There are only 10 of the world’s smallest marine mammal left in the world
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The world’s smallest marine mammal is so critically endangered that there are only about 10 remaining in its sole…
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EU proposes ban on Russian oil imports
The European Union is proposing to ban all oil imports from Russia by the end of the year and remove the country’s biggest bank, Sberbank, from…
Continue ReadingScrapping Roe v. Wade would make the US an outlier in the West. Here’s how it compares on abortion rights
CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN Tens of millions of women in America are on the verge of losing access to abortion, according to a draft of a document that…
Continue ReadingThe marine creature ancient Americans ate billions of that’s now a delicacy
By Katie Hunt, CNN Ancient humans ate copious quantities of oysters — shucking billions of shells over thousands of years in a way that did not…
Continue ReadingScrapping Roe v. Wade makes the US an outlier in the West. Here’s how it compares on abortion rights
By Rob Picheta, CNN The US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday has reverberated around the world, setting the country…
Continue ReadingStunning ‘galactic ballet’ captured in new telescope image
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Think of this as one very long last dance. Two galaxies located 60 million light-years from Earth have been in the process…
Continue ReadingWhere is the best place to watch the Eta Aquariids meteor shower
By Angie Orellana Hernandez and Ashley Strickland, CNN While the moon’s brightness may have obscured April Lyrid’s meteor shower,…
Continue ReadingMeet an ‘extreme’ plant that thrives and grows faster under stress
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Not all plants wither when faced with harsh conditions. Extremophyte plants not only survive in dry, salty or cold places,…
Continue ReadingMummified bird could unlock new ways to experience museum exhibits
By Maxime Tamsett, CNN It all started with a report of two mummies in a university closet. Carol Anne Barsody, a graduate student in archaeology at…
Continue ReadingAngelina Jolie visits residents at boarding school and medical institution in Ukraine
By Hande Atay Alam and Radina Gigova, CNN Actress and activist Angelina Jolie paid a surprise visit to a boarding school and medical institution in…
Continue ReadingDon’t look up: 2022’s first solar eclipse will appear in the southern hemisphere today
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Today, people in some parts of southern South America, Antarctica, and the Pacific and Southern Oceans will be able to watch the…
Continue ReadingDon’t look up: 2022’s first solar eclipse will appear in the southern hemisphere today
CNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN Today, people in some parts of southern South America, Antarctica, and the Pacific and Southern Oceans will be able to watch…
Continue ReadingEmperor penguins have an unlikely robot ally as they face threats at the edge of the world
By Ashley Strickland, CNN We all need room to roam. It’s instinctual to crave the freedom of having our own space to thrive. The same is true…
Continue ReadingA robot lives in this Antarctic penguin colony. It’s trying to save them
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Thousands of emperor penguins cluster on the ice of Atka Bay in Antarctica, mostly unaware that an interloper lives among…
Continue ReadingEmperor penguins have an unlikely robot ally as they face threats at the edge of the world
CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN We all need room to roam. It’s instinctual to crave the freedom of having our own space to thrive. The same is…
Continue ReadingNearby star system hosts two planets and 30 exocomets
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The nearby Beta Pictoris planetary system, located 63 light-years away from us, has fascinated researchers for decades.…
Continue ReadingBritish Virgin Islands Premier and Port Authority Director arrested on drug and money laundering charges in Miami
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN The Premier of the British Virgin Islands and the territory’s ports director were arrested Thursday in Miami on charges…
Continue ReadingThe James Webb Space Telescope is fully aligned and ready to observe the universe
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope is ready to observe the universe. The space observatory’s massive mirror, capable of…
Continue ReadingShaggy fur, an important job and a link to an extinct breed: Meet a dog breed you’ve never heard of
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Tucked between the Chilean coast and Patagonian mountains lives a small population of sheepdogs, which exists only in that…
Continue ReadingIngenuity helicopter takes photos of debris field on Mars
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Ingenuity helicopter has captured a unique bird’s-eye perspective of the gear that helped land the Perseverance…
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