Jawbone from ancient land bridge reveals a mysterious human ancestor
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — An intriguing object my husband and I saw during our honeymoon was the Robenhausen door at Switzerland’s…
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April’s full moon is a ‘micromoon.’ Here’s what that means
By Kameryn Griesser and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Sharp-eyed lunar lovers may notice April’s full moon looks smaller than usual this…
Continue ReadingA mysterious ocean glow reported for over 400 years has stumped scientists. A new study could offer clues
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — For over 400 years, sailors have reported a mysterious phenomenon in which the ocean appears to glow as far as…
Continue ReadingTrump’s budget plan eviscerates weather and climate research, and it could be enacted immediately
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration intends to eliminate the research arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Continue ReadingMysterious altar found in ancient Mayan city contains bodies – and wasn’t made by the Maya
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright…
Continue ReadingWere dinosaurs headed for extinction even before massive asteroid strike? Scientists offer new clues
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — It’s a long-standing debate in paleontology: Were dinosaurs thriving when an asteroid hit Earth one fateful spring…
Continue ReadingJawbone dredged up from the seafloor expands the range of a mysterious species of ancient human
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A fossilized jawbone dredged up by a fishing net from the seafloor 15 ½ miles (25 kilometers) off the coast of…
Continue ReadingTrump’s unconventional NASA pick signals Mars intentions in confirmation hearing
CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s pick to run NASA, Jared Isaacman, made waves Wednesday by signaling his intention…
Continue ReadingTrump’s unconventional NASA pick signals Mars intentions in confirmation hearing
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s pick to run NASA, Jared Isaacman, made waves Wednesday by signaling his intention to…
Continue Reading3D scan of Titanic sheds new light on doomed liner’s final moments
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A new documentary reveals the incredible results of a project to create 3D underwater scans of the doomed ocean liner…
Continue ReadingScientists say they have resurrected the dire wolf
CNN By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A species of wolf that died out some 12,500 years ago lives again as the “world’s first successfully…
Continue ReadingMajor steel project in JD Vance’s hometown on a list of Trump cuts to manufacturing industry
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s America-first economic agenda is reinvigorating the manufacturing…
Continue ReadingScientists say they have resurrected the dire wolf
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A species of wolf that died out some 12,500 years ago lives again as the “world’s first successfully…
Continue ReadingTo tackle the e-waste problem, this casing for electronics dissolves in water
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — As the world’s appetite for computers, smartphones and other electronic devices grows ever bigger, the other…
Continue ReadingSea lions are attacking people in the waters off California’s coast. Here’s why
By Stephanie Elam, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Along some 70 miles of Southern California coastline, usually curious and playful sea lions are…
Continue ReadingAncient DNA pulls back curtain on the Sahara Desert’s greener past
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Picture the Sahara, and an inhospitable landscape of endless sand dunes and barren rock comes to mind. That’s…
Continue ReadingArchaeologists uncover an ancient Egyptian tomb belonging to a mystery king
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — A newly uncovered ancient Egyptian tomb is shedding light on royalty that once ruled the region over 3,600 years…
Continue Reading4 space tourists splash down after traveling an orbit never attempted before
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX is wrapping up the latest chapter in its commercial human spaceflight endeavors with the return of Fram2.…
Continue ReadingMass grave of Roman soldiers tells gruesome tale of military disaster
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — The renovation of a football pitch in Austria’s capital has led to the discovery of a Roman mass grave housing…
Continue ReadingAncient DNA sheds light on origins of 7,000-year-old Saharan mummies
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Today, the view from the Takarkori rock shelter in southwestern Libya is of endless sandy dunes and barren rock, but…
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