NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot twice. This is what it found out
By Megan Marples and Katie Hunt, CNN Scientists revealed the latest discoveries on Jupiter, including surprising findings about the planet’s…
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US vs. China: How the world’s two biggest emitters stack up on climate
By Helen Regan and Carlotta Dotto, CNN Graphics by Natalie Croker, Marco Chacon and Henrik Pettersson, CNN China and the United States are the…
Continue Reading The rare ‘penis plant’ just bloomed for the first time in over two decades
By Kristen Rogers, CNN In a Netherlands garden blooms a rare plant with a tall, phallic shape. It’s known as the “penis plant,” and…
Continue Reading 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing. The games took place February 4-20, 2022. The Paralympics…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at some recent cases of foreign governments detaining US citizens. For information about missing…
Continue Reading These World Heritage Forests have gone from removing carbon from the atmosphere to emitting it
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Human activity and climate change-fueled disasters have turned 10 of the planet’s internationally recognized forests,…
Continue Reading More than 12 million global deaths are associated with environmental risks every year, Pan American health official says
By Hira Humayun, CNN More than 12 million deaths all over the world are associated with environmental risk factors every year, said Pan American…
Continue Reading Mummies found buried in boats in a China desert have unexpected origins
Scientists may have detected signs of a planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way, in what could be the first planet ever to be discovered…
Continue Reading The world promised to cut greenhouse gas emissions. These countries aren’t meeting their targets.
A UN report says only six of the G20 countries promised further reductions on emission as dozens of countries have not updated pledges under the…
Continue Reading Why do only mammals have tusks? Study traces their surprising origins
By Katie Hunt, CNN Tusks are a striking feature of many animals — elephants, hippos, warthogs, walruses — and are often sought-after by…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Daylight Saving Time, a system to reduce electricity usage by extending daylight hours. Facts Sunday,…
Continue Reading Judge sets deadline for Prince Andrew deposition in US sex assault case
By Lindsay Isaac and Niamh Kennedy, CNN A US judge has set a deadline of mid-July next year for Prince Andrew to answer questions under oath in the…
Continue Reading The world promised to cut greenhouse gas emissions. These countries aren’t meeting their targets.
The National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on climate change has identified a link between climate change and migration. CNN meteorologist Derek Van…
Continue Reading The world promised to cut greenhouse gas emissions. These countries aren’t meeting their targets.
By John Keefe and Rachel Ramirez, CNN Nearly 200 countries have pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions to prevent the worst consequences of the…
Continue Reading NASA discovers first possible planet outside our galaxy
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Scientists may have detected signs of a planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way, in what could be the first planet…
Continue Reading NASA discovers first possible planet outside our galaxy
90-year-old William Shatner makes history as oldest person in space; he got emotional after his real-life star trek, saying “I hope I never…
Continue Reading Amid a cascade of crises, Haiti’s fuel shortage could be the worst
By Matt Rivers, CNN An eerie silence lingers over Hospital Universitaire de la Paix in the Delmas neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. Footsteps echo…
Continue Reading Amid a cascade of crises, Haiti’s fuel shortage could be the worst
CNN’s Matt Rivers reports on the dire situation in Haiti where powerful gangs are preventing hospitals from getting the fuel they need to power…
Continue Reading Amid a cascade of crises, Haiti’s fuel shortage could be the worst
Although the 17 missionaries from the US and Canada who were kidnapped in Haiti are generating international headlines, it’s Haitians who bear most…
Continue Reading These lemurs could win a Grammy for their rhythmic singing abilities
By Megan Marples, CNN If animals could be nominated for Grammys, these lemurs could win. That’s because they’ve got rhythm. The Indri…
Continue Reading CO2 levels in the atmosphere reach a 3 million-year high, putting the world ‘way off track’ on climate goals
By Rob Picheta, CNN The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has once again reached record highs, according to a UN report published…
Continue Reading CO2 levels in the atmosphere reach a 3 million-year high, putting the world ‘way off track’ on climate goals
A new UN report says fossil fuel usage is expected to be too high to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030. CNN’s Brandon Miller…
Continue Reading Giant 4,000 pound sunfish was rescued from a fishing net off the Spanish coast of Ceuta
Marine biologists make a colossal, 4,000-pound catch on the high seas ….Today in…
Continue Reading Mammoths and other extinct Ice Age giants clung on longer than previously thought, DNA analysis suggests
By Katie Hunt, CNN Mammoths and other giant creatures of the Ice Age such as woolly rhinos survived longer than scientists thought, coexisting with…
Continue Reading Turkey’s president has ordered 10 ambassadors to be declared ‘persona non grata’ for backing jailed activist
By Kareem El Damanhoury, Isil Sariyuce and Alaa Elassar, CNN Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered the ambassadors of 10…
Continue Reading Vikings explored the Americas long before Christopher Columbus
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Life is a series of mysteries. We are fascinated by true crime stories, and take comfort in watching a good ol’…
Continue Reading The moment domesticated horses changed the course of human history is now revealed
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The domestication of horses changed the course of human history, but scientists have tried for years to figure out when and…
Continue Reading NASA’s Artemis I mission to the moon has been delayed
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The launch of Artemis I, an uncrewed mission serving as the first step of NASA’s ambitious program to return humans…
Continue Reading Giant 4,000 pound sunfish was rescued from a fishing net off the Spanish coast of Ceuta
By Noah Sheidlower, Melissa Velasquez and Justin Lear, CNN To the surprise of researchers and sunfish enthusiasts worldwide, a more than 4,000-pound…
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Najin, one of the world’s last northern white rhinos, retires from breeding
By Sara Spary, CNN Hopes that mankind can save the northern white rhino from extinction appeared more remote than ever this week, after scientists…
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