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Bella Isaacs-Thomas is a digital reporter on the PBS NewsHour's science desk.

Bella’s Recent Stories

Science Dec 14

How to slash emissions across the U.S. economy, according to experts

Five economic sectors in the United States — electric power, transportation, industry, buildings and agriculture — together account for the nation’s main sources of greenhouse gas emissions.

Science Dec 01

Mining is necessary for the green transition. Here’s why experts say we need to do it better

How to balance the mining demands of the green transition with the industry's social and environmental implications is one of the many topics of discussion at the ongoing COP28 climate conference in Dubai.

Science Oct 31

How vampire lore emerged from shadowy medical mysteries

When investigators debunked the real-life existence of these undead monsters, it didn’t kill their appeal.

Science Oct 20

Experts give you permission to stop raking your leaves this fall. Here’s why

There are ways to put an abundance of leaves to good use if homeowners opt to work with nature rather than against it, advocates say.

Science Oct 09

These 6 new images from the Hubble telescope shed light on distant galaxies

Here’s a look at the recent Hubble images NASA released in honor of “galaxy week.”…

Science Sep 29

What mud cracks on Mars tell us about whether life could have formed on the planet

Researchers believe the cracks experienced sustained wet-dry cycles, which may be key to creating conditions that could cultivate the building blocks of life.

Science Sep 22

WATCH: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returns an asteroid soil sample to Earth

Experts say the rocks and dust the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft plucked from an asteroid named Bennu will fuel scientific research for generations.

Politics Sep 14

Read the full Hunter Biden indictment over federal gun charges

President Joe Biden’s son is accused of lying about his drug use when he purchased a gun, according to the indictment filed in Delaware.

World Aug 31

Loch Ness monster search party uses new tools to look for an old cryptid

The “quest” was the largest Loch Ness monster hunting expedition in half a century, according to the organizations that co-led the event.

Science Aug 29

WATCH: NASA reviews plan to recover Bennu asteroid sample via OSIRIS-REx

NASA researchers on Wednesday will share how they plan to retrieve rock samples plucked from the surface of an ancient asteroid next month.

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