Jul 31 Government will keep sharing key satellite data for hurricane forecasts despite planned cutoff By Alexa St. John, Associated Press The U.S. Department of Defense will now continue sharing key data collected by three weather satellites that help forecasters track hurricanes. Meteorologists and scientists had warned of risks to accurate and timely storm tracking without the information when officials made… Continue reading
Jul 30 Kamchatka earthquake is among top 10 strongest ever recorded. Here’s what they have in common By Dee Ninis, Monash University, John Townend, Victoria University of Wellington Today at about 11:30am local time, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the country’s far east. Originating at a depth of roughly 20 kilometres, today’s powerful earthquake – among the ten strongest… Continue reading
Jul 30 One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires By Boluwatife S. Olubusoye, James V. Cizdziel, University of Mississippi Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced. But where does that lost tire material go? The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways, where the tiny microplastic particles from the tires’ synthetic rubber carry… Continue reading
Jul 30 WATCH: NASA holds news briefing as Earth-mapping satellite with India launched By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The satellite blasted off from India on Wednesday. Scientists say the $1.3 billion mission will help forecasters and first responders stay one step ahead of floods, landslides and other disasters. Continue reading
Jul 29 Record catch of krill near Antarctica could trigger early closure of fishery By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Fishing for krill near Antarctica has surged to a record high, nearing a seasonal catch limit that could close the fishery early. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 7:04 How Ben & Jerry’s is recycling food waste into energy By William Brangham, Diane Lincoln Estes It may sound like the stuff of sci-fi movies, but diverting food waste from the landfill and converting it into electricity has become a real thing. William Brangham visited Ben & Jerry’s Vermont ice cream factory and the operations next… Continue watching
Jul 28 In the gray world of GLP-1 supplements online, health experts urge caution By Hannah Grabenstein Experts say supplement companies have tried to capitalize on the GLP-1 craze, putting the phrase in their product names, which can be deceptive. Continue reading
Jul 26 How germy is the public pool? An infectious disease expert weighs in By Lisa Cuchara, The Conversation Most pool-related risks can be reduced with simple precautions by both the pool staff and swimmers. Continue reading
Jul 24 UN’s top court delivered a landmark opinion on climate justice. What’s next? By Kenichi Serino The ruling was the result of years of efforts by activists and small island nations and initiated by Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change, a group of young Pacific Islanders facing the existential threat of rising sea levels, and led… Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 6:37 What’s in Trump’s new AI policy and why it matters By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins President Trump unveiled his approach to the development of AI. Surrounded by some of the biggest names in tech, he signed three executive orders. One targets what Trump called "ideological bias" in AI chatbots, another aims to make it easier… Continue watching