Politics Aug 24 Interior Department calls for changes to national monuments but offers no details. Here’s how we got here Interior secretary Ryan Zinke called Thursday for a “handful” of changes to 27 national monuments that have been under review since this spring. The 120-day review, set in motion by an executive order from President Donald Trump, was due…
Science Aug 21 WATCH: Total eclipse crosses the continental U.S. For those unable to visit a spot on the 3,000-mile-long, 70-mile-wide path of totality, you’re in luck. In partnership with NOVA, NewsHour will be streaming the solar eclipse event all afternoon.
Science Aug 20 How white supremacists respond when their DNA says they’re not ‘white’ When confronted with genetic evidence suggesting someone isn't “pure blood,” as white supremacists put it, they do not cast the person out of online communities. They bargain.
Science Aug 17 5 things you should remember as you prepare for the great solar eclipse If you plan to join the 5,000-year-old tradition of eclipse watching next Monday, here are five things you need to remember.
Science Aug 14 Amazon recalls potentially hazardous solar eclipse glasses Amazon issued a recall for some eclipse glasses sold on its internet marketplace, but did not publicly list the offending vendors or brands.
Science Aug 09 How a flood of antibiotics landed in your chicken In the book "Big Chicken," Maryn McKenna chronicles how humanity went from developing antibiotics to keep healthy to standing on the verge of an onslaught of unstoppable diseases.
Science Aug 02 U.S. scientists are fixing genetic defects in human embryos. Should you be nervous? For the first time, U.S. scientists have genetically edited human embryos with CRISPR, thanks in part to regulatory loopholes.
Science Jul 31 Here’s where climate change could generate toxic air pollution Climate-driven air pollution could cause 60,000 extra deaths annually by 2030 and more than 250,000 deaths per year by 2100, according to new research.
Science Jul 20 Why glioblastoma tumors like John McCain’s are so aggressive Many outlets have described John McCain's tumor as "aggressive." Here's why.
Science Jul 18 When did wolves become dogs? New research throws a bone into the debate Dog domestication wasn't too rough. A new population genetics study from Stony Brook University argues wolves were tamed just once, 40,000 years ago.