Patrick Oppmann has reported under one of the most secretive regimes on the planet for nearly a decade. CNN is the only American television network with a bureau in Communist Cuba.As Oppmann got ready to move from Seattle to Havana…
Exploring beneath the surface of other planets may be the key to determining whether life has ever existed outside of Earth.As other missions, including that of NASA's InSight lander, have shown, drilling down through the surface of planets like Mars…
Scientists have discovered a carnivorous plant that grows prey-trapping contraptions underground, feeding off subterranean creatures such as worms, larvae and beetles.The newly found species of pitcher plant was unearthed in the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan, on the island of…
We're about to have an entirely new perspective on the universe.The James Webb Space Telescope will release its first high-resolution color images on July 12. One of those images "is the deepest image of our universe that has ever been…
China has eased its quarantine policy for international arrivals, slashing the period by more than half in the biggest relaxation of entry restrictions in the country since the pandemic began.The nation has some of the world's strictest entry requirements, mandating…
China has eased its quarantine policy for international arrivals, slashing the period by…
Fossils of early human ancestors from a South African cave are 3.4 million to 3.6 million years old -- making them a million years older than previously suspected and shaking up the way researchers understand human origins and evolution.This new…
A tiny spacecraft with big implications for lunar exploration has launched.The miniscule satellite, called a CubeSat, is about the size of a microwave oven and weighs just 55 pounds (25 kilograms), but it will be the first to test out…
The moon has a new double crater after a rocket body collided with its surface on March 4.New images shared by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been circling the moon since 2009, have revealed the location of the unusual…
Thousands affected by a deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan are in need of…
Thousands affected by a deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan are in need of clean water and food and are at risk of disease, an Afghan health ministry official said on Sunday, days after a United Nations agency warned of a…
When archaeologist Peggy Piggott uncovered two tiny gold objects on July 21, 1939, the past became a little more illuminated.Investigating the remains of an Anglo-Saxon burial mound, she was digging alongside others at the Sutton Hoo site, in Suffolk county…
When an Anglo-Saxon warrior king died 1,400 years ago in East Anglia in the United Kingdom, he was placed inside a ship and surrounded by treasures. The 90-foot-long (27.4-meter-long) wooden ship, dragged half a mile (0.8 kilometer) from the River…
NASA's first spacecraft designed to study a metallic asteroid won't be launching this year as planned, according to an announcement made by the agency on Friday.The Psyche mission's 2022 launch window, which opened on August 1 and closes on October…
In 1991, when actor Mila Kunis moved to the United States, her family left their home in what was then the Soviet Union. She was seven and a half; she spoke Russian and says she thought of herself as Russian."If…
Several of the United States' Western allies responded with anger and dismay after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, condemning the decision as "horrific," "appalling" and "a big step backwards."British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the move…
The mega Artemis I rocket may be launching on its trip to the moon in August, according to NASA officials.The Artemis team has had time to review data collected from a successful fourth attempt of a final prelaunch test conducted…
A tiny spacecraft with big implications for lunar exploration is ready to launch.The miniscule satellite, called a CubeSat, is about the size of a microwave oven and weighs just 55 pounds (25 kilograms), but it will be the first to…
For the first time, New Zealanders are enjoying an official public holiday this June 24 to celebrate Matariki -- also known as Māori New Year.Matariki is the Māori name for a cluster of stars, also known as the Pleiades, the…
A rare, five-planet alignment will peak on June 24, allowing a spectacular viewing of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn as they line up in planetary order.The event began at the beginning of June and has continued to get brighter…
