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NASA’s historic Artemis I mission is coming to a close

December 5, 2022 10:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN The historic Artemis I mission, which is sending an uncrewed spacecraft on an unprecedented trip around the moon, is now in…

‘Goblin mode’ chosen as Oxford word of the year for 2022

December 5, 2022 9:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Christian Edwards, CNN As you read this, look around. Are you still in bed? Are there piles of clothes and takeout food boxes strewn across the…

A new species of dinosaur might have dived like a duck to catch its prey

December 4, 2022 8:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A new study found evidence at least one species of dinosaur may have been an adept swimmer, diving into the water like a duck to…

DNA analysis of soil from paw prints could help save Sumatra’s tigers

December 4, 2022 1:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN Dr. Mrinalini Watsa, a researcher at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance in California, scoops up soil from a fresh paw print made by…

Thousands of dead seals wash up on Russia’s Caspian shore

December 4, 2022 1:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Mariya Knight, CNN Around 2,500 endangered seals have been found dead on Russia’s Caspian coast, state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported…

Former Iran football team player challenges authorities’ ‘silence’ after death of man celebrating World Cup defeat

December 3, 2022 11:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Manveena Suri, Jen Deaton and Heather Chen, CNN A former Iran national team football player has criticized authorities for their…

Exclusive: China operating over 100 police stations across the world with the help of some host nations, report claims

December 3, 2022 10:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Nina dos Santos, CNN Beijing has set up more than 100 so-called overseas police stations across the globe to monitor, harass and in some cases…

Wealthy Russian businessman arrested in London on suspicion of multiple offenses, including money laundering

December 3, 2022 2:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, Radina Gigova and Nina dos Santos, CNN A wealthy Russian businessman has been arrested as part of a “major operation” on…

See photos from the Apollo era like never before

December 3, 2022 9:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Selfies weren’t a common practice when humanity first reached the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first man and the…

Astronauts will give the space station a power boost during Saturday spacewalk

December 3, 2022 3:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The International Space Station will receive a power boost during a spacewalk on Saturday, as NASA astronauts Josh Cassada…

Jonathan the tortoise, world’s oldest land animal, celebrates his 190th birthday

December 3, 2022 1:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Mia Alberti, Lianne Kolirin and Tara Subramaniam, CNN The South Atlantic island of St. Helena is celebrating the birthday of the world’s…

‘A remarkable storyteller’: Remembering Gary Strieker, who helped establish CNN’s presence in Africa

December 2, 2022 10:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Tricia Escobedo, CNN Gary Strieker had every reason to be a pessimist. People dying of hunger, brutal killings and many other horrific events that…

NASA’s Viking 1 may have landed at the site of an ancient Martian megatsunami

December 2, 2022 5:28 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN When NASA’s Viking 1 lander made history as the first spacecraft to touch down on Mars on July 20, 1976, it sent back…

NASA’s historic moon mission enters the final leg of its journey

December 1, 2022 3:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN The NASA Orion spacecraft, the core of the Artemis I mission, is making a farewell pass by the moon on its historic journey…

Prince William and Kate make first US trip in eight years as racism controversy simmers back home

November 30, 2022 4:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Max Foster and Carolyn Sung, CNN The new Prince and Princess of Wales touched down in Boston Wednesday ahead of the second…

Rare cosmic event beamed light at Earth from 8.5 billion light-years away

November 30, 2022 3:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN An incredibly bright flash that appeared in the night sky in February was the result of a star straying too close to a…

VP Harris, French President Macron see Webb telescope’s latest chaotic image

November 30, 2022 2:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The beautiful chaos of two merging galaxies shines in the latest image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. Vice…

‘Mind control’ by parasites influences wolf-pack dynamics in Yellowstone National Park

November 30, 2022 7:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Kate Golembiewski, CNN Wolves are pack animals, living in family groups led by a matriarch and her mate. Some wolves stay with their pack their…

Bats use the same techniques as death metal singers to vocalize, study finds

November 29, 2022 5:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Death metal fans might just have a new animal mascot. Some bats use the same vocal structures as death metal singers to make…

New era begins with China’s launch of crewed mission to its space station

November 29, 2022 11:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Three astronauts lifted off to China’s nearly completed space station on Tuesday, marking the beginning…

Ancient giant sea turtle with never-before-seen features found in Europe, scientists say

November 29, 2022 9:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN Long ago, gigantic marine turtles swam the Earth’s seas. Until recently, these prehistoric giants, reaching lengths of…

Great Barrier Reef should be placed on the ‘in danger’ list, UN-backed report shows

November 28, 2022 11:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez and Tara Subramaniam, CNN The Great Barrier Reef should be added to the list of world heritage sites that are “in…

NASA’s Orion spacecraft reaches record-breaking distance from Earth on Artemis I mission

November 28, 2022 6:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN The Orion spacecraft, which is at the core of NASA’s historic Artemis I mission, reached its farthest distance from…

Newly identified dinosaur that lived on island of dwarfed creatures had an unusual head

November 28, 2022 9:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN A previously unknown dinosaur with a remarkably flat head lived around 70 million years ago on an island home to dwarfed…

SpaceX launches tomato seeds, other supplies to International Space Station

November 26, 2022 12:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland and Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX is carrying a fresh haul of supplies to the International Space Station this weekend after bad…

Indian police arrest suspect in Australia’s Toyah Cordingley murder case

November 26, 2022 2:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Vedika Sud, Angus Watson and Heather Chen, CNN Indian police have arrested a man in New Delhi in connection with the murder of an Australian woman…