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The team conducted their experiments in a green house and placed the plants in soundproof boxes.

Plants aren’t silent. They make clicking sounds, a study finds

March 30, 2023 10:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN Plants make popping sounds that are undetectable to the human ear, according to recordings made in a new study — and they make…

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is shown inside the cupola of the International Space Station as it flew 263 miles above southeastern England.

Frank Rubio’s first spaceflight will turn into the longest mission by a US astronaut

March 29, 2023 4:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Astronaut Frank Rubio traveled to the International Space Station on September 21, 2022, for what he thought would be a…

An Adélie penguin stands on melting ice in Antarctica on February 7

Crucial Antarctic ocean circulation heading for collapse if planet-warming pollution remains high, scientists warn

March 29, 2023 10:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Melting ice in the Antarctic is not just raising sea levels but slowing down the circulation of deep ocean water with vast…

For Pacific Island nations that continue to be victims of the climate crisis

‘A win of epic proportions’: World’s highest court can set out countries’ climate obligations after Vanuatu secures historic UN vote

March 29, 2023 5:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday won a historic vote at the United Nations that calls on the world’s…

‘History in the making’: UN poised to take unprecedented vote on the climate crisis

March 29, 2023 5:06 AM CNN

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday is poised to win a historic vote at the United Nations that would call on the…

The Hubble Space Telescope captured these images of Jupiter. (From left) In November 2022

Hubble telescope captures images of Jupiter and Uranus looking different

March 28, 2023 4:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN The weather is slowly changing on Jupiter and Uranus, according to our galaxy’s own interplanetary meteorologist. The…

People watch the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter in December 2020 in Edgerton

A stunning lineup of five planets will decorate the night sky

March 28, 2023 12:57 PM CNN

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Night sky lovers can typically spot a smattering of a few planets, but in late March, a stunning visual takes shape when five…

An Australian startup has created lab-grown meatballs made with mammoth DNA.

Meatballs made with mammoth DNA created by Australian food startup

March 28, 2023 8:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN Woolly mammoth remains, with fur and tissue still in tact, are regularly found entombed in Arctic permafrost. Their discovery has…

The waxing crescent moon is seen from Panama City on March 25.

Water is trapped in glass beads on the moon’s surface, lunar samples show

March 27, 2023 3:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Trillions of pounds of water may be strewn across the moon, trapped in tiny glass beads that could have formed when asteroids…

An Egyptian figure is shown smelling a lotus from the tomb of Meresankh in Giza

How scientists are decoding what the past smelled like

March 27, 2023 3:25 AM CNN Newsource

Story by Katie Hunt, design by Ian Berry, CNN Smells hover just below our conscious awareness, conjuring up emotions and memories that shape how we…

North Korea has launched at least two unidentified ballistic missiles into the waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula Monday morning. North Korea's leader

North Korea launches at least two unidentified ballistic missile into waters off eastern Korean peninsula

March 26, 2023 6:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Gawon Bae, Emi Jozuka and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles into the waters off the east coast of the…

At least 28 migrants have died after their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia

At least 28 migrants die as boats sink off Tunisia

March 26, 2023 11:58 AM CNN

By CNN’s Barbie Latza Nadeau At least 28 migrants have died after their boats sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the…

At least 28 migrants die as boats sink off Tunisia

March 26, 2023 11:29 AM CNN Newsource

By CNN’s Barbie Latza Nadeau At least 28 migrants have died after their boats sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the…

Antarctica is home to millions of penguins.

As Antarctica’s penguins struggle with record low sea ice, one species is adapting — and it offers lessons to us all

March 26, 2023 9:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Bill Weir, CNN One hundred years ago, colorful canaries warned humans of the hidden hazards of digging for coal by riding shotgun down the mine…

As flooding increases, these cities are designed to work with — not against — the water. Here’s how they’re doing it

March 26, 2023 5:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura Paddison, CNN Cities’ relationship with water is a fragile balance. Too little leads to parched landscapes and water shortages; too…

Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference at the Kremlin in Moscow

Russia plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Putin says

March 25, 2023 8:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Heather Chen, Hira Humayun, Mariya Knight, Andrew Carey, Radina Gigova and Maria Kostenko, CNN Russia plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in…

Russia plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Putin says

March 25, 2023 8:00 PM CNN

By Heather Chen, Hira Humayun, Mariya Knight, Andrew Carey, Radina Gigova and Maria Kostenko, CNN Russia plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in…