US & World

By Ashley Strickland, CNN A NASA spacecraft is gearing up for the first of a series of close encounters with the most volcanic place in the solar…

By Jack Guy, CNN Humans’ ability to walk upright on two legs may have evolved in trees, rather than on the ground, according to scientists…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN A towering whirlwind of dust passed right over the Perseverance rover as it explored the site of an ancient lake on Mars…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN The best chance to see the strongest meteor shower of the year is on its way this week. The Geminids, known for bright,…

By Katie Hunt, CNN The battle against the single-use plastic bag may not be won but it’s definitely under way. Restrictions on their use are in…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN Resting at the bottom of Mjøsa, the largest lake in Norway, a shipwreck from hundreds of years ago is in almost perfect…

By Jackie Wattles, CNN The Artemis I mission — a 25½-day uncrewed test flight around the moon meant to pave the way for future astronaut missions…

By Jackie Wattles, CNN The Artemis I mission — a 25½-day uncrewed test flight around the moon meant to pave the way for future astronaut missions…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The past is an ever-changing story, and this week, myriad discoveries added new details. Fossils, jewels and even DNA…

Story by Reuters The effects of human activity from climate change to pollution are “devastating” marine life, with nearly a tenth of…

By Scottie Andrew, CNN What’s in a swear? The world’s filthiest words typically refer to something vulgar or taboo, for one. But…

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Japanese fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa has picked eight passengers that he said will join him on a trip around the moon,…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The exoplanet 55 Cancri e goes by several names, but the rocky world located 40 light-years from Earth is most known for…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN An unusual bright blast of light detected by multiple telescopes in December 2021 was the result of a rare cosmic explosion…