Science Aug 06 Greece deploys satellite detection system to combat deadly wildfires By Malcolm Brabant, Daphne Tolis
Science Aug 06 Poll shows how extreme heat is changing Americans' lives A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans are increasingly noticing the impact of extreme heat on their lives, and they say much of that shift is happening in the West and Midwest. By Alexa St. John, Linley Sanders, Associated Press
Science Aug 06 WATCH: Scientists release most detailed sun images ever Researchers were able to peek at its scorching surface with the help of the National Science Foundation's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, located on the island of Maui in Hawaii. By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press
Science Aug 05 Watch 5:07 What scientists are learning after SpaceX debris crashed into the moon A four-ton upper stage of a SpaceX rocket is believed to have hit the moon at 5,400 mph. The SpaceX rocket launched a pair of lunar landers last year, but the company’s scientists say a combination of solar activity and… By Geoff Bennett, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte, Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin
Health Aug 05 Watch 6:45 How new findings on ovarian cancer origins may help reduce risk One of the deadliest forms of cancer for women may not start where we once believed. Researchers now know nearly all fatal ovarian cancers begin in the fallopian tubes, not the ovaries. Stephanie Sy discusses with Dr. Rebecca Stone, a… By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas
Aug 05 British Columbia is logging its last old-growth forests. Protesters are sleeping in the road to stop it By Annika Hammerschlag, Associated Press Trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour. Continue reading
Aug 05 The Danube River's water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging By Marko Drobnjakovic, Associated Press In the middle of the river separating Serbia and Romania near the Serbian port of Prahovo, a rusty hull is now visible along with a broken mast where the Nazi flag used to fly. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 4:32 How satellites and AI cameras are detecting wildfires before they get out of control By Ben Tracy This year is becoming one of the worst for U.S. wildfires in at least a decade. There have been more fires and more acreage burned at this point in the year compared to any in the last ten. With fire… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 7:46 The science behind using the arts to combat loneliness and social isolation By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes A new program in Charlotte, North Carolina, is using the arts to tackle loneliness and social isolation. Paul Solman reports on prescriptions for art instead of medicine for our series at the intersection of art and health, part of our… Continue watching
Aug 04 Is America prepared for biological war? By Geoff Bennett A weaponized biological pathogen could be “man’s last invention’ according to Annie Jacobsen, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author. Jacobsen sits down with Geoff Bennett to discuss her latest book, Biological War: A Scenario - which… Continue reading