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A rare species thought to be extinct is clinging to survival, study finds

August 2, 2021 5:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Kristen Rogers, CNN A species of tiny chameleons presumed to be extinct due to deforestation has been found, but it is clinging to survival. Up to…

Neanderthals were painting caves in Europe long before modern humans, study finds

August 2, 2021 1:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN Whether Neanderthals thought symbolically and had an artistic sensibility has been a question that has vexed experts in human…

Light detected behind a black hole for the first time

August 2, 2021 9:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN It’s a light show in space unlike any other. For the first time, scientists have detected light from behind a black…

‘Everything is going to burn’: Villagers race to protect property from wildfire

August 1, 2021 11:45 PM CNN

In Southern Turkey, villagers are facing apocalyptic scenes as wildfires continue to sweep the country. CNN’s Arwa Damon…

Katie Ledecky shares what she ate as her celebratory meal after winning gold

August 2, 2021 9:59 PM CNN

Olympic gold medal swimmer Katie Ledecky sits down with CNN’s Coy Wire to discuss the two gold and two silver medals she won for Team USA at the 2020…

Wildfires in southern Turkey leave four dead

August 1, 2021 10:26 AM CNN

CNN’s Arwa Damon reports from Manavgat, Turkey, where wildfires have killed four…

‘The animals are on fire,’ say devastated farmers as wildfires sweep Turkey

July 31, 2021 9:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Gul Tuysuz and Arwa Damon, CNN In the small village of Kacarlar, on Turkey’s southern coast, farmers are facing apocalyptic scenes as…

Massive comet discovery dwarfs all others

July 31, 2021 9:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Messengers from the past are all around us. In our solar system, comets are the icy leftovers from when the sun and planets…

Blue Origin protest of NASA’s SpaceX moon contract denied

July 30, 2021 5:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN When NASA returns humans to the moon, SpaceX will build the vehicle to land the first woman and next man on the lunar…

Jeff Bezos reignites battle for NASA moon contract

July 30, 2021 5:16 PM CNN

Jeff Bezos is offering NASA up to $2 billion in a bid to reignite the battle for space between his rocket company Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX.…

Saturn will glow brightly in the sky next week. Here’s how to see it

July 30, 2021 11:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN See Saturn shine brightly for this once-a-year nighttime spectacle. On August 1 and 2, Saturn will be at…

Bone confirmed to be remains of missing British hiker Esther Dingley

July 30, 2021 9:50 AM CNN Newsource

By James Briggs, CNN A bone found in the Pyrenees mountains has been identified as belonging to missing British hiker Esther Dingley, the charity…

July 30 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results

July 29, 2021 10:00 PM CNN Newsource

Watch Sunisa Lee’s family and friends react to her gold medal win

July 30, 2021 10:02 PM CNN

Sunisa’s Lee’s family and friends gathered in her Minnesota hometown to cheer her on as she competed in the women’s all-around gymnastics…

Ancient cemetery findings include Bronze Age woman and her twin babies

July 29, 2021 8:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Peering into the life of a young woman who lived 4,000 years ago during the Bronze Age is now possible thanks to new…

July 29 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results

July 28, 2021 10:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Matias Grez, Ben Church, Helen Regan, Aditi Sangal, Adam Renton, Melissa Macaya, Melissa Mahtani and Meg Wagner, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ &…

The Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks near July’s end. Here’s how to watch

July 28, 2021 5:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristen Rogers, CNN Between midnight and dawn on Wednesday and Thursday (July 28 — 29), the Delta Aquariids meteor shower will light up the…

Raisman shares concern for Biles, calls USA Gymnastics ‘absolute disaster’

July 28, 2021 9:58 PM CNN

Olympic gymnastics medalist Aly Raisman shares support for her former teammate Simone Biles after Biles pulled out of the team gymnastics event at…

How do elite athletes conquer their nerves?

July 28, 2021 12:15 AM CNN

How do elite athletes keep calm on the big stage? Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks at the science behind keeping…

Simone Biles explains why she withdrew from team finals

July 27, 2021 10:00 PM CNN

During the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Simone Biles along with her Team USA gymnastics team addressed the media following the conclusion of the women’s team…

Hubble finds water vapor around Jupiter’s moon Ganymede

July 27, 2021 1:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Hubble Space Telescope has spied evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere around Jupiter’s moon Ganymede, the…

See mesmerizing images of Jupiter and its biggest moon

August 4, 2021 9:49 AM CNN

NASA has released an animation that allows viewers to get a simulated “starship captain” eye view of its flyby of Jupiter and its largest…

Largest known comet is heading close enough to us to become visible

July 26, 2021 2:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have discovered the largest known comet, and it’s about a thousand times more massive than others. Comet…

Virtual contact was worse for older people during the pandemic than no contact, study finds

July 26, 2021 9:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN As the Covid-19 pandemic swept the globe in early 2020, people around the world found themselves confined to their homes and…

July 25 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results

July 25, 2021 8:55 PM CNN Newsource

Meteor lights up the night in Norway

July 25, 2021 3:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Elaine Ly and Theresa Waldrop, CNN An “unusually large” meteor illuminated the night sky over southern Scandinavia early Sunday…

Secrets of Mars’ core revealed for the first time

July 24, 2021 9:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Have you ever spotted another planet in the sky? It’s a celestial thrill without compare. The first time I spied…

See Tokyo 2020 Olympics from above

July 24, 2021 3:48 PM CNN

CNN’s Will Ripley takes a look at the city of Tokyo ahead of the 2020 Olympics, where a growing number of athletes have tested positive for Covid-19…

Marsquakes reveal the mysterious interior of the red planet

July 23, 2021 11:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN When NASA’s InSight lander touched down on Mars in 2018, the mission team hoped the stationary spacecraft would be…

Gun that killed Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid goes to auction

July 23, 2021 11:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Sara Spary, CNN The gun used to kill the notorious Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid 140 years ago is going to public auction for the first time…

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