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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Determined researchers have found East Asia’s tallest known tree in a secluded valley near one of Taiwan’s longest rivers. The team named the massive fir tree “Heaven Sword of the Da’an River” — a nod to the legendary weapon from Jin Yong’s martial arts novels. Researchers estimate the Heaven

By Katie Hunt, Jeremy Harlan, CNN (CNN) — When the World Cup starts next week, no one will be watching the pitch more closely than John Trey Rogers. The players will have their eyes on the ball; the referees will be studying the gameplay. Rogers will be focused on the grass beneath their feet. Rogers,

CNN By Katie Hunt, Jeremy Harlan, CNN (CNN) — When the World Cup starts next week, no one will be watching the pitch more closely than John Trey Rogers. The players will have their eyes on the ball; the referees will be studying the gameplay. Rogers will be focused on the grass beneath their feet.

By Jackie Wattles, Deblina Chakraborty, CNN (CNN) — Five astronauts were forced to seek shelter aboard a spacecraft attached to the International Space Station Friday as their crewmates worked to address an air leak in the Russia-controlled side of the orbiting laboratory. In a statement Friday evening, NASA indicated that its counterparts at Russia’s space

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A 120 million-year-old fossil found in what’s now northwestern China is changing how scientists think about an unusual group of predatory dinosaurs known as microraptors. The location where the fossil was unearthed adds to the known geographical range of the smaller, gliding cousin of the sickle-clawed velociraptor.The bones also

By Ella Nilsen, Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Scientists across multiple disciplines are sounding the alarm after the White House proposed taking greater control over how scientific research gets funded and allowing political appointees to decide whether to approve scientific grants. Critics of the proposed rule say it would codify the administration’s attempts to destroy

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — An amateur metal detectorist unearthed an “extraordinary” gold ring dating back to Roman times in a field in Somerset, southwest England. Kevin Minto, a trucker and former soldier, made the amazing discovery while exploring the patch of land near Ilminster. The ring has now been acquired by a the

By Laura Paddison, Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has announced it will dismantle a $368 million deep-ocean monitoring system that provides critical data on the world’s oceans. The decision is sparking alarm among experts that US is taking eyes off the oceans at a dangerous time of record-breaking sea temperatures, an imminent

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of seven blue states sued the Trump administration Tuesday after it paid a French company nearly $1 billion in taxpayer money to not build offshore wind farms. The lawsuit, led by New York attorney general Letitia James, argued that the deal struck between TotalEnergies and the Trump

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — A Democratic senator is raising concerns that the Trump administration’s plans to let several private energy companies access weapons-grade plutonium could set a new and dangerous precedent globally. The federal government announced last week it is pursuing a deal with five private companies that would, for the first time,

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Experts advise that adults should sleep for around eight uninterrupted hours in a cool, dark room. If you do so consistently, they say, you can add years to your life. It’s an ideal many people fail to live up to. It’s also, according to “The Sleepless Ape: The Story

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — When an underwater volcano erupted in the South Pacific in January 2022, it sent a plume of ash, steam and gas nearly 40 miles above the Earth’s surface. It was one of the most violent volcanic eruptions of modern times. It may also have also revealed a new weapon

By Avni Trivedi, CNN (CNN) — You’ve probably heard the phrase “once in a blue moon.” Maybe you’ve even used it to describe an occasional occurrence in your life — the frequency with which you buy a new cellphone, for example. But this weekend will bear witness to a true blue moon: the second full

CNN By Deblina Chakraborty, Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket experienced an anomaly during a ground test known as a hotfire Thursday, the company shared on X. Video captured from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida Thursday evening appears to show a rocket exploding on its launchpad. “All personnel

By Deblina Chakraborty, Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket experienced an anomaly during a ground test known as a hotfire Thursday, the company shared on X. Video captured from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida Thursday evening appears to show a rocket exploding on its launchpad. “All personnel are

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Paleontologists have long hailed Tyrannosaurus rex as king of the dinosaurs. Now, the name “T. rex” also belongs to a newly described extinct carnivore — a massive marine reptile with the scientific name Tylosaurus rex that a trio of researchers uncovered after a hefty amount of detective work. The

By Avni Trivedi, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have announced the discovery of a previously unidentified species of octopus found in the Galápagos Islands — and it’s sure to turn heads. The creature, which sports blue flesh and large eyes, can fit between the bottom of your palm and the first knuckle of your middle finger.