Catch Venus, Mars and the moon close together in the night sky
By Sarah Molano and Ashley Strickland, CNN Skywatchers are in for an (inter)stellar treat this week. Look up and you can gaze upon a dazzling view of…
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What a tiny bone tells us about Neanderthal thinking
By Katie Hunt, CNN It’s easy to accept that the world is home to many species of dolphins, cats or bears — but the idea that we once…
Continue ReadingJoe Biden just did something Donald Trump might call ‘America First’
By Stephen Collinson and Shelby Rose, CNN Joe Biden couldn’t have been more blunt. The President laid out a rather ruthless rationale on…
Continue ReadingMystery of Jupiter’s northern lights solved after 40 years, scientists say
By Katie Hunt, CNN The aurora borealis, or northern lights, are Earth’s greatest light show, dazzling those lucky enough to see them in the…
Continue ReadingTaliban makes gains in Afghanistan, taking over key border crossing to Iran
By Sandi Sidhu and Tim Lister, CNN The Taliban have made further territorial gains in Afghanistan over the past day, capturing two strategic border…
Continue ReadingExperts fear the next Covid-19 variant might evade the vaccines that are restoring the developed world
By Stephen Collinson and Shelby Rose, CNN Remember last month’s G7 summit? British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, basking in his role of host…
Continue ReadingDELTA VARIANT CASES INCREASE IN HALF OF U.S. STATES (3:30PMET)
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Continue ReadingGlobal Covid-19 death toll surpasses 4 million
By Deidre McPhillips and Nectar Gan, CNN More than 4 million people around the world have died of Covid-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins…
Continue ReadingClimate change altered the size of human bodies
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The average body size of humans has fluctuated significantly over the last million years and is linked to a changing climate,…
Continue ReadingGlobal 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…
Continue ReadingMassive 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…
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