A space historian explains how the Artemis II crew reimagined some Apollo-era photos and found spectacular new angles.
April 11, 2026The first astronauts to visit the moon in more than a half-century are home
April 10, 2026Artemis II astronauts splash down off California’s coast after a historic journey around the moon
April 11, 2026'I'm making history.' Sacramento space scientist's hand in Artemis II mission
April 10, 2026FAA and military agree on how to use lasers to take down drones at the southern border
April 11, 2026The Artemis II astronauts are tidying up their lunar cruiser for Friday's “fireball” return to Earth
April 09, 2026Going to the Moon isn’t just about science. Novelist Jules Verne predicted some of the societal ramifications modern lunar missions are creating today.
April 11, 2026Counter-drone lasers will now be able to be used along the southern border
April 11, 2026The Artemis II crew is preparing to reenter Earth's atmosphere. Tom Foreman explains what that process will be like.
April 10, 2026IU biology researcher sentenced, deported for smuggling E. coli DNA from China
April 11, 2026Soldiers at Fort Stewart develop safer way to operate drones from inside vehicles
April 11, 2026As childhood vaccination rates in Allegheny County decline, The Conversation asked experts why parents are opting out and how to protect vaccination policy.
April 10, 2026Lawmaker uses satirical 'Spinachgate' video to address water pollution and cancer concerns
April 11, 2026Marine heat waves are supercharging the damage caused by hurricanes and tropical cyclones across the globe
April 11, 2026The crew of the Orion spacecraft appeared on a live NASA feed and gave the audience a surprise demonstration of dumping their wastewater into space
April 07, 2026The FAA wants video gamers to be the next generation of air traffic controllers
April 11, 2026As climate change outpaces the ability of ecosystems to adapt, scientists are turning to conservation genomics to guide restoration
April 10, 2026Get caught up on the Artemis II crew’s moon journey. What’s happened so far and what’s next
April 04, 2026Alpha-gal syndrome from Lone Star tick bites "an emerging public health concern in Massachusetts"
April 10, 2026A newly identified meteor shower reveals that intense heat is fragmenting a previously unknown asteroid as it passes too close to the Sun.
April 10, 2026Kilauea eruption episode 44 fountains for over 8 hours; tephra chunks falling in nearby areas
April 10, 2026A few US towns have banned cigarette sales to anyone born after a specific date, and several states are considering this path. A psychologist explains why such measures often face stiff resistance.
April 10, 2026The hottest Apple product right now isn’t what you think
April 10, 2026Hundreds of volunteers have joined a "Frog Patrol" initiative in a forest near the Polish capital of Warsaw to help amphibians survive road crossings during their spring mating rituals
April 10, 2026Scientists have found evidence that a 300-million-year-old sea creature previously thought to be the world's oldest octopus is actually a nautilus relative
April 09, 2026Heading home: The riskiest part of the Artemis II moon mission is still ahead
April 10, 2026Why NASA sent ‘organ chips’ of the Artemis II crew into space
April 10, 2026RFK Jr.’s HHS rewrites rules governing key CDC vaccine committee
April 10, 2026The Trump administration is updating rules for a key vaccine advisory committee in ways that may increase the voices of anti-vaccine activists
April 10, 2026The Environmental Protection Agency has gutted rules that target waste from burning coal
April 10, 2026The Artemis II astronauts are heading home. The biggest risks could still lie ahead
January 23, 2026Video of a sinkhole that swallowed two vehicles in Omaha, Nebraska captured attention around the world, but hundreds of others happen with little notice
April 09, 2026The first predictions for hurricane season are in and El Niño’s fingerprints are all over it
April 09, 2026The best sleepwear may be no sleepwear. Here’s what experts say
April 09, 2026Kara Swisher begins her new CNN series on longevity and health in a cemetery, reflecting on her father's death
April 09, 2026American woodcocks continue to attract onlookers in a New York City park
April 09, 2026The accusations you might have heard about nonnative honey bees aren’t backed up by evidence. In fact, there are plenty of ways bees make the world a better place.
April 09, 2026Standards-based grading provides a more transparent assessment of the extent the intended learning is happening in the classroom.
April 09, 2026A new law in Michigan requires school districts to make some choices about how to restrict cellphones.
April 09, 2026Psilocybin falls into a regulatory gray zone, with strict limitations around how it can be studied. As a result, very little is known about its health risks, despite its surging popularity.
April 09, 2026City offers help replacing Colorado lawns with drought-tolerant alternatives as drought restrictions tighten
April 09, 2026Lunar love knows no bounds
April 09, 2026US fertility rate dropped to another record low in 2025
April 09, 2026Would you go to the moon? Board an alien spacecraft? What nearly 80 years of polls say about US attitudes on space
April 09, 2026These two iconic polar species have been driven to endangered status by a warming planet
April 09, 2026Nevada's largest utility company says it may not meet its 2030 clean energy goals due to the demands from data centers
April 09, 2026March has been the hottest month on record for the continental United States in 132 years, according to federal weather data
April 08, 2026North Korea says its weapons tests this week involved various new systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads
April 09, 2026A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to block the Pentagon from blacklisting artificial intelligence laboratory Anthropic in a decision that differed from the conclusions reached in another judge’s ruling on the same issues
April 09, 2026A U.S. judge says a customs officer improperly canceled the visa of a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos in the U.S. In a ruling Tuesday, the judge said Customs and Border Protection officers have limited authority to cancel visas and can't do so for suspected smuggling of biological samples
April 08, 2026Prehistoric dice suggest that Native Americans may have been gaming since the last ice age
April 09, 2026‘It really bent your mind’: The life-altering phenomenon astronauts experience in space
April 09, 2026A cyberattack on a US corporation illustrates how state-aligned hackers operate, and how damage in war today isn’t always readily visible or geographically confined.
April 02, 2026Former Fort Bragg employee charged with leaking classified information to journalist
April 09, 2026Health Secretary Robert F_ Kennedy Jr_ is launching a new podcast called “The Secretary Kennedy Podcast.”
April 08, 2026Eating more plants linked to lower risk of dementia, even in older age
April 09, 2026Should’ve put a ring on it? Maybe! Marriage is linked to lower risk of cancer
April 09, 2026An enduring sense of ownership led businesses and citizens to defend the country’s public health system.
April 08, 2026Oyster farmers question the reopening of bays after oil spill
April 09, 2026Pausing to decompress in a parked car can help you reset, if you keep a few things in mind
April 09, 2026Weber State students show local residents innovative ways to cut energy use, lower bills
April 09, 2026AI helps uncover ancient history on display at Utah Valley University
April 09, 2026Reclaiming the Range: Northern Colorado's 11-year journey to restore the west's most iconic species
April 09, 2026The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change
April 08, 2026Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced plans to tap into unconventional natural gas deposits to reduce reliance on foreign energy
April 08, 2026Bird Brain: New study finds birdwatching may boost brain health and slow cognitive aging
April 08, 2026The recall potentially affects more than 1 million people. It is the second time the FDA has found sterility issues at the company in three years.
April 07, 2026Michigan DNR reports finding 15-pound walleye in Muskegon River
April 08, 2026The Artemis II astronauts are chatting it up with their friends aboard the International Space Station
April 08, 2026Cities breed smart wildlife because it takes savvy to survive there.
April 08, 2026Habitat loss from development pushes more black bears into the city
April 08, 2026High-altitude balloons set to fly over the ArkLaTex
April 08, 2026Fireball spotted in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware traveled at 30,000 mph before disintegrating, NASA says
April 08, 2026Exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work
April 08, 2026NASA releases new ‘Earthset’ and eclipse images taken during historic flyby of the moon
April 07, 2026Cities have the best chance of reducing water use when people actively participate in water conservation, but even that might not be enough in the future.
April 08, 2026When I talk about my anthropological fieldwork, many Americans are shocked to learn that “living on a nuclear test site” is even a logical statement.
April 08, 2026The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8
April 07, 2026The demise of software engineering jobs has been greatly exaggerated
April 08, 2026A hacker has allegedly breached one of China’s supercomputers and is attempting to sell a trove of stolen data
April 08, 2026For sheer abundance and ease of production of oil and natural gas, it simply doesn’t get any better than the Persian Gulf region.
April 08, 2026Iran-linked hackers have disrupted multiple US industrial sites
April 08, 2026Anthropic’s latest AI model could let hackers carry out attacks faster than ever. It wants companies to put up defenses first
April 08, 2026Uber driver finds python left behind by passengers who attended reptile show
April 08, 2026A Super El Niño is coming. Here’s how a hotter ocean could change the weather near you
April 08, 2026Hall of Fame defensive lineman Steve McMichael has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy
April 07, 2026'It's saving his life': FDA approves new drug for rare disease, helping Kansas family
April 08, 2026Highlights from Artemis II reveal life in space is even weirder than we thought
April 07, 2026The 3 Ps of pooping and how to optimize them, according to a Harvard doc
April 07, 2026Report: Losing your job to AI doesn’t just lead to unemployment, it leaves lasting scars
April 07, 2026Uber driver finds python left behind by passengers who attended Philadelphia reptile show
April 07, 2026The Artemis II mission around the moon is underway. Four CNN journalists cram inside a capsule-size van to show the constraints inside the Orion spacecraft that four astronauts will share for the 10-day trip.
April 04, 2026Before winding down the war, US and Israel are determined to wipe out Iran’s nuclear expertise
April 07, 2026The Artemis II crew hit a roadblock trying to expel wastewater from their moon-bound spacecraft — and it may be frozen urine
April 05, 2026Artemis II astronauts break Apollo distance record on historic flyby of the moon
April 07, 2026Bangladesh is conducting emergency measles-rubella vaccinations while trying to contain an ongoing outbreak that has killed more than 100 children
April 07, 2026The Artemis II astronauts have completed their record-breaking trip around the moon
April 06, 2026For the first time since the 1970's, NASA is sending a crew to the moon, but the astronauts won't set foot on the surface. Here's why the landing will have to wait.
April 06, 2026Not all spider venoms are created equal. Some are harmless to people, while others can be quite dangerous.
April 07, 2026Company develops robot to take guesswork out of dental surgery
April 07, 2026Fertilizer is more expensive and in shorter supply. Without the right amounts of fertilizer at specific times, yields drop, food prices increase and food shortages result.
April 06, 2026Artemis II astronauts will see parts of the moon no human has before. Here’s how
April 06, 2026More than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts grappled with a toilet problem
April 05, 2026Iowa State develops AI tool to help farmers identify and remove pests
April 06, 2026‘Passive’ screen time may raise dementia risk. How to keep your brain engaged
April 06, 2026Children and volunteers gathered at a nature park on the edge of Kyiv to release bats into the night sky
April 06, 2026MAP, NOMAP and 764 are among the coded terms that all speak to pedophilia. Here’s how families can stay ahead of the risk.
April 06, 2026Ultrasound is often used in breast cancer screening, but it can often provide inconclusive results. Combining it with near-infrared light can help patients avoid the anxiety and cost of a biopsy.
April 06, 2026The ‘flavor’ of narcissism driving an entrepreneur’s behavior can affect whether a startup wins funding from investors.
April 06, 2026RSV is still spreading, prompting states to extend the immunization period
April 06, 2026A freakishly dry spring is literally changing the landscape in Colorado
April 06, 2026Women suffering through the hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes and sleep problems that can come with menopause — all while looking in the mirror and noticing signs of aging — are being bombarded with products
April 06, 2026A juvenile gray whale that swam 20 miles up a river in Washington state has been found dead
April 06, 2026As 4 astronauts aim to make history at the moon, Trump recommends slashing NASA’s budget
April 06, 2026NASA's next Artemis missions being planned with help of N.Y. professor
April 06, 2026New Artemis II moon image includes part of the moon never before observed by human eyes
April 05, 2026Mourning for dinosaurs, 65 million years too late
April 05, 2026How filming your chores could train the android butlers of the future
April 05, 2026The Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon
April 04, 2026The new space movie “Project Hail Mary” starring Ryan Gosling is getting rave reviews more than halfway to the moon
April 05, 2026Fossils from China show complex life evolved millions of years earlier than once thought
April 04, 2026For generations, human beings have wondered: What would alien life from another planet be like
April 04, 2026A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan, killing at least eight members of a refugee family near Kabul
April 04, 2026The Afghanistan Disaster Management Authority says widespread flooding, landslides and lightning strikes triggered by heavy rain and storms across the country have left 77 people dead and 137 injured over the past 10 days
April 04, 2026Iran’s ‘new’ regime looks much the same, only harsher
April 03, 2026Hollywood has driven how Americans envision little green men with big eyes and bigger heads
April 04, 2026The Artemis II astronauts have captured Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon
April 03, 2026Are your muscles compensating? How hidden movement patterns cause pain
April 03, 2026NASA’s Artemis II astronauts have fired their engines and are blazing toward the moon
April 02, 2026Exclusive: US intelligence assesses Iran maintains significant missile launching capability, sources say
April 03, 2026NASA releases stunning first images of Earth taken by the Artemis II astronauts
April 03, 2026A California producer of raw milk and cheese products is recalling some of its products under pressure from federal officials
April 03, 2026The Las Vegas Review-Journal will no longer print its rival the Las Vegas Sun for the first time in decades, sharpening a longtime legal dispute between the southern Nevada newspapers
April 03, 2026OpenAI isn’t just buying a podcast — it’s buying influence
April 04, 2026April’s full pink moon rose in the night sky this week
April 01, 2026The combined political and legal roles and responsibilities of the US attorney general can create conflicts. Some attorneys general yielded to political pressure from the president – many did not.
April 03, 2026Different kinds of Americans are generous in different ways.
April 03, 2026Anthropic’s next model could be a ‘watershed moment’ for cybersecurity. Experts say that could also be a concern
April 03, 2026Health and government groups spend millions advertising on websites that promote misinformation, sometimes unintentionally
April 03, 2026With Easter around the corner, food safety experts say you can still dye Easter eggs and eat them safely if you handle them right
April 03, 2026Scientists have discovered fossils in China that reveal a crucial transition from simple to complex life on Earth
April 02, 2026Artemis II officially begins its journey to the moon
April 02, 2026The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could eventually lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities
April 03, 2026US Army’s first new lethal grenade since the Vietnam War uses shock waves to kill
April 02, 2026EPA claims ‘major win’ on drinking water safety, but regulations may be years away
April 03, 2026Commercial data centers have become critical infrastructure, supporting everything from financial transactions to government services. And critical infrastructure is often targeted in war.
April 01, 2026Reports of the death of Jonathan, the world’s oldest living land animal, have been greatly exaggerated
April 02, 2026The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order blocking the federal government from taking punitive measures against artificial intelligence company Anthropic after a dispute with the Pentagon over military use of AI
April 02, 2026Student's zero-g indicator mascot design takes off with Artemis II
April 03, 2026Conflicting claims about kratom are widespread, but scientific evidence makes the risks clear.
April 03, 2026Meet the weather observer helping NWS for almost 50 years
April 03, 2026Eagles in Omaha: How the raptors are adapting to suburban environments
April 03, 2026Concerned about osteoporosis? What helps prevent fractures beyond medication
April 02, 2026Students create drones inspired by NASA's Artemis II mission
April 02, 2026From Stillwater to the stars: Oklahoma company builds parts for Artemis II moon mission
April 02, 2026Congo has declared the end of a two-year mpox outbreak, which is believed to have caused over 2,200 deaths
April 02, 2026A post-mortem examination shows a New Zealand professional rugby player who died by suspected suicide last year had advanced chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain abnormality linked to repeated concussions
April 02, 2026Hallucinogenic chocolate bars were removed from six Denver-area gas stations.
March 17, 2026The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases
April 02, 2026Space is extremely dangerous, but people can still do more than robotic explorers can – in terms of technical achievements and inspiring public interest.
March 27, 2026In the old days, companies like Apple and Amazon went public early to access cash to grow. These days, soon-to-be-public companies are already flush with cash from private finance.
April 02, 2026Sunken warship found off Danish coast after 225 years in ‘remarkable’ discovery
April 02, 2026The Big Cypress fox squirrel is losing its habitat to urban and suburban development. But a few design changes could help to save this and other species.
April 02, 2026For decades, the US seriously pursued the idea of ‘peaceful nuclear explosions.’
April 02, 2026Learning to recognize thought patterns that lead to avoidance, and breaking tasks down into small parts, can help people overcome the mental barriers that often accompany ADHD.
April 02, 2026U.S. health officials have approved a new weight-loss pill from Eli Lilly
April 01, 2026Artificial intelligence-generated content is everywhere these days, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction, particularly when it comes to breaking news
April 02, 2026What does it really mean to ‘age well’?
April 02, 2026‘Like relying on a drug dealer:’ The world’s dependence on oil and gas has exposed a dangerous vulnerability
April 02, 2026A seabird native to Hawaii is flourishing in the middle of Honolulu's concrete towers, traffic-clogged roads and Waikiki hotels
April 02, 2026An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing from their homes, killed at least one person and generated a small tsunami
April 02, 2026Expanding electricity access is transforming lives across Africa, from Nairobi’s informal settlements to rural fishing communities in western Kenya
April 02, 2026Parental involvement laws and the stigma of teen pregnancy create significant barriers for teenagers seeking abortions. These factors are pushing teens to obtain abortion pills online.
March 25, 2026Four astronauts have embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century
April 01, 2026Four astronauts have embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon
April 01, 2026Hydrologists working high in the Rocky Mountains have measured what they say is Colorado’s driest winter of snow moisture on record
April 01, 2026Artemis launch, flipping voters, fed-up drivers: Catch up on the day’s stories
April 02, 2026Does the Trump administration understand how ‘enriched’ uranium is made into weapons?
April 02, 2026Victor Glover will become the first Black astronaut to orbit the Moon – but he is part of a long line of Black explorers, many forgotten through history. New research is giving York his due.
April 01, 2026Elon Musk’s space exploration company has filed preliminary paperwork to sell shares to the public, according to two sources familiar with the filing, a blockbuster offering that is likely to rank as the biggest ever and make its founder the world’s first trillionaire
April 02, 2026Scientists at Johns Hopkins University are creating virtual replicas of patients’ hearts so they can test how to fix a life-threatening irregular heartbeat before treating the real organ
April 02, 2026Streamflows the West relies on for drinking water and farms used to follow a fairly predictable arc as winter snow melted. Rising temperatures are changing that.
April 01, 2026Louisiana residents should look out for stinging caterpillars falling from trees
April 02, 2026The current COVID-19 vaccine does not match the strain that’s now becoming dominant in the US, which could lead to a rise in COVID-19 cases.
March 28, 2026Porsche SUV splits entirely in half after slamming into tree in wild Dunwoody crash
April 02, 2026Educators at one school are taking classwork to the barnyard
April 02, 2026More than 3,000 adult trout stocked in Huron River & Spring Mill Pond in Southeast Michigan
April 02, 2026Raw milk cheese is tied to E. coli outbreak: What to know, according to a doctor
April 02, 2026The committee voted to exempt some oil and gas operations from the Endangered Species Act in the name of national security.
March 28, 2026A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by the parents of an environmental activist who was killed while protesting the construction of an Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center that critics dubbed “Cop City.”
April 01, 2026Advocacy groups and experts have slammed YouTube for serving up low-quality artificial intelligence-generated videos to its most vulnerable audience: children
April 01, 2026Another GLP-1 weight loss pill gets FDA approval, and it has fewer restrictions on how it’s used
April 01, 2026French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Japan
April 01, 2026Russia’s Defense Ministry claims its forces have taken control of the entire Luhansk region in Ukraine
April 01, 2026Planning to follow NASA’s moon mission launch? Here’s what to watch for
April 01, 2026Whether a young person has public or private insurance – or is uninsured or underinsured – significantly influences their risk of death across many cancer types.
April 01, 2026Being in public parks and natural environments with other visitors is a powerful opportunity to enhance enjoyment rather than detract from it.
April 01, 2026Georgia Tech helping shape future of space as NASA prepares for moon mission
April 01, 2026Pollution levels in Iowa's water have been abnormally high this winter
April 01, 2026Everything seems to be going NASA's way as the countdown proceeds toward a Wednesday launch of astronauts' first trip to the moon in more than half a century
April 01, 2026NASA’s Artemis II mission took decades of policymaking, engineering and financial support.
March 31, 2026Apple’s biggest product in its 50-year history surprised the engineers who designed it
April 01, 2026A federal judge ruled against conservation groups in their efforts to block a proposed lithium-boron mining project in Nevada
April 01, 2026NTSB says ‘automation overreliance’ contributed to fatal SUV crashes in 2024
April 01, 2026In the 1960s and ’70s, his arguments also resonated on the left, including with the head of a powerful environmental group.
March 26, 2026Trump administration officials are exempting oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act
March 31, 2026The head of the National Transportation Safety Board says the systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel are convenient but don’t improve safety because people who use them often pay less attention to the road
March 31, 2026Latin America’s generational shift: What’s causing record-low birth rates across the region?
April 01, 2026Only 50 of these whales are left in existence. Trump’s ‘God Squad’ just chose oil drilling over protecting them
March 31, 2026Cyborg cockroaches teach neuroscience at Marquette University
April 01, 2026The countdown has begun toward humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years
March 31, 2026Artemis II will test the life control systems on the Orion spacecraft and, if all goes well, take a trip around the Moon.
March 26, 2026One of the world’s rarest whales, the Rice's whale, is in the way of the Trump administration's desire to expand oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
March 31, 2026Afghan authorities say that flooding in many parts of the country has killed a further 14 people in the past 24 hours
March 31, 2026This is Countdown, CNN’s newsletter covering NASA’s first time sending humans to deep space in over 50 years
February 04, 2026A humpback whale that has become stranded repeatedly off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast in recent days has got stuck again, less than a day after swimming free
March 31, 2026The Clean Air Act gave California the authority to issue tough pollution standards for vehicles, with EPA approval. The Trump administration is now trying to stop it.
March 31, 2026Curiosity and an openness to new ideas help Ryland Grace, the movie’s protagonist, navigate new discoveries about life in the universe.
March 31, 2026A University of Pittsburgh researcher is studying why Pennsylvania residents who regularly encounter ticks still underestimate their risk of Lyme disease.
March 31, 2026Facing your own thoughts and sensations, without trying to suppress them, is harder than it may seem. But learning to do it can boost your mental health.
March 31, 2026While media outlets are signing deals with Polymarket and Kalshi for their insights into the wisdom of crowds, gamblers are pouncing on opportunities to wager on geopolitics and celebrity weddings.
March 31, 2026A large donation to mental health research is getting even bigger
March 31, 2026Millions of preterm births and thousands of infant deaths linked to plastic chemical
March 31, 2026Trump helped build the Middle East’s AI ambitions. Could his war break them?
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