How to see the moon turn red during March’s total lunar eclipse
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Sky-gazers across the Western Hemisphere will be in for a celestial treat this week when the full moon…
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This male octopus poisons the female during mating to avoid being eaten
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten,…
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Ambitious effort to document marine life reveals 866 new species and counting
CNN By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A guitar-shaped shark, a fan-like coral and a venomous deep-sea snail equipped with harpoon-like teeth are among…
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Trump takes an ax to more than a dozen pollution rules in rapid-fire deregulation
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration announced its intent to roll back major climate policies Wednesday, including rules that…
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SpaceX waives off attempt to launch crew-swap mission that will allow astronauts on extended stay in space to return
CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A crew of international astronauts slated to launch to the International Space Station on a mission that…
Continue Reading SpaceX postpones launch of crew-swap mission that will bring Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams home
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A crew of international astronauts slated to launch to the International Space Station on a mission that will…
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Discovery of ritual bath sheds light on Jewish life in ancient Rome
By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such…
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Cave discovery reveals previously unknown prehistoric human population in Europe
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The story of human evolution in Europe has a new character. Fossilized bone fragments unearthed in a cave in…
Continue ReadingNASA launches newest space telescope to seek life’s key ingredients
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — It’s a two-for-one cosmic deal. NASA’s newest space telescope, SPHEREx — designed to seek out the key…
Continue Reading Ambitious effort to document marine life reveals 866 new species and counting
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A guitar-shaped shark, a fan-like coral and a venomous deep-sea snail equipped with harpoon-like teeth are among 866…
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Massive megalodon was even longer than scientists thought
By Kate Golembiewski, CNN (CNN) — Paleobiologist Dr. Kenshu Shimada has been fascinated by fossil sharks, including the giant Otodus megalodon,…
Continue ReadingWeather delays launch of NASA’s newest space telescope set to search for life’s key ingredients
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — NASA’s two-for-one launch of its newest space telescope, SPHEREx — designed to seek out the key…
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Clean energy group sues Trump admin for freezing billions in funds Congress passed into law
By Ella Nilsen and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The environmental group targeted by the Justice Department over a federal grant is suing a bank…
Continue ReadingNASA delays launch of newest space telescope to search for life’s key ingredients
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — NASA’s newest space telescope, SPHEREx, designed to seek out the key ingredients for life in the Milky Way,…
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Two moon missions touched down on the lunar surface. How they unfolded was a stark contrast
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Each time a robotic explorer launches from Earth, it faces innumerable challenges — any of which could cut…
Continue ReadingNarwhals may be using their tusks to play, new study finds
By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Scientists say they have the first recorded video evidence of narwhals using tusks not only to strike and manipulate…
Continue ReadingLying sideways on the moon, the Athena lander is declared dead
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Intuitive Machines, the Houston-based company that was set to deliver a historic water-hunting mission to the…
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A striking new visualization looks like a flower in bloom but tells an alarming story about what’s happening to the planet
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A striking new visualization made by climate scientist Zeke Hausfather unfurls like a flower blooming in the…
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SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft explodes midflight for a second time, disrupting Florida air traffic
CNN By Ashley Strickland and Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX Starship spacecraft, the upper portion of the most powerful launch system…
Continue Reading SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft explodes midflight for a second time, disrupting Florida air traffic
By Ashley Strickland and Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX Starship spacecraft, the upper portion of the most powerful launch system ever…
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