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Jacopo Prisco - Writer and Producer, CNN International

Jacopo Prisco

Writer and Producer, CNN International

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Jacopo Prisco is a London-based journalist covering news and features for CNN International.

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Long-dead satellite emits strong radio signal, puzzling astronomers

A NASA satellite that’s been orbiting as space junk since 1967, Relay 2, emitted an unexpected, powerful radio burst that astronomers initially struggled to explain.

Scientists say a tiny brown moth navigates 600 miles using stars — just like humans and birds

Native to Australia, tiny Bogong moths travel hundreds of miles in an astonishing annual migration by using the starry night sky to navigate, according to a new study.

Our Oort cloud (center), a shell of icy bodies that surrounds the solar system and extends one-and-a-half light years in every direction, is shown in this scene from Encounters in the Milky Way along with the Oort clouds of neighboring stars. The more massive the star, the larger its Oort cloud.

Accidental find in planetarium show could shift scientists’ understanding of our solar system

An accidental discovery in an astronomy show offers researchers a new clue about the mysterious Oort Cloud, a large expanse of icy bodies revolving around the sun.

A conservator of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) shows fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls at their laboratory in Jerusalem on June 2, 2020. - DNA research on the Dead Sea Scrolls has revealed not all of the ancient manuscripts came from the desert landscape where they were discovered, according to a study published today. Numbering around 900, the manuscripts were found between 1947 and 1956 in the Qumran caves above the Dead Sea in the West Bank. The parchment and papyrus scrolls contain Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic and include some of the earliest-known texts from the Bible, including the oldest surviving copy of the Ten Commandments. Research on the texts has been ongoing for decades and in the latest study, DNA tests on manuscript fragments indicate that some were not originally from the area around the caves. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

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AI analysis of ancient handwriting gives new age estimates for Dead Sea Scrolls

A new analysis of Dead Sea Scrolls that paired radiocarbon dating with AI has determined many of the biblical manuscripts are older than once thought.

On May 11, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists visited the western rim of Halemaʻumaʻu crater to observe episode 21 of the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption. While there, they captured this photo of lava fountains that were reaching approximately 500 feet (150 meters) in height above the northern eruptive vent and feeding several open lava channels onto the crater floor. USGS photo by M. Zoeller.

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A reservoir of gold lies hidden in Earth’s core. Scientists say it’s leaking

An analysis of Hawaii’s volcanic rocks revealed Earth’s core is leaking gold and other precious metals, a study found. The elements emerge when ocean islands form.

Jeremy McCormack with a fossilized megalodon tooth (<em>Otodus megalodon</em>).

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What megalodon really ate to meet its 100,000-calorie daily requirement, according to a new study

The massive megalodon was not hunting only large marine mammals such as whales as researchers widely thought, a new study of minerals in fossilized teeth has found.

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Hikers stumble across treasure hidden on a mountain trail, sparking an investigation into its origin

The discovery of a box containing items such as bracelets, cigar cases and gold coins worth at least $360,000 sparks an investigation into the treasure’s origin.

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UK project trials carbon capture at sea to help tackle climate change

A pilot project led by the UK’s University of Exeter is capturing carbon from seawater.

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To tackle the e-waste problem, this casing for electronics dissolves in water

Aquafade is a fully water-soluble plastic casing that can be dissolved to allow easier recycling of the electronics inside.

Swedish Photographer Christian Aslund visited Svalbard, in the Arctic Circle, to document the retreat of glaciers. He found that they look very different from archival images taken up to a century ago.

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Stunning images show Arctic glaciers’ dramatic retreat

Swedish photographer Christian Aslund visited the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, capturing images that recreated archive pictures of glaciers taken from the same locations more than 100 years ago.

Nuclear-powered rocket concept could cut journey time to Mars in half

British startup Pulsar Fusion has unveiled Sunbird, a space rocket concept designed to meet spacecraft in orbit, attach to them, and carry them to their destination at breakneck speed using nuclear fusion.

Satellites powered by solid metal could one day use space junk for fuel

Magdrive has developed a new propulsion system for satellites, fueled by solid metal.

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‘Fishing boat for energy’ will make hydrogen as it sails

UK startup Drift Energy is building boats equipped with underwater turbines that will generate clean hydrogen.

‘World’s first’ lab-grown meat for pets launches in the UK

UK-based startup Meatly has launched a pet treat made with chicken meat grown in a lab.

John Hammond, director of research at the UK’s Pirbright Institute.

How a ‘cow fart’ vaccine could help tackle climate change

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and cows are a major source of it. A group of scientists is developing a proof of concept for a vaccine that would curb methane emissions in cattle.

Kisui Tech has developed a robot, called Adam, to help Japan's ageing farmers. It can to carry produce up hills, cut grass, and spray fields with pesticides. <strong>Scroll through the gallery to see more innovations that are changing farming.</strong>

Moon rover-inspired robot could be a game-changer for Japan’s aging farmers

Japan’s population is the oldest in the world, with few young people working in agriculture. But now its farmers are getting help from a robot called Adam.