Gender equality will take 300 years to achieve, UN chief warns
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Progress toward gender equality is “vanishing before our eyes,” United Nations Secretary General António…
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4 US citizens were kidnapped by gunmen in Mexico in case of mistaken identity, US official says
By Rosa Flores, Josh Campbell, Paul P. Murphy, Polo Sandoval and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Four US citizens were assaulted…
Continue Reading A worm moon will illuminate the sky this week
By Kristen Rogers and Ashley Strickland, CNN The final full moon of winter will light up the sky this week, and it coincides with another special…
Continue Reading US evaluating Ukrainian pilots for possible F-16 training
By Zachary Cohen, Aaron Pellish, Chloe Liu and Heather Chen, CNN The US is working with Ukrainian pilots in the United States to determine how long…
Continue Reading Countries agree on historic oceans treaty to protect the high seas
By Laura Paddison, CNN Nearly 200 countries have agreed to a legally-binding “high seas treaty” to protect marine life in international…
Continue Reading Sub-Saharan African countries repatriating citizens from Tunisia after ‘shocking’ statements from country’s president
By Xiaofei Xu and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Several sub-Saharan countries, including Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinea and Gabon, are helping their citizens…
Continue Reading Human brain-powered computers could be the way of the future
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The human brain is unrivaled in its capacity to process information. Sure, we have days where our minds don’t feel as…
Continue Reading After tracking down the ‘ketchup boat guy,’ Heinz is ready to give him a new boat
By Zoe Sottile, CNN After enlisting the public’s help to find Elvis Francois, a sailor who survived weeks lost at sea off of ketchup and…
Continue Reading Flaco the owl continues to capture the hearts of New Yorkers
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN New Yorkers’ beloved owl, Flaco, escaped from his Central Park Zoo enclosure a month ago. After eluding various rescue…
Continue Reading Flaco the owl continues to capture the hearts of New Yorkers
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN New Yorkers’ beloved owl, Flaco, escaped from his Central Park Zoo enclosure a month ago. After eluding various rescue…
Continue Reading Giant flying insect found on Walmart building turns out to be Jurassic-era find
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN An insect found on the side of a Fayetteville, Arkansas, big-box store has been identified as the species Polystoechotes…
Continue Reading Newly discovered chemicals are so deadly to fungi they are named after Keanu Reeves
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN It’s not every day that effective fungus-killing compounds are discovered, so researchers in Germany knew their recent…
Continue Reading After slight delay, SpaceX astronaut capsule docks at space station
By Jackie Wattles, CNN A crew of astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docked at the International Space Station, concluding a one-day trip…
Continue Reading Boreal forests could be a planet-warming ‘time bomb’ as wildfires expand, says new study
By Jack Guy, CNN The world’s most northerly forests could be a “time bomb” of planet-warming pollution as expanding wildfires have…
Continue Reading Newly discovered hummingbird looks like it’s wearing a golden collar
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When researchers found a hummingbird with shiny gold feathers on its throat in Peru’s Cordillera Azul National Park,…
Continue Reading New image captures a supernova first observed in the year 185
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A new telescope image has shed light on the ghostly remains of the first recorded supernova. More than 1,800 years ago, in…
Continue Reading Move over, artificial intelligence. Scientists announce a new ‘organoid intelligence’ field
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Computers powered by human brain cells may sound like science fiction, but a team of researchers in the United States…
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US intelligence community cannot link ‘Havana Syndrome’ cases to a foreign adversary
(CNN) — The US intelligence community cannot link any cases of the mysterious ailment known as “Havana Syndrome” to a foreign adversary,…
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GRAND TEST FOR INDIAN DIPLOMACY AS AMERICAN, CHINESE AND RUSSIAN MINISTERS MEET IN DELHI
(CNN) — Foreign ministers from the world’s biggest economies convened in New Delhi Thursday in what was seen as a grand test for Indian…
Continue Reading Sea monsters? This bizarre whale feeding technique may explain some ancient folklore
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Scientists are puzzling over a strange feeding technique that they think whales recently began using: The creatures swim to…
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