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The women protecting South Africa's last black rhinos - CNN
6+ hour, 29+ min ago (324+ words) A single rhino horn can fetch tens of thousands of dollars on the black market. Working day and night to reverse that trend are the Black Mambas: 36 unarmed women patrolling one of the most poached landscapes on earth. CNN's Bijan…...
Supreme Court Rulings, Earthquake Rescue, Bald Eaglets' First Flight and more - CNN 5 Things - Podcast on CNN Podcasts
1+ week, 3+ day ago (103+ words) Supreme Court Rulings, Earthquake Rescue, Bald Eaglets' First Flight and more CNN We bring you 5 stories that will get you up to speed and on with your day. Updates every weekday morning, midday and evening. Plus, 5 Good Things and One…...
This "living fossil" is threatened with extinction by demand for its fins. A scientist is turning fishers into its guardians | CNN
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1316+ words) EDITOR'S NOTE:" Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex's Perpetual Planet Initiative has partnered with CNN to drive awareness and education around key sustainability…...
Join us for Call to Earth Day on October 8, 2026, and "Think Blue" | CNN
2+ week, 2+ day ago (443+ words) EDITOR'S NOTE:" Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex's Perpetual Planet Initiative has partnered with CNN to drive awareness and education around key sustainability…...
This city had a flooding problem. So it turned to an animal that had been extinct there for 400 years | CNN
3+ week, 1+ day ago (971+ words) A few hundred feet from a Mc Donald's and a strip mall, sandwiched between busy and polluted roads, a lush urban wetland is being built by an unusual and furry group of city residents: beavers. This corner of Ealing, a…...
Extreme heat is threatening tropical birds, even in untouched forests, scientists warn | CNN
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (780+ words) From the rainforests of Central and South America to the savannas of northern Australia, the world's equatorial regions are home to thousands of unique bird species, from macaws to toucans to hummingbirds, who thrive in hot and humid environments. But…...
Some tropical butterfly species have unlocked an evolutionary way to live longer | CNN
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (1044+ words) Since most butterflies live a short time, fluttering between colorful flowers for a few weeks before dying, a few rare exceptions have stumped scientists. Now, some long-lived tropical butterfly species are shedding light on the secrets of longevity. Butterflies belonging…...
How one devastating cyclone wiped out more than 7% of the planet's rarest great apes | CNN
3+ week, 3+ day ago (581+ words) A cyclone that brought catastrophic flooding and devastating landslides to Indonesia wiped out more than 7% of the global population of the world's rarest great apes, a new study has found. Nearly 60 of the 800 Tapanuli orangutans remaining in the wild were…...
Study: Bumblebees show advanced problem-solving skills | CNN
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (52+ words) Study: Bumblebees show advanced problem-solving skills CNN Study: Bumblebees show advanced problem-solving skills Researchers in Finland found bumblebees use problem-solving skills without any training. Scan the QR code to download the CNN app on Google Play. Scan the QR code…...
Rare fossil belonged to a gliding creature that hunted birds | CNN
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1148+ words) 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,…...