NASA calls off spacewalk at last minute as astronaut suit malfunctions
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Two US astronauts abandoned plans to exit the International Space Station to conduct maintenance on Monday due…
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Finally, an answer to a mystery surrounding these 1,000-year-old trees
By Tom Page, CNN (CNN) — For millions of years, mighty baobabs have been standing sentry on three different landmasses, posing each other an…
Continue ReadingWhy Mount Rainier is the US volcano that troubles scientists most
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The snowcapped peak of Mount Rainier, which towers 4.3 kilometers (2.7 miles) above sea level in Washington state,…
Continue ReadingThis technology could transform one of the world’s dirtiest industries. Experts say it’s way off pace
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — On a strip of land in northern Sweden, not far from the Arctic Circle, a new facility is taking shape which…
Continue ReadingIf Triceratops had a metalhead cousin, this dinosaur would be it
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — About 67 million years ago, two dinosaurs faced off in a showdown in what’s now Montana before being buried…
Continue ReadingJupiter’s Great Red Spot is different from what an Italian astronomer observed in 1665
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot is a massive storm that has swirled within the atmosphere of the largest…
Continue ReadingNASA has again delayed Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth
By Jackie Wattles and Ross Levitt, CNN (CNN) — Boeing and NASA announced Friday night that mission officials are again delaying the Boeing…
Continue ReadingSatellite imagery may provide a missing puzzle piece in Easter Island saga
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of monumental stone heads dot the coastline of the remote Pacific island of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island.…
Continue ReadingSame-sex behavior among animals is being underreported, study finds
By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Same-sex sexual behavior has been observed in more than 1,500 animal species, but a new study has found that it is…
Continue ReadingNewly discovered 3,300-year-old shipwreck ‘changes the understanding’ of sailing in ancient world
By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A 3,300-year-old ship has been discovered at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, making it one of the…
Continue ReadingHow to observe a ‘moon illusion’ when the strawberry full moon peaks tonight
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Despite its name, June’s full moon will not look like a strawberry. But the bright orb could still turn heads…
Continue ReadingNewly discovered dinosaur’s horns look ‘like something a heavy metal rocker would wear’
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — For more than a year, visitors at the Museum of Evolution in Maribo, Denmark, have been in for a treat: admiring…
Continue ReadingFossil fuel use and emissions hit record highs as world struggles with deadly heat, storms and fires
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The world consumed record amounts of oil, coal and gas last year, pushing planet-heating carbon pollution to a…
Continue ReadingTwo astronauts wait to come home as Boeing races to understand spacecraft issues. Here’s what’s at stake
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was set to mark its crowning achievement this month: Ferrying two NASA…
Continue ReadingThe Senate just passed a critical clean energy bill to pave the way for more nuclear
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Democrats and Republicans in a bitterly divided Congress can agree on one thing: the US needs more nuclear to…
Continue ReadingAstronomers watch a supermassive black hole awaken in real time
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers are witnessing a never-before-seen spectacle in the cosmos: the awakening of a supermassive black…
Continue ReadingOldest wine ever discovered in liquid form found in untouched Roman tomb
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A 2,000-year-old Roman funerary urn unearthed in southern Spain has been shown to contain the oldest wine ever found…
Continue ReadingAncient reptile fossil shines new light on early marine evolution
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have discovered a 246 million-year-old marine reptile fossil, the oldest of its kind to be found in…
Continue ReadingWhy some scientists think extreme heat could be the reason people keep disappearing in Greece
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — It was a shock when Michael Mosley, a doctor and well-known TV presenter in the UK, was found dead earlier this…
Continue ReadingVoyager 1 sends back science data from more than 15 billion miles away after NASA fix
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The Voyager 1 spacecraft is sending back a steady stream of scientific data from uncharted territory for the…
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