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By Ashley Strickland, CNN A genetically distinct and isolated population of polar bears have been documented living in southeast Greenland. Scientists who studied and tracked the bears determined that they survive despite having limited access to sea ice — something that is critical for polar bears — and instead use the freshwater ice supplied by

By Gabriel Kinder, CNN When CNN Hero Aaron Jackson welcomed the first group of dogs from Ukraine to the abandoned animal shelter he’s reopened in Poland, he also took in two refugees who shared an amazing story of survival. Jackson, the founder of the non-profit Planting Peace, traveled from his Florida home to Poland shortly

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN War, violence, persecution and human rights abuses have pushed the world past a “dramatic milestone,” according to a new report from the UN’s refugee agency. More than 100 million people have been forced to flee their homes, according to the UNHCR’s Global Trends Report, which describes that figure as a

By Kathleen Magramo and Charlie Fong, CNN The bodies of hundreds of little blue penguins have washed up on the beaches of New Zealand’s northern coast in recent weeks, according to conservationists, who fear climate change is starving the birds to death. The kororā, also known as little blue penguins, are native to New Zealand

By Mick Krever, CNN Two Americans fighting alongside Ukrainian forces north of Kharkiv have been missing for nearly a week and there are fears that they may have been captured by Russian forces, according to their families and a fellow fighter. The men are Alexander John-Robert Drueke, 39, from Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Andy Tai Ngoc

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I mega moon rocket is ready for its fourth attempt at a final prelaunch test, according to an update from NASA officials on Wednesday. The crucial test, known as the wet dress rehearsal, simulates every stage of launch without the rocket leaving the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center in

By Rob Picheta and Hafsa Khalil, CNN The US could be vaccinating infants, toddlers and preschoolers against Covid-19 within days. Vaccine advisers at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are meeting Wednesday to discuss extending the emergency use authorization of Moderna’s and Pfizer/BioNTech’s shots to those aged six months and older. It comes a day

By Katie Hunt, CNN Catnip isn’t just intensely pleasurable for cats. It’s also practical. When your feline friend rubs, rolls against, chews and licks catnip leaves, it’s not just playful high jinks sparked by the plant’s intoxicating qualities. The behavior leads to the release of certain compounds that might protect cats from pesky mosquitoes, according

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Personal Birth date: June 25, 1972 Birth place: Tripoli, Libya Birth name: Saif al-Islam Gadhafi Father: Moammar Gadhafi, former leader of Libya for 42 years Mother: Safia (Farkash) Gadhafi Education: El-Fateh University, Libya, Degree

By Ashley Strickland, CNN For the first time, the Hubble Space Telescope has detected a lone object drifting through our Milky Way galaxy — the invisible, ghostly remains of a once radiant star. When stars massive enough to dwarf our sun die, they explode in a supernova and the remaining core is crushed by its

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. In 2023, Ramadan is expected to begin at sundown on March 22 and end on April 21. (Dates may vary slightly by country depending on the first sighting of the crescent moon.) https://www.almanac.com/content/when-start-ramadan Facts Ramadan is the ninth month of

By Ashley Strickland, CNN A male mastodon died fighting with a rival during mating season about 13,200 years ago in what is now northeast Indiana. Now, his well-preserved fossil and tusks reveal not only how the 8-ton adult died, but also where he trekked across North America. The mastodon’s fossil was first found on a

By Katie Hunt, CNN Strange and unexpected tsunami-like starquakes — movements on stars’ crusts similar to earthquakes we experience on our planet — have been revealed by the European Space Agency’s Gaia space observatory. The unusual starquakes are among multiple new discoveries made by Gaia, a mission launched in 2013 to create the “most accurate