Hidden details emerge from a medieval manuscript masquerading as a book cover
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Sometimes, a great find is hiding right beneath one’s nose in the humblest of places: on paper.…
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A failed Soviet-era spacecraft likely crashed back to Earth overnight
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A Soviet-era spacecraft that was designed to make a soft landing on Venus — but instead remained trapped in…
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Medieval tale of Merlin and King Arthur found hiding as a book cover
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Researchers have found pages of a rare medieval manuscript masquerading as a cover and stitched into the…
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Global sea levels are rising faster and faster. It spells catastrophe for coastal towns and cities
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — For around 2,000 years, global sea levels varied little. That changed in the 20th century. They started rising…
Continue ReadingNOAA ends extreme weather database that has tracked cost of disasters since 1980
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday its well-known “billion-dollar weather…
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Mile-wide underwater volcano ready to erupt off the West Coast
By Kameryn Griesser, CNN (CNN) — Things are heating up hundreds of miles off the coast of Oregon, where a large undersea volcano is showing…
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On his 99th birthday, David Attenborough’s ‘Ocean’ highlights ‘the most important place on Earth’
By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Crashing waves, glistening sea spray, a calm expanse of deep blue. These are the images that open “Ocean with…
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Did South Korea’s legendary female free divers evolve for a life underwater? Scientists find new evidence
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — An island 50 miles (80 kilometers) off the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula is home to a unique and celebrated…
Continue ReadingT. rex ancestors crossed from Asia to North America via land bridge 70 million years ago, study finds
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — The direct ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex would have arrived in North America after crossing a land bridge from Asia,…
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Title and author of burned, still-rolled scroll decoded after nearly 2,000 years
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Researchers working to decipher the contents of a burned, still-rolled scroll have uncovered both the author…
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Trump admin plans to shut down money-saving Energy Star program soon, sources say
By Annie Grayer, Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is preparing to eliminate two key Environmental Protection Agency divisions…
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A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus is due to crash back to Earth this week
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A piece of a Soviet vehicle that malfunctioned en route to Venus more than 50 years ago is due to crash back to…
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How did the ‘air-dried chaplain’ die? New research reveals secrets of Austrian mummy
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — For many people, the term “mummy” usually brings to mind images of Egyptian sarcophagi. But the history…
Continue ReadingHe injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times. His blood could ‘revolutionize’ snakebite treatment
CNN By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Immunologist Jacob Glanville came across media reports in 2017 of a man who had injected himself hundreds of…
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The Eta Aquariid meteor shower is at its peak. Here’s how to see it
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The Eta Aquariid meteor shower has reached its peak — and you’ll need to get up early to see this…
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Scientists say they’ve found another source of gold in the cosmos
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have been trying to determine the cosmic origins of the heaviest elements, like gold, for…
Continue ReadingHe injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times. His blood could ‘revolutionize’ snakebite treatment
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Immunologist Jacob Glanville came across media reports in 2017 of a man who had injected himself hundreds of times…
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Archaeologists discover true identity of Costa Rica shipwrecks long thought to be pirate ships
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Marine archaeologists have discovered that two shipwrecks in Costa Rica are the remains of Danish slave ships…
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Earth science societies take on US climate report after Trump administration dismisses researchers
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Only days after the Trump administration dismissed authors of a congressionally mandated climate report, two of…
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The Trump admin is suing four states to stop them from holding fossil fuel giants accountable for climate damage
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Ella Nilsen, Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration filed lawsuits against four states Thursday in an…
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