.…
Continue ReadingAt least 29 dead after 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti
CNN By AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN At least 29 people have died after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti Saturday morning, according to the…
Continue ReadingHigh casualties feared as 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes near Haiti
CNN By AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN The US Geological Survey said it’s likely that casualties are “high” after a 7.2-magnitude…
Continue ReadingWant to live on Mars? This is what it might be like
By Ashley Strickland, CNN If you could live on another world, would you? Even though we’re all on the same planet, each person has a unique…
Continue ReadingMore than 300 people dead after 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti
By AnneClaire Stapleton and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The Haitian government declared a state of emergency after at least 304 people died in a 7.2…
Continue ReadingMars on Earth: Apply for NASA’s simulated Martian mission
By Ashley Strickland, CNN If you’ve ever dreamed of what it might be like to live on another world, here’s your chance. Applications are…
Continue ReadingMammoths were the original ‘ice road truckers,’ traveling vast distances across the Arctic
By Katie Hunt, CNN Mammoths covered huge distances in their lifetime. The beasts traveled the equivalent of the circumference of the Earth almost…
Continue ReadingThe inhabitant of a medieval grave in Finland may have been nonbinary, a new study finds
By Scottie Andrew, CNN In 1968, excavators uncovered a nearly 1,000-year-old grave in Finland thought to be occupied by a warrior woman, given the…
Continue ReadingGhostly rings found around a black hole
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Black holes are one the universe’s ultimate mysteries, hard to even imagine. But thanks to a recently released NASA…
Continue ReadingAsteroid Bennu now has a greater chance of hitting Earth through 2300, but still slim
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Bennu is one of the most hazardous known asteroids in our solar system. Thanks to a visit by a NASA spacecraft, scientists…
Continue ReadingWhy the Perseverance rover couldn’t collect its first Martian sample
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Perseverance rover attempted to collect its first sample of Mars last week, but it seems the red planet wasn’t…
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