New DNA analysis unravels the mystery of ‘lost prince’ Kaspar Hauser
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — “His birth was unknown, his death hidden.” So reads the headstone (translated from Latin) marking the…
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A space rock is about to become Earth’s new ‘mini-moon’
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long. The newly discovered…
Continue ReadingScientists store entire human genome on ‘memory crystal’ that could survive billions of years
By Rosa Rahimi, CNN London (CNN) — Scientists in the United Kingdom have stored the entire human genome on a “5D memory crystal,” in the…
Continue ReadingScientists looked deep beneath the Doomsday Glacier. What they found spells potential disaster for the planet
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Scientists using ice-breaking ships and underwater robots have found the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is…
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Mannequins flew around the moon on a path astronauts could soon take. Scientists just revealed how they fared
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — As Artemis II — NASA’s mission that will send four astronauts to circumnavigate the moon as soon as next…
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Boeing Starliner astronauts are unexpectedly spending Election Day in space. Here’s how they will cast votes
CNN By Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — When NASA’s Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched to the International Space Station in June on the…
Continue Reading Boeing Starliner astronauts are unexpectedly spending Election Day in space. Here’s how they will cast votes
By Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — When NASA’s Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched to the International Space Station in June on the first…
Continue ReadingAngola nearly lost its national animal to poaching. Here’s how a team of dedicated conservationists brought it back
By Michelle Cohan, CNN (CNN) — With its long, ridged horns and muscular build, the giant sable antelope is a majestic sight — and a rare one…
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CNN By Michelle Cohan, CNN (CNN) — With its long, ridged horns and muscular build, the giant sable antelope is a majestic sight — and a rare…
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Turbulent skies of Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ align with a scientific theory, study finds
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The dappled starlight and swirling clouds of Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” are thought to reflect the…
Continue ReadingThe US led on nuclear fusion for decades. Now China is in position to win the race
By Angela Dewan and Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The bustling city of Shanghai marks national celebrations with world-famous light shows,…
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Diving lizard’s built-in ‘scuba tank’ allows it to breathe underwater, scientists say
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — In a Costa Rican rainforest, a small, semiaquatic lizard called a diving anole leaps into a stream. Minutes…
Continue ReadingAncient remains of Egyptian army barracks and a bronze sword unearthed by archaeologists
By Issy Ronald and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient remains of an Egyptian army barracks and the artifacts…
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A partial eclipse took a ‘bite’ out of the harvest supermoon. See the stunning images
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Sky-gazers around the world were able to glimpse a partial lunar eclipse while September’s full harvest…
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47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft just fired up thrusters it hasn’t used in decades
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Engineers at NASA have successfully fired up a set of thrusters Voyager 1 hasn’t used in decades to solve…
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Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants to feed citizens left hungry by drought
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Zimbabwe has authorized a mass slaughter of elephants to feed citizens left hungry by its worst drought in…
Continue ReadingA polluting, coal-fired power plant found the key to solving America’s biggest clean energy challenge
By Ella Nilsen and CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir Becker, Minnesota (CNN) — The smokestacks on the aging Sherco coal power plant…
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew returns home after history-making mission
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn crew is home, capping off a five-day mission to orbit — which included the world’s…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: SpaceX crew splashes down, Pope Francis, DirecTV deal, Boar’s Head plant closing, Justin Timberlake
CNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — When you think deeply about pizza — and who doesn’t — do you think of the frozen food…
Continue ReadingPuzzling fossil discovery could reveal why Neanderthals disappeared
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Some chapters of human history are more poignant to revisit than others. The Battle of Waterloo ended a…
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