George Soros Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of one of the most successful investment financiers in the world, George Soros. An active…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of one of the most successful investment financiers in the world, George Soros. An active…
Continue ReadingLeopard seals live almost exclusively in the Antarctic, where penguins are their main prey. But in the San Rafael lagoon, there are no penguins. One…
Continue ReadingOn Hammer Island in southern Argentina, a mother gentoo penguin swam nearly 13 miles, diving down 200 feet to feed her 6-week-old baby. “Patagonia:…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN There’s just something about penguins — and for the scientists and conservationists who work with…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN Over these last few days of July, two meteor showers will light up the night sky. The first, the Delta Aquariids meteor…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Facts Almost seven million people visit the Eiffel…
Continue ReadingEncounters with sharks have made headlines this summer. Could there be a link between rising temperatures and shark attacks? Dr. Chris Lowe of Cal…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Several reports of shark bite injuries and a spate of sightings of the marine predators off the Northeast coast of the United…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The first mission to return samples from another planet will touch down on Earth in 2033, according to NASA and European…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have spied a “black widow” lurking in space 3,000 light-years from Earth, and it’s a…
Continue ReadingRussia announced it will quit the International Space Station after 2024, ending decades of partnership with the US and other nations. Watch CNN’s…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Fadem, CNN The “murder hornet” is no more. At least, its name is gone. The Entomological Society of America and the…
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN It may not have been a mountain of pirate treasure, but archaeologists have discovered remnants of a centuries-old shipwreck…
Continue ReadingJeff Kurr, the producer and director of Discovery’s “Shark Week,” discusses footage his team captured of a great white shark destroying a diver’s…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Fadem, CNN Sharks have scared us a lot this summer, primarily for suspected attacks on humans. However, humans are a larger threat to…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Summer Olympics, which is held every four years. The 2020 Olympic Games…
Continue ReadingBy Uliana Pavlova and Kristin Fisher, CNN Russia says it is planning to pull out of the International Space Station and end its decades-long…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Hajj, an annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. On average, more than two million Muslims a year…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about Big Ben, the clock and bell in Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament in…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN A provocative study published earlier this year proposed that the world’s best-known and perhaps best-loved dinosaur,…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN When I was training to be a journalist, the best piece of advice I got was KISS — keep it simple, stupid. It’s a…
Continue ReadingThe Patagonian ice dragon lives on glaciers and is believed to have natural anti-freeze in its blood. This rare creature is endangered because its…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Jalen Beckford, CNN One of the most popular and recognizable insects is at risk of extinction, according to a global…
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters Brutal heat waves are gripping both Europe and the United States this week and are forecast to dump searing temperatures on much of…
Continue ReadingWilliam Shatner joins CNN’s Anderson Cooper to react to newly-released NASA images and discuss the questions and answers the new photos…
Continue ReadingSeveral days of unusually warm weather in northern Greenland have triggered rapid melting, made visible by the rivers of meltwater rushing into the…
Continue ReadingBy René Marsh and Angela Fritz, CNN The water off the coast of northwest Greenland is a glass-like calm, but the puddles accumulating on the…
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN NASA’s Perseverance rover captured an unusual image of something lying in the red sand of Mars: a bundle of string. The…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Prepare for a potential liftoff to the moon at the end of the summer. The Artemis I mega rocket may be launching on its…
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN Hundreds of millions of people around the world were sweltering in extreme heat on Wednesday, as record-breaking heat waves set…
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