Commercial lunar lander presumed lost after historic moon landing attempt
By Jackie Wattles, CNN A Japanese lunar lander, carrying a rover developed in the United Arab Emirates, attempted to find its footing on the…
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Food insecurity is declining in the US, but for those with the least access to food, little has changed in 15 years
Foothold Technology analyzed data from the USDA’s Economic Research Institute tracking food insecurity…
Continue Reading NASA mission detects first seismic waves traveling through the center of Mars
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When quakes rumbled on Mars and a meteorite smacked into the red planet during the past four years, NASA’s InSight…
Continue Reading Why the northern and southern lights appear to be so active right now
By Katie Hunt and Ashley Strickland, CNN The breathtaking dancing shimmer of the aurora borealis and its counterpart in the southern hemisphere,…
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Bed Bath & Beyond files for bankruptcy, plans to close stores
Bed Bath & Beyond filed for bankruptcy on Sunday. The company’s 360 locations, will remain open for now, as will websites. The company secured…
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U.S. diplomats and family members evacuated from Sudan
(CNN)- American diplomats and family members are now safely on their way out of Sudan via U.S. military planes. President Biden confirmed the…
Continue Reading Sudan evacuations ‘not possible at this time,’ Canada tells citizens
By Eyad Kourdi, Pierre Meilhan, Celina Tebor and Heather Chen, CNN Canada has told its citizens in Sudan that evacuations are “not possible at…
Continue Reading SpaceX Starship’s explosion is not the failure it appears to be, experts say
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Rocket launches are like opening a box of chocolates, only riskier — you never know what you’re going to get. And…
Continue Reading Single-use plastic is wreaking havoc on the planet. Here’s what you can do to minimize your impact
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The life cycle of plastic begins underground, where oil and gas are extracted from deep below the surface of the planet. These…
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How the ‘TikTok ban’ and other social media legislation could restrict internet use
Stacker investigated how the so-called “TikTok ban” and other proposed social media and data regulations could restrict internet…
Continue Reading Want to help the ocean? Avoid the moisturizer with shark in it
By Martha Shade, CNN It all seems so daunting: plastics in the ocean, dying coral reefs, entire species being wiped out — but don’t click…
Continue Reading Was the SpaceX launch really a ‘success’?
By Jackie Wattles, CNN After the first test launch of a SpaceX Starship rocket — the most powerful launch vehicle ever constructed — ended in an…
Continue Reading Viewing the Lyrids meteor shower could be a fun weekend activity
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN After no major annual meteor showers for months, the Lyrids are here to end the drought. Known as one of the oldest-recorded…
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Book Bans Rising Rapidly in the U.S.
Book bans are on the rise as the public school year draws to a close and one report says nearly a third of them are a direct result of new…
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Twitter begins to remove blue check marks
Twitter has begun purging blue verification checkmarks from users who have not paid for its subscription service to authenticate accounts. Twitter’s…
Continue Reading The world just failed its annual health checkup
By Laura Paddison, CNN Droughts, floods and record low ice levels — from the top of the world’s mountains to the depths of the ocean, the…
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25 facts about nuclear weapons
Using government documents, news reports, and academic studies, Stacker compiled a list of facts about the state of nuclear weapons in the world…
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States with the worst droughts
Stacker cited data from the U.S. Drought Monitor to identify the states with the worst…
Continue Reading How 4/20 became ‘Weed Day’
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN There is something in the air today. Maybe you’ve noticed. April 20, or 4/20, is known as “Weed Day” in…
Continue Reading Elephant seals enter ‘sleep spiral’ during deep ocean dives
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Northern elephant seals might be masters of multitasking in the animal kingdom because they’ve learned how to sleep…
Continue Reading When you give a worm weed, it gets the munchies, researchers find
By Katie Hunt, CNN One Friday afternoon, not long after Oregon made cannabis legal in 2015, some lab researchers in the state embarked on a quirky…
Continue Reading Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are melting rapidly and driving sea level rise, new satellite data finds
By Jack Guy, CNN The Earth’s ice sheets lost enough ice over the last 30 years to create an ice cube 12 miles high, according to new research.…
Continue Reading SpaceX’s Starship rocket lifts off for inaugural test flight but explodes midair
By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, took off from a launchpad in South Texas…
Continue Reading SpaceX’s Starship rocket, built for the moon and Mars, lifts off in inaugural test flight
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, took off from a launch pad on the coast of South Texas…
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An El Paso Man was killed in Arizona
TUCSON, Arizona— An El Paso man was lured and killed in Tucson, Arizona earlier this month. According to Pima County Sheriff’s Office, Malik…
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2 cheerleaders were shot in a Texas supermarket parking lot
AUSTIN, Texas— The man accused of shooting two teenage cheerleaders in Texas is facing deadly conduct charges. Authorities arrested Pedro Tello…
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Naloxone is now approved for over-the-counter use. What are the hurdles to accessing it?
Stacker investigated the hurdles to accessing naloxone over the counter using a variety of news and medical…
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A short history of cybersecurity and the data breaches that forced the world to pay attention to data privacy
Drata reviewed the most impactful cybercrimes and their consequences to evaluate how public perception toward cybersecurity has changed over…
Continue Reading Children’s cat-killing contest axed following backlash in New Zealand
By Heather Chen, CNN A contest planned for children in New Zealand to hunt and kill feral cats as part of a drive to protect native species has been…
Continue Reading SpaceX readies for another attempt to launch Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built
By Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX is once again gearing up for the inaugural test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever created and the…
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