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Ram 1500 Revolution Battery-electric Vehicle (BEV) Concept side profile. (Stellantis via CNN)...
Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business

Ram unveils electric pickup truck concept with three rows of seats

The Ram 1500 Revolution concept truck, unveiled Thursday at the CES, provides an early look at features Ram's future electric truck could have.
4 years ago
Another earthquake hit Utah, following two yesterday, around 2:58 p.m. It was located 2.8 miles nor...
Thomas Haraldsen

Expert says small earthquakes don’t mean a bigger one is coming

Nine small earthquakes have registered in northern Utah over the past couple of days. A University of Utah expert says that doesn't mean a bigger quake is coming.
4 years ago
Patchy carbon dioxide frost, or dry ice, can be seen inside a crater during winter in the Martian S...
Ashley Strickland, CNN

NASA images showcase eerie beauty of winter on Mars

A new video released by NASA shows what appears to be winter on Mars.
4 years ago
FILE: Spectators watch as the Artemis I uncrewed lunar rocket lifts off at NASA's Kennedy Space Cen...
 Ashley Strickland and Jackie Wattles, CNN

2022’s extraordinary cosmic revelations and moments in space exploration

To be sure, NASA has seen many successes this year but also faced reminders of tragedy and disaster.
4 years ago
Pictured is a sample of the El Ali meteorite found in Somalia. The specimen contains two minerals t...
Kristen Rogers, CNN

A 15-metric ton meteorite crashed in Africa, 2 new minerals found in it

Scientists have identified two minerals never before seen on Earth in a meteorite weighing 15.2 metric tons (33,510 pounds).
4 years ago
dating app tinder is pictured on phone screen, new bill looks at safety features...
Lindsay Aerts

Bill seeks to make dating apps safer for users

Under the bill dating apps would be required to have pop-ups giving safety tips, best practices, disclosures and warnings to users.
4 years ago
Low water levels are plaguing the Great Salt Lake for several summers now....
Mark Jones

Future of Lake Powell is not looking so bright

The future of Lake Powell is concerning. Experts say the lake is approaching a dead pool. That's when water in a reservoir is so low it can't flow downstream.
4 years ago
The University of Oklahoma and Auburn University in Alabama have each said they will restrict stude...
Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business

Some universities are now restricting TikTok access on campus

The bans come as a growing number of lawmakers scrutinize TikTok over possible national security concerns due to its ties to China.
4 years ago
Two students attending Utah colleges, Evan West and Ashley West, have taken first place in a digita...
Simone Seikaly

University students in Utah win national digital art competition

Their digital design has a red and white rocket ship surrounded by meteors, planets, and stars that "jumps right off the screen to greet passersby."
4 years ago
Ursids meteor shower
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21 Dec 22)...
Taylor Nicioli, CNN

Look up to the sky for the last meteor shower of the year

The Ursids are often overlooked due to their proximity to the Geminids shower, which peaked December 13 and also can be observed until December 24.
4 years ago
Twitter owner Elon Musk confirmed Tuesday evening he will step down as the company's CEO, but only ...
Brian Fung, CNN

Elon Musk says he will step down as Twitter CEO — once he finds a replacement

Twitter owner Elon Musk confirmed Tuesday evening he will step down as the company's CEO, but only when he identifies a successor.
4 years ago
Ichthyosaur fossil skeletons are shown inside Quarry 2 at Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park in Nevada i...
Katie Hunt, CNN

Paleontologists solve mystery of fossil death bed

Theories suggested a mass stranding event or that the ichthyosaurs were poisoned by toxins from an algal bloom.
4 years ago
FILE - A sign at Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Twitter ha...
Oliver Darcy, CNN

Elon Musk is conspicuously quiet after Twitter users vote for him to step down amid chaotic policy changes

After Twitter users vote for him to step down, Twitter CEO Elon Musk has been rather quiet.
4 years ago
This illustration picture shows a person waiting for an update of Epic Games' Fortnite on their sma...
Brian Fung, CNN

‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games to pay $520 million in record-breaking FTC settlement

The FTC further alleged that Epic made it more difficult to cancel purchases of in-game items by burying the option at the bottom of the screen.
4 years ago
The Perseverance rover is about to build a sample depot on Mars. (Photo courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltec...
Ashley Strickland, CNN

The Perseverance rover is about to have a big first on Mars

Meanwhile, the Perseverance rover is preparing for its next big step on Mars — and we can't wait to follow where it roams.
4 years ago
Tom Brady, Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow and baseball Hall-of-Famer David Ortiz are just some of the big...
Jennifer Korn

Why Tom Brady, David Ortiz, Jimmy Fallon and others are getting sued over crypto

The lawsuits allege that these public figures did not properly disclose their own involvement with digital financial institutions.
4 years ago
spencer cox is pictured, he just signed a bill about domestic violence lethality assessments...
Sam Herrera

Following trend, Utah governor bans TikTok on state-owned devices

In a press release, Gov. Cox cited security concerns as reason for the Utah tiktok ban. Utah joins at least 5 other states with similar bans.
4 years ago
The Orion capsule, with its three main parachutes deployed, approaches the surface of the ocean. (N...
By Jackie Wattles, CNN

Historic moon mission ends with splashdown of Orion capsule

Originally Published: 11 DEC 22 12:41 ET Updated: 11 DEC 22 19:08 ET     (CNN) — The Artemis I mission — a 25½-day uncrewed test flight around the moon meant to pave the way for future astronaut missions — came to a momentous end as NASA’s Orion spacecraft made a successful ocean splashdown Sunday. Related: Two […]
4 years ago
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Nectar Gan, Yong Xiong and Selina Wang, CNN

How a Twitter account with a cat avatar took on Beijing

The unprecedented protests that swept China late last month, posing the biggest challenge to leader Xi Jinping's authority since he came to power, had a peculiar focal point: a Chinese Twitter account with a cat avatar.
4 years ago
Close-up of organic material in the coastal deposits. The organic layers show traces of the rich pl...
Ashley Strickland, CNN

A lost ecosystem revealed in Greenland by oldest environmental DNA

The past is an ever-changing story, and this week, myriad discoveries added new details. Fossils, jewels and even DNA retrieved from dirt shed light on some of history's most mysterious chapters.
4 years ago
Apple is abandoning its plans to launch a controversial tool that would check iPhones, iPads and iC...
Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business

Apple abandons controversial plan to check iOS devices and iCloud photos for child abuse imagery

A tool that would check for child sexual abuse material is being abandoned by Apple,
4 years ago
#twitterdown twitter badges shown...
Clare Duffy, CNN Business

The mass unbanning of suspended Twitter users is underway

Twitter accounts that had previously been banned are beginning to be restored to the platform, according to a independent analysis.
4 years ago
Utah State Parks officials planned to place about 35 boats at the Great Salt Lake Marina today. It'...
Mark Jones

How much will it take to save the Great Salt Lake?

A bipartisan bill was passed in the U.S. Senate aimed at giving funding toward the study of The Great Salt Lake and other saline lakes in the west.
4 years ago
Spinosaurus...
Ashley Strickland, CNN

Fearsome spinosaurus wasn’t the scourge of prehistoric seas after all

The Spinosaurus, the largest known predatory dinosaur, may have made for a very slow and awkward swimmer, according to new research.
4 years ago