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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Lent, a season of prayer and penance for many Christians, and a period of preparation for the Easter…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Lent, a season of prayer and penance for many Christians, and a period of preparation for the Easter…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Two Russian cosmonauts went on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Monday to activate a new robotic arm.…
Continue ReadingWhile handing over the ceremonial key of the International Space Station to an American astronaut, Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov reflected on…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Eggs have been laid on land by birds, reptiles, dinosaurs and a few oddball mammals for more than 200 million years. And humans…
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Fatou, a western lowland gorilla believed to be the oldest in the world, just celebrated her 65th birthday at the Berlin Zoo.…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Break out the cosmic confetti: Wonder Theory just turned one! That’s right. It’s been a whole year since we…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The NASA Artemis I mega moon rocket may face another attempt at its crucial prelaunch ground test as early as next week,…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Cannes Film Festival, held every year in Cannes, France. May 17-28, 2022 – The 75th Cannes…
Continue ReadingBy Danya Gainor Space technology has long been used to help forecast weather, spot wildfires and aide scientists’ understanding of the climate…
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN A rare blazing orange wildflower that was thought to be extinct for 36 years was rediscovered in South America. The wildflower…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have detected a powerful radiowave laser, known as a megamaser, in space. This record-breaking megamaser is the…
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Toner, CNN People around the globe have been moved by the horrible images of Ukrainians in distress, fleeing their homes after the…
Continue ReadingAs millions of people flee Ukraine, CNN Hero Teresa Gray and Mobile Medics International stepped up to help refugees in Romania. Their small,…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The third attempt at a final prelaunch test for NASA’s Artemis I mega moon rocket began Thursday morning, but the…
Continue ReadingBy Angie Orellana Hernandez and Ashley Strickland, CNN April’s full moon will illuminate the sky this entire weekend, and while it’s…
Continue ReadingBy Angela Dewan, CNN When temperatures in Antarctica soared to 38 degrees Celsius above normal — around 70 Fahrenheit — in March, a…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Vietnam War. Causes of Vietnam War 1883-1945 – Cochin-China, southern Vietnam, and Annam and…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at May Day, referred to as International Workers Day in many countries. Facts Celebrated on the first day…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The Curiosity rover just avoided a near run-in with some razor-sharp rocks on Mars. The robotic explorer, which landed on…
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN One meteor traveled quite a long way from home to visit Earth. Researchers discovered the first known interstellar meteor to…
Continue ReadingCoronavirus restrictions are disappearing by the week in much of the world, as more Western countries scale back their remaining restrictions and…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN A comet with a nucleus larger than the state of Rhode Island is heading our way, but Earth is in no danger of a…
Continue ReadingBy Zahra Ullah and Mia Alberti, CNN A Russian court on Tuesday remanded the case of Trevor Reed, a former US Marine detained in Russia, to a lower…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN NASA’s Artemis I mission to the moon will make a third attempt at its most critical and final prelaunch test…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The most distant planet in our solar system has presented a new mystery. Astronomers observing Neptune for the past 17…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN The far side of the moon, which we can never see from our vantage point on Earth, looks surprisingly different than the orb…
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN A baby dusky pademelon has finally been spotted at the Chester Zoo. The youngster was actually born a few months ago, but this is…
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN An Egyptian swimmer has broken two Guinness World Records after losing his leg in 2015. Omar Hegazy, 31, broke the record for…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the United Nations Security Council, a 15-member body within the United Nations. Overview The Security…
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