US and India launch historic joint mission that could change the way we see Earth
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A first-of-its-kind satellite has launched to track nearly imperceptible changes on Earth’s surface, an…
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Here’s how to see this week’s double meteor shower
By Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — Sky-gazers may get a good chance to see fireballs streak across the night sky this week. Two meteor showers — the…
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Trump EPA proposes revoking pollution limits based in part on document authored by 5 climate contrarians
By Ella Nilsen, Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — In one of its most significant reversals on climate policy to-date, the Trump administration on…
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The US is sitting out the most consequential climate summit in a decade. It may offer a victory to China
By Ella Nilsen, Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration fired the last of the US climate negotiators earlier this month, helping…
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4,000-year-old handprint found on ancient Egyptian tomb
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A 4,000-year-old handprint has been discovered on a clay model used for offerings in an Ancient Egyptian tomb.…
Continue ReadingBetelgeuse, one of the most familiar stars in the sky, may have a hidden companion star orbiting it
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have observed what they believe to be a never-before-seen companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, a…
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Baby sea turtles in Georgia are struggling to find the ocean this season. Massive interstate lights are to blame, experts say
By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — During the first week of July, the popular travel center and gas station chain Buc-ee’s opened its largest…
Continue ReadingToxic algae are turning South Australia’s coral reefs into underwater graveyards – and there’s no end in sight
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — What struck Scott Bennett most were the razor clams. The long saltwater clams, resembling old-fashioned razors,…
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Prehistoric Neanderthal diets were maggot heavy, a new study suggests
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Neanderthals had a voracious appetite for meat. They hunted big game and chowed down on woolly mammoth steak as they…
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The asteroid that will spare Earth might hit the moon instead. What happens if it does?
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists’ minds. The building-sized…
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Extreme heat is miserable and dangerous. It’s also making us age faster
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The soupy, smothering extreme heat that has scorched parts of the Northern Hemisphere this summer takes a hard…
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Fossils unearthed in Grand Canyon reveal new details of evolutionary explosion of life
By Kameryn Griesser, CNN (CNN) — Paleontologists have discovered remarkable fossils in the Grand Canyon that reveal fresh details about the…
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Breakthrough discovery shows that moths listen to plants — and avoid the noisy ones
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — When a plant is stressed, it doesn’t keep quiet about it. You won’t hear the plant’s cry because it’s…
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World’s top court says major polluters may need to pay reparations for climate harm
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The world’s highest court said polluting countries may be in breach of international law if they do not…
Continue ReadingTrump admin will soon propose to kill EPA’s ability to make rules about climate pollution, sources say
By Ella Nilsen, Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — The Environmental Protection Agency has drafted a proposal to reverse a landmark scientific finding…
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Medieval knight’s complete skeleton discovered beneath Polish ice cream parlor
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a medieval knight, buried under a shuttered ice cream parlor in the…
Continue ReadingEarth is spinning faster, leading timekeepers to consider an unprecedented move
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of…
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In scathing letter, NASA workers rebuke ‘rapid and wasteful changes’ at agency
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A group of 287 scientists and current and former NASA employees has issued a declaration lambasting budget cuts,…
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This is the summer of flooding across the US, and scientists know why
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Once synonymous with leisure and reprieve, summer has increasingly become a season marked by anxiety and…
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Medieval scribe’s slip-up triggered centuries of confusion over a long-lost saga. Researchers finally decoded the error
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Lesser known than some other beloved tales of larger-than-life heroes such as Gilgamesh, Beowulf and King…
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