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About 250 million years ago, the Permian-Triassic mass extinction killed over 80 per cent of the planet’s species. In the aftermath, scientists believe that life on earth was dominated by simple species for up to 10 million years before more complex ecosystems could evolve. Now this longstanding theory is being…

Seoul/Hong Kong CNN  —  HYBE, the management agency behind superstar boy band BTS, will become the biggest shareholder of its K-pop rival, SM Entertainment. The South Korean entertainment giants announced the deal Friday, with HYBE set to pick up a 14.8% stake in SM Entertainment for 422.8 billion Korean won…

CNN  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating Donald Trump and his role in January 6, 2021, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. Special counsel Jack Smith’s office is seeking documents and testimony related to January 6, the source said. They…

A daughter took to TikTok in hopes of attracting people to her family’s restaurant, Lee’s Noodle House, in Santa Rosa, California. What happened next was the last thing she expected. CNN affiliate KGO has the story. Source link

CNN  —  Some classics never go out of style, especially when it comes to John Travolta and “Grease.” The actor and singer appears in a new Super Bowl ad for T-Mobile, which dropped Thursday, in which he performs a new rendition of hit song “Summer Nights,” alongside Zach Braff and…

In this photo provided by Chad Fish, a large balloon drifts above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it on Saturday, February 4. (Chad Fish via AP) In a very tense classified briefing meeting Thursday morning, several Republicans criticized…

CNN  —  His mantra was “don’t have a plan … fall forward, don’t fall backwards.” Turns out Jordan Mailata fell on his feet, becoming one of the NFL’s best starting left tackles and a vital cog in the Philadelphia Eagles’ run to the Super Bowl. The hulking Australian admitted that…

A smaller subset of this data — known as the Xinjiang Police Files — was published last May. Further examination of the files then revealed their full extent, uncovering approximately 830,000 individuals across 11,477 documents and thousands of photographs. The police files were hacked and leaked by an anonymous individual,…

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Ex-diplomat shares what it’s like negotiating with Putin CNN’s Christiane Amanpour speaks with Catherine Ashton, former EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, about her experience negotiating with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Source link

CNN  —  Florida lawmakers voted Thursday to give Gov. Ron DeSantis new power over the state’s most iconic theme parks amid his ongoing feud with Disney. Under a fast-tracked bill that could be headed to the Republican governor’s desk by the end of the week, the state would take over…

CNN  —  The Nicaraguan government released more than 200 political prisoners, many of whom arrived in the United States on Thursday, according to officials, following years of repression by the country’s President Daniel Ortega. The authoritarian leader has jailed dozens of opposition figures and activists, particularly in the lead up…

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  The discovery of 330 stone artifacts in Kenya that date back 2.9 million years is throwing light on a key question in human evolution — who first used…

The atmospheric level of carbon dioxide — a gas that is great at trapping heat, contributing to climate change — is almost double what it was prior to the Industrial Revolution, yet it only constitutes 0.0415% of the air we breathe. This presents a challenge to researchers attempting to design…

The brain floats in a sea of fluid that cushions it against injury, supplies it with nutrients and carries away waste. Disruptions to the normal ebb and flow of the fluid have been linked to neurological conditions including Alzheimer’s disease and hydrocephalus, a disorder involving excess fluid around the brain.…

Lithium-ion batteries have transformed everyday lives — almost everyone has a smartphone, more electric vehicles can be spotted on the roads, and they keep power generators going during emergencies. As more portable electronic devices, electric vehicles and large-scale grid implementations come online, the demand for higher energy density batteries that…

Astronomers have barely scratched the surface of mapping the nearly endless stars and galaxies of the heavens. Using supercomputers, researchers with The University of Texas at Austin have has now revealed the locations of more than 200,000 new astronomical objects. Their goal is to map even more and use that…

A single oral dose of the antibiotic azithromycin can reduce the risk of postpartum sepsis and death among women who deliver vaginally by one-third, according to a large multi-country clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health. Only 1.6% of women in the study who received azithromycin during labor…

Along the shores of Africa’s Lake Victoria in Kenya roughly 2.9 million years ago, early human ancestors used some of the oldest stone tools ever found to butcher hippos and pound plant material, according to new research led by scientists with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and Queens…

CNN  —  The organizers of the European Super League (ESL) have unveiled a revamped competition with “60 to 80 teams,” they announced in a statement on Thursday. The ESL was set up in 2021 by 12 European clubs with the intention to break away from European football’s governing body UEFA…

Washington CNN  —  Congress is receiving new evidence Thursday of internal chaos at Southwest Airlines over the Christmas holiday meltdown. The Senate Commerce committee is questioning Southwest executive Andrew Watterson, alongside Southwest pilot union president Casey Murray, Sharon Pinkerton of the Airlines for America trade group, Paul Hudson of Flyers’…

Toddler gets her head stuck in a cake pan. Mom calls 911. CNN’s Jeanne Moos reports it was anything but a cakewalk. Source link

This image provided by the U.S. Navy sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina of February 5. (US Navy via AP) The FBI investigation into the suspected Chinese spy balloon recovered in the Atlantic Ocean is…

CNN  —  The president of SpaceX revealed the company has taken active steps to prevent Ukrainian forces from using the critical Starlink satellite technology with Ukrainian drones that are a key component of their fight against Russia. “There are things that we can do to limit their ability to do…

Our roads might one day be safer thanks to a completely new type of system that overcomes some of lidar’s limitations. Lidar, which uses pulsed lasers to map objects and scenes, helps autonomous robots, vehicles and drones to navigate their environment. The new system represents the first time that the…

Why do some people get ADHD, while others do not? And how early in life or in the womb is the seed of ADHD sown? Researchers from Aarhus University have come closer to answering this question in a large study, which has just been published in the journal Nature Genetics.…

In a first of its kind randomized controlled trial an international team of researchers led by the Butler Columbia Aging Center at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health shows that caloric restriction can slow the pace of aging in healthy adults. The CALERIE™ intervention slowed pace of aging…

Researchers have calculated the carbon footprint for the full life cycle of fertilisers, which are responsible for approximately five percent of total greenhouse gas emissions — the first time this has been accurately quantified — and found that carbon emissions could be reduced to one-fifth of current levels by 2050.…

When cells copy DNA to produce RNA transcripts, they include only some chunks of genetic material known as exons and throw out the rest. The resulting product is a fully-mature RNA molecule, which can be used as a template to build a protein. One of the features of gene expression…

In a new Nature Energy paper, engineers report progress toward lithium-metal batteries that charge fast — as fast as an hour. This fast charging is thanks to lithium metal crystals that can be seeded and grown — quickly and uniformly — on a surprising surface. The trick is to use…