Repeating gamma-ray bursts are ‘unlike any other’ in 50 years, astronomers say
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers are trying to understand what caused a series of gamma ray bursts, or GRBs — the most powerful…
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Two celestial events will tempt sky-gazers in some regions this weekend. Here’s what to know
By Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — Sky-gazers should get ready for a full day of celestial events on Sunday, including a partial solar eclipse in parts…
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Researchers spot rare evidence of how two baby pterosaurs died 150 million years ago
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A violent storm may have sent two baby pterosaurs spiraling to their deaths in a lagoon about 150 million…
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The ‘blob’ is back — except this time it stretches across the entire North Pacific
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — A record-breaking and astonishingly expansive marine heat wave is underway in the Pacific Ocean, stretching…
Continue ReadingCows painted like zebras and pizza-eating lizards: The Ig Nobel Prizes are back
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Ever wondered whether painting a cow with zebra stripes might reduce the number of fly bites it gets, or which pizza…
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Earth-like exoplanet could be habitable, and astronomers may know soon
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers might be close to confirming the presence of an Earth-like atmosphere on an exoplanet for the first…
Continue ReadingChimpanzees may consume equivalent of 1 alcoholic drink a day from fermented fruit, study finds
By Issy Ronald, CNN Chimpanzees may consume the equivalent of about one alcoholic drink per day due to the ethanol contained within the fruit they…
Continue ReadingThe system that moves water around the planet is increasingly ‘erratic and extreme,’ new report finds
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The global water cycle has become “increasingly erratic and extreme” with wild swings between droughts and…
Continue ReadingElusive shipwreck found in Lake Michigan over 100 years after sinking
By Taylor Nicioli A “ghost ship” that sank in Lake Michigan nearly 140 years ago and eluded several search efforts over the past five decades has…
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Biotech firm announces ‘pivotal step’ in effort to bring back the dodo
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A plan to genetically engineer a version of the dodo, a giant flightless bird that disappeared 400 years ago and…
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How a Bob Dylan moment 40 years ago sparked decades of pop philanthropy
By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent It was 1985, and improvised empathy was cool. News reports of families starving to death in…
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Scientists went hunting for freshwater deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean. What they found could have global implications
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — This summer scientists drilled deep below the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of northeastern US and tapped into a…
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Astronomers discover previously unknown quasi-moon near Earth
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has likely been hanging out…
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Offshore wind was supposed to save power-starved New England. Trump blew up that plan
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — New England, long burdened with some of the nation’s highest electricity costs, is facing a growing energy…
Continue ReadingOldest known evidence of human mummification discovered in Asia, scientists say
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Hunter-gatherers in parts of ancient Asia prepared their dead for burial with smoke-drying up to 14,000 years…
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Ant queen gives birth to two different species
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Researchers have uncovered an unusual survival strategy in Iberian harvester ants that turns basic biology on…
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Trump admin won’t make polluters report how much they’ve polluted
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration on Friday proposed to end a program requiring coal-fired power plants, industrial…
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Dinosaur eggs from China found to be around 86 million years old, according to ‘atomic clock’ dating
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — A clutch of 28 dinosaur eggs found in the Qinglongshan fossil reserve in central China is about 86 million…
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Trump admin escalates space race with China, banning visa-holding scientists from working at NASA
By Andrew Freedman, Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — NASA has banned Chinese citizens with US visas from participating in agency programs — a…
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Black hole collision confirms decades-old predictions by Einstein and Hawking
By Jacopo Prisco (CNN) — Astronomers have detected a collision between two black holes in unprecedented detail, offering the clearest view yet…
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