Galapagos tortoise species was thought to be extinct until a female loner’s discovery
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When a small female tortoise was spotted in 2019 on the inaccessible volcanic island of Fernandina in the Galapagos,…
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Robots can now be built with living humanlike skin
By Megan Marples, CNN Skin has traditionally been reserved for animals — until now. For the first time, scientists learned to grow humanlike…
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CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Megan Marples, CNN Skin has traditionally been reserved for animals — until now. For the first time, scientists learned to…
Continue ReadingPerseverance rover has made a friend on Mars
By Megan Marples, CNN The Perseverance rover made friends with a pet rock about four months ago, and the two have been inseparable ever since. A rock…
Continue ReadingNASA is assembling a team to gather data on unidentifiable events in the sky
By Katie Hunt and Ashley Strickland, CNN NASA is putting a team together to study unidentified aerial phenomena, popularly known as UFOs, the US…
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CNN By Katie Hunt and Ashley Strickland, CNN NASA is putting a team together to study unidentified aerial phenomena, popularly known as UFOs, the US…
Continue ReadingWebb telescope’s massive mirror hit by micrometeoroid
By Ashley Strickland, CNN One of the 18 golden segments of the James Webb Space Telescope’s giant mirror was hit by a micrometeoroid in May,…
Continue ReadingNew unusual repeating fast radio burst detected 3 billion light-years away
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have detected a mysterious, repeating fast radio burst emanating from a dwarf galaxy located 3 billion…
Continue ReadingAyman al-Zawahiri Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. Personal Birth date: June 19, 1951 Death date: July 31,…
Continue ReadingClimate crisis costs up over 800% as UN donor nations fail to keep pace, report says
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The amount of money needed to aid communities in the face of extreme weather-related emergencies has increased by more than…
Continue ReadingNew NASA spacecraft could survive a hellish descent on Venus
By Ashley Strickland, CNN NASA will launch a mission that will both fly by Venus and descend through its harsh atmosphere in 2029. Called DAVINCI,…
Continue ReadingMars Ingenuity helicopter is on borrowed time as it endures winter
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Just a couple of weeks after the Ingenuity helicopter celebrated a year of flying on Mars, things got quiet. For the first…
Continue ReadingClimate crisis costs up over 800% as UN donor nations fail to keep pace, report says
CNN By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The amount of money needed to aid communities in the face of extreme weather-related emergencies has increased by more…
Continue ReadingHistorical emissions caused the climate crisis. But it’s what we do today that will make or break it, study shows
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Humans’ historical greenhouse gas emissions have caused the climate crisis the world is in today. But it’s the…
Continue ReadingInside New Zealand’s rehab center for sassy, endangered penguins
By Ashley Strickland, CNN “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.” This Sherlock Holmes quote from…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand celebrates Māori New Year as an official public holiday for the first time
CNN By Tara Subramaniam, CNN For the first time, New Zealanders are enjoying an official public holiday this June 24 to celebrate Matariki —…
Continue ReadingAstronauts face mental and emotional challenges for deep space travel. Scientists are working on solutions
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronauts have been venturing into space for 61 years to unlock the human potential for exploration. But the floating…
Continue ReadingFour killed, 15 severely injured after train derails in southern Germany
By Nadine Schmidt, CNN At least four people were killed and 15 severely injured when a train derailed in southern Germany on Friday, according to…
Continue ReadingMore than 40% of Earth’s land surface must be conserved to stop the biodiversity crisis, report warns
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Almost half of the Earth’s land surface must be protected to stop the biodiversity crisis, according to a new report…
Continue ReadingA rare, 5-planet alignment will take over the sky this month
By Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN Don’t forget to look up this weekend to see the start of a rare, five-planet alignment grace the…
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