Science & Discovery Archives

Blue Origin astronaut Glen de Vries dies in plane crash

November 12, 2021 1:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Kristin Fisher and Pete Muntean, CNN Business One of Blue Origin’s newest astronauts, 49-year-old Glen de Vries, survived a ride to space in…

Sitting Bull’s great-grandson identified using new DNA technique

October 28, 2021 5:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN The great-grandson of the legendary Lakota Sioux Chief Sitting Bull has been confirmed as his closest living relative using an…

A mysterious radio signal detected from space in 2019 is not aliens, scientists say

October 28, 2021 4:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A…

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin wants to build a tourism space station nearly as big as the ISS

October 25, 2021 10:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Blue Origin, the rocket and space tourism company founded by Jeff Bezos, is proposing a massive new commercial space…

Cyprus aims for Mars with X-Ray rock dating instrument

October 21, 2021 9:47 AM The Associated Press

Tiny Cyprus aims to join the global space exploration drive by developing a compact, X-Ray instrument capable of dating Martian soil and rock samples…

World’s biggest triceratops sells for $7.7 million in Paris

October 21, 2021 8:10 AM The Associated Press

The world’s biggest triceratops skeleton, known as “Big John,” has been sold for 6.6 million euros ($7.7 million) to a private collector at a…

Strange radio waves coming from the heart of the Milky Way stump scientists

October 12, 2021 3:13 AM CNN

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Katie Hunt, CNN Space experts have detected unusual radio waves coming from the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The energy signal…

Why it took nearly 50 years for scientists to name this mysterious tropical plant

October 6, 2021 6:07 AM CNN Newsource

In 1973, scientist Robin Foster discovered a plant with bright orange fruit shaped like paper lanterns inside Peru’s Manu National…

William Shatner, 90, is headed to space with Audrey Powers on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin mission

October 5, 2021 2:24 AM CNN

CNN By Chloe Melas, CNN Captain Kirk is headed to space. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin announced Monday actor William Shatner, 90, will be on the…

William Shatner will fly to space aboard Blue Origin rocket

October 4, 2021 6:28 AM The Associated Press

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Captain Kirk is rocketing into space: “Star Trek” actor William Shatner plans to…

Nobel Prize ceremonies to be curtailed again due to pandemic

September 23, 2021 4:06 AM The Associated Press

The Nobel Prize ceremonies will be reined in for a second year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The winners of this year’s prizes in chemistry,…

SpaceX just brought the first all-tourist crew back from space. Here’s what’s next

September 20, 2021 2:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Four people, all of whom just six months ago had no formal spaceflight training, strapped themselves into a SpaceX…

Astronomers solve a centuries-old cosmic mystery

September 16, 2021 4:59 AM CNN Newsource

The mystery behind the origins of a supernova first spotted by 12th-century Chinese and Japanese astronomers has been solved, according to an…

‘You bloody fool’: Duck mimics human sound during mating display

September 7, 2021 10:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN An Australian musk duck has been recorded saying “You bloody fool” in the first documented instance of the species…

Genetic genealogy identifies Phoenix woman who died in 2017

September 2, 2021 9:08 PM The Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — More than four years after a woman was found dead in downtown Phoenix, police have confirmed her identity. They said the middle-aged…

Female octopuses throw debris at annoying males, researchers find

September 2, 2021 5:09 AM CNN Newsource

Female octopuses have been observed “throwing” objects at males who harass them, including during unwanted mating attempts, according to new…

Birds of prey face global decline from habitat loss, poisons

August 31, 2021 8:16 AM The Associated Press

Despite a few high-profile conservation success stories, birds of prey worldwide are in decline.…

1st case of West Nile virus in Pinal County this season

August 26, 2021 8:40 AM The Associated Press

Authorities have confirmed the first case of West Nile virus in Pinal County during Arizona’s mosquito season.…

EPA to ban a food pesticide after 14 years of pressure from environmental, labor groups

August 24, 2021 7:47 AM The Associated Press

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it will end use of chlorpyrifos on all food products…

Archaeologists find skeleton, evidence of Greek in Pompeii

August 17, 2021 2:53 AM The Associated Press

ROME (AP) — Archaeologists have discovered a remarkably well-preserved skeleton during excavations in the ancient city of Pompeii. The discovery of…