Humans can dive deeper into the world’s oceans than ever before with Alvin
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Black smoke appears to rise from chimney-like formations of the hottest and deepest known hydrothermal vents on Earth. Over…
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Mummified dinosaur’s skin was gnashed by ancient crocs
By Katie Hunt, CNN The skin of a 67-million-year-old dinosaur has revealed bites and gashes from an ancient crocodile, and how its flesh was ripped…
Continue ReadingGlobal wildlife populations have declined by 69% since 1970, WWF report finds
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN The world’s wildlife populations plummeted by an average of 69% between 1970 and 2018, a dangerous decline resulting from…
Continue ReadingAstronomers detect heaviest element ever found in exoplanet atmospheres
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have spotted an unexpected chemical element high within the atmosphere of two sizzling exoplanets where liquid…
Continue ReadingBrain cells in a dish played video game Pong, scientists say
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The video game Pong is such a simple concept, anyone can play — even a dish of brain cells, according to scientists.…
Continue ReadingWebb telescope spies an unusual set of nested dust rings in space
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A new image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope shows rings of dust plumes created by the violent interactions…
Continue ReadingSpaceX books another ride for a millionaire around the moon
By Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX said Wednesday that it has booked yet another mission around the moon for a wealthy thrill-seeker on its forthcoming…
Continue ReadingNASA sets date for another try at Artemis I launch
By Katie Hunt, CNN NASA has set a date for another attempt at launching its Artemis I mission, after Hurricane Ian forced the space agency to roll…
Continue ReadingThe DART mission successfully changed the motion of an asteroid
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Double Asteroid Redirection Test successfully changed the trajectory of the asteroid Dimorphos when the NASA spacecraft…
Continue ReadingGraveyard of ancient stars uncovered in the Milky Way
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Milky Way galaxy has a graveyard of dead stars that stretches three times the height of the galaxy, according to new…
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Deadly Russian strike following bridge blast
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine are escalating, after a new round of Russian strikes hit a Ukrainian city early Sunday and killed at least 12…
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McDonald’s announces return of Halloween pails, just in time for trick-or-treating
What’s spookier than a bit of Halloween-themed…
Continue ReadingViolent weekend as four Palestinians killed in West Bank, Israeli soldier killed in Jerusalem shooting
By Hadas Gold and Abeer Salman, CNN An Israeli soldier has died following a shooting at a military checkpoint in East Jerusalem on Saturday, the…
Continue ReadingHurricane Julia makes landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 1 storm
By Gene Norman and Zoe Sottile, CNN Hurricane Julia made landfall in Nicaragua early Sunday as a Category 1 storm, the National Hurricane Center…
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Meet the history-making crew who just landed at the space station
When astronauts venture aboard the International Space Station, they see a world without borders. They work together while orbiting Earth, and no…
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Exxon illegally fired two scientists suspected of leaking information to WSJ, Labor Department says
ExxonMobil has been ordered to reinstate two scientists who were fired after being suspected of leaking information to The Wall Street Journal, the…
Continue ReadingMeet the history-making crew who just landed at the space station
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When astronauts venture aboard the International Space Station, they see a world without borders. They work together while…
Continue ReadingWatch the hunter’s moon rise in the sky this weekend
By Danya Gainor and Ashley Strickland, CNN October’s full moon is just around the corner and serves as a reminder: the eerie season is fast…
Continue ReadingThis is how pythons can devour enormous prey
By Christian Edwards, CNN The expression “so hungry I could eat a horse” might not be just a figure of speech — for the Burmese python,…
Continue ReadingNext supercontinent may form when the Pacific Ocean disappears
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The world may have a new supercontinent within 200 million to 300 million years as the Pacific Ocean shrinks and closes.…
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