Engineers want to build an underground lunar ark, filled with millions of seed, spore, sperm and egg samples from Earth's species, hidden in a network of tubes on the moon to provide a genetic backup for the planet in the…
Daily protests have been ongoing for a month and a half in towns and cities across Myanmar after the military seized control of the Southeast Asian country in a coup on February 1.Security forces, made up of police and military…
Supermassive black holes usually sit like stationary engines at the centers of galaxies, sucking in everything around them.Now astronomers have detected a highly unusual case of one wandering through space.Astronomers previously believed it was possible for supermassive black holes to…
Brazil is pulling ahead in the race that no one wants to win.Over the past month, the South American nation has blown past a series of grisly milestones, repeatedly setting new records for most Covid-19 deaths per day. In the…
The Chinese capital was choking on sand and dust on Monday, as the biggest sandstorm in nearly a decade swept over the city turning the skies an eerie shade of orange.Photos from Beijing, home to 21.7 million residents, show skyscrapers…
Myanmar security forces killed at least 38 people Sunday in one of the deadliest days since the military seized power in a coup, and declared martial law in six areas after Chinese-funded factories were set on fire.The heaviest casualties were…
The smell inside the morgue was overpowering, as disinfectant masked the odor of decaying corpses."It's them," said a dentist, who had just inspected the mouth of a stiff body.Light from a window at the back of the room illuminated who…
A post-coup crackdown by Myanmar's military appeared to intensify Monday as security forces revoked the licenses of five independent media companies before a late-night standoff that saw hundreds of young protesters trapped in Yangon.Military junta forces had cornered hundreds of…
The leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia will meet in a virtual summit this week, a source in Japan with direct knowledge of the talks told CNN on Tuesday.It will be the first time talks have been…
The Chinese government's alleged actions in Xinjiang have violated every single provision in the United Nations' Genocide Convention, according to an independent report by more than 50 global experts in human rights, war crimes and international law.The report, released Tuesday…
What's a fair wage for a fair day's work? Hopes of raising Americans' federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $15 have been punted down the road for now after being stripped from the Covid-19 rescue bill. Here's what…
It turns out getting beheaded doesn't mean automatic death for every animal.Researchers discovered that two species of sea slugs, Elysia cf. marginata and Elysia atroviridis, can regrow their body after cutting off their own head, according to a study published…
It has taken 13 billion years for the light from the powerful jets of a distant object to reach us.These jets, the most distant known source of radio emission to date, are coming from a recently discovered quasar that existed…
Troops in Myanmar have occupied hospitals and university campuses, and ramped up nighttime raids ahead of a nationwide strike to protest against the military coup, according to local media reports.It's the latest move by the military junta, which seized power…
Explosions in Equatorial Guinea killed more than a dozen people and injured hundreds on Sunday, according to the Central African country's health ministry.The explosions took place at a military base in the port city of Bata, leaving many missing under…
Egyptian swimmer Omar Sayed Shaaban soared to success when he set a new record for the highest jump out of water while wearing a monofin.The 21-year-old from Ismailia reached the unusual event's new best height when he made a spectacular…
Millions of television viewers around the world are in a state of frenzied anticipation on Sunday, as they await the broadcast of Oprah Winfrey's set-piece interview with Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.The primetime event, which will be shown…
When Australia's attorney general last week outed himself as the minister accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in 1988, his denial was emphatic."The things that I have read did not happen, and to suggest that they could be forgotten is…
February marked the culmination of a nearly decade-long legal saga that raised national questions about how Canada treats Indigenous women. Cindy Gladue, a 36-year-old Canadian Cree-Métis mother of three, bled to death in a hotel bathtub almost a decade ago.Bradley…
