These potentially habitable exoplanets can see Earth as it evolves
By Ashley Strickland, CNN As human civilization began to flourish on Earth about 5,000 years ago, 1,715 star systems within 326 light-years of Earth…
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Airstrike kills up to 30 people at market in war-torn Ethiopian region of Tigray
By Nima Elbagir, Bethlehem Feleke and Larry Madowo, CNN An airstrike in Ethiopia’s war-torn northern region of Tigray killed as many as 30…
Continue ReadingWhy female mongooses all give birth at the same time
By Katie Hunt, CNN The vast majority of expectant mongoose moms within a group give birth on the same night. The synchronous arrival of the tiny pups…
Continue ReadingWhy female mongooses all give birth at the same time
By Katie Hunt, CNN The vast majority of expectant mongoose moms within a group give birth on the same night. The synchronous arrival of the tiny pups…
Continue ReadingRainforests are under siege. Here’s what you should know.
By Sam Romano The world’s rainforests are under siege. Climate change has driven the average temperature of the Amazon rainforest up by as much…
Continue ReadingRainforests are under siege. Here’s what you should know.
By Sam Romano The world’s rainforests are under siege. Climate change has driven the average temperature of the Amazon rainforest up by as much…
Continue ReadingVenus may still be active based on ‘pack ice’ finding
By Ashley Strickland, CNN With its thick, toxic atmosphere and temperatures hot enough to melt lead, Venus seems like a dead planet. New research,…
Continue ReadingMeghan hopes all kids feel represented in her new book
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is speaking out about the lack of diversity she saw in books growing up, and hopes every family will feel represented in…
Continue ReadingAstronauts install new solar panels in 6-hour spacewalk on International Space Station
By Ashley Strickland, CNN NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet conducted a spacewalk Sunday —…
Continue ReadingMeghan, Duchess of Sussex, didn’t see diverse characters in books as she grew up. She hopes ‘The Bench’ will change that
By Sheena McKenzie, CNN Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, said she hopes “any family” will see themselves represented in the pages of her…
Continue ReadingDNA leads to surprising discovery of two Viking family members
The National Museum of Denmark will display two Viking skeletons, found to be related, that were discovered in different countries. The remains have…
Continue ReadingA tiny dinosaur trapped in amber turned out to be a ‘really weird animal’ instead
By Katie Hunt, CNN Scientists are explorers of the unknown, seeking to understand the world as it exists now and millions of years ago. It’s a…
Continue ReadingJune 20 is World Refugee Day. Here are ways you can show support
By Bethany Hines, CNN Each year on June 20, World Refugee Day spotlights the bravery and strength of people forced to flee their home countries to…
Continue ReadingColorado realtor puts ‘house from hell’ on the market
A Colorado Springs, Colorado, house was so badly trashed by a former tenant that its real estate agent describes it as a “house of horrors.” CNN…
Continue ReadingTimelapse: 10-story building goes up in nearly one day
Using a pre-fab, modular design, BROAD Group was able to construct a 10-story apartment building in 28 hours and 45 minutes in Changsha,…
Continue ReadingMust-watch videos of the week
By Amy Wray, CNN Joe Jonas crashes a SoulCycle class, Cristiano Ronaldo snubs Coca-Cola and Stephen Colbert welcomes back a live audience. These are…
Continue ReadingNew images help solve celestial mystery of Betelgeuse’s great dimming
By Katie Hunt, CNN Betelgeuse, a bright star visible in the Orion constellation in the night sky, has beguiled and puzzled space scientists since…
Continue ReadingTechnical problems prevent astronauts from installing new solar panels on space station
By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN The International Space Station was due to get a powerful upgrade on Wednesday, but “technical…
Continue ReadingVirus outpaces vaccines, a sobering milestone, a new variant: What to know about Covid-19 this week
By Tara John, CNN WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the spread of coronavirus is moving faster than the…
Continue ReadingWatch astronauts give the International Space Station a power boost
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The International Space Station is about to get a powerful upgrade. On Wednesday morning, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough…
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