Polar bears in Norway’s Arctic are getting fatter and healthier, despite melting sea ice
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — As the sea ice melts due to climate change, the trend of polar bears getting thinner and having fewer cubs has…
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Astonishing 1,400-year-old tomb featuring giant owl sculpture discovered in Mexico
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists have discovered a 1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb in southern Mexico, adorned with complex carvings, which…
Continue ReadingThe accidental climate scientist who uncovered an unexpected force of global warming
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan yearned for the American dream while growing up in southern India in the 1960s:…
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She was supposed to be the first teacher in space. 40 years later, her mission continues
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six…
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Doomsday Clock 2026: Scientists set new time
CNN By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — At the dawn of the nuclear age, scientists created the Doomsday Clock as a symbolic representation of how…
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CNN By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — At the dawn of the nuclear age, scientists created the Doomsday Clock as a symbolic representation of how…
Continue Reading Doomsday Clock 2026: Scientists set new time
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — At the dawn of the nuclear age, scientists created the Doomsday Clock as a symbolic representation of how close…
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The Artemis II astronauts are heading home. The biggest risks could still lie ahead
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — When four astronauts set off on their historic trip around the moon in NASA’s 16.5-foot-wide Orion spacecraft,…
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Scientists find unlikely new way to track space junk: sonic booms in the atmosphere
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — Space junk falling out of orbit and crashing toward Earth is a growing threat. Indeed, old satellites and…
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How this brutal winter storm is even possible with climate change – and maybe even more likely
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The frigid temperatures, massive snow and deadly ice storm taking shape east of the Rockies might seem to…
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Big tech is increasingly promising to pay for spiking power costs. But there’s not much to enforce it
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — As an electricity crunch drives bills higher around the country, big tech companies building power-hungry data…
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Discovered: An outline of a hand that’s at least 67,800 years old
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The outline of a hand made with red pigment on the wall of a cave in Indonesia at least 67,800 years ago may be the…
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NASA astronaut Suni Williams retires months after return from troubled mission to orbit
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Longtime NASA astronaut Suni Williams announced her retirement Tuesday — officially making the unexpectedly…
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The world has entered a new era of ‘water bankruptcy’ with irreversible consequences
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The world has entered “an era of global water bankruptcy” with irreversible consequences, according to a new…
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Supergiant star Betelgeuse is full of mysteries. New observations might solve the biggest one
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have long searched for clues that a hidden companion star sits out of view near the red…
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Sun releases the largest solar radiation storm ‘in over 20 years,’ forecasters say
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Powerful solar activity released by the sun reached Earth Monday, causing colorful auroral displays and GPS…
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Video shows cow using a brush to scratch its back in first described case of tool use in cattle
CNN, ANTONIO J. OSUNA-MASCARÓ, CURRENT BIOLOGY By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — How does a cow scratch an itch on its back? An Austrian cow…
Continue Reading Video shows cow using a brush to scratch its back in first described case of tool use in cattle
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — How does a cow scratch an itch on its back? An Austrian cow named Veronika has a solution that could change how…
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Genetic clues may be hiding in Leonardo da Vinci’s artwork
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Artist, inventor and anatomist Leonardo da Vinci was the definition of a Renaissance man — and scientists…
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These ancient designs may be the first evidence of humans doing math
By Jasmin Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’…
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