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New analysis identifies largest threat to thousands of species facing extinction

Taylor Nicioli, CNN — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 05:05:07 +0000

(CNN) — Of all 14,669 varieties of plants and animals found in Europe that were registered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species by the end of 2020, one-fifth of them face the risk of extinction, a new analysis has found. Researchers also determined the largest threat associated with

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Great Sphinx could have been shaped by the wind, new study suggests

Taylor Nicioli, CNN — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 04:29:34 +0000

(CNN) — More than 40 years ago, Farouk El-Baz — a space scientist and geologist known for his field investigations in deserts around the world — theorized that the wind played a big hand in shaping the Great Sphinx of Giza before the ancient Egyptians added surface details to the landmark sculpture. Now, a new

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Rare compound detected in the ‘Mona Lisa’ reveals a new secret, study says

Taylor Nicioli, CNN — Sun, 22 Oct 2023 10:11:40 +0000

(CNN) — Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, inventor and anatomist, to name just a few of his talents — and now, you can add innovative chemist to the polymath’s many gifts. It turns out the master artist was more experimental with his renowned “Mona Lisa” than previously thought — and was likely the creator

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AI reads text from famously inscrutable ancient scroll for the first time

Taylor Nicioli, CNN — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 13:15:35 +0000

Editor’s note: Clarification: This story has been updated to reflect the breakdown of prize money won by Luke Farritor and Youssef Nader. (CNN) — At first glance, the Herculaneum scrolls look unremarkable, like pieces of coal. After surviving the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, the nearly 2,000-year-old documents would crumble if anyone attempted

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‘Egyptian blue’ found on Parthenon sculptures at the British Museum

Taylor Nicioli, CNN — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 16:02:17 +0000

(CNN) — Classical Greek marble sculptures today appear crisp and white. But they weren’t always that way, according to a new study, which found the famous 2,500-year-old Parthenon sculptures were colorful, painted with floral patterns and other elaborate designs. By using a noninvasive imaging technique, researchers at the British Museum — where nearly half of

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See Uranus’ rings in stunning new image from the Webb telescope

Taylor Nicioli, CNN — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 11:51:31 +0000

(CNN)— The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a new stunning image of ice giant Uranus, with almost all its faint dusty rings on display. The image is representative of the telescope’s significant sensitivity, NASA said, as the fainter rings have only been captured previously by the Voyager 2 spacecraft and the W.M. Keck Observatory on

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Lizzo’s brand Yitty launches gender-affirming shapewear

Taylor Nicioli, CNN — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:28:58 +0000

(CNN) — It is no secret that Lizzo is a passionate advocate for self-love. Alongside her confidence-boosting music — which includes tracks “Good as Hell,” “2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)” and the Grammy-Award winning “About Damn Time” — the singer launched shapewear brand Yitty in 2022 with a goal of helping women of all

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Newly discovered chemicals are so deadly to fungi they are named after Keanu Reeves

Taylor Nicioli, CNN — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 02:34:48 +0000

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