Apr 20 U.S. completes old-growth forest inventory, plans to protect woodlands By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Those older forests cover an area larger than California but are under threat by fires, insects, disease and other side-effects of climate change. Continue reading
Apr 20 WATCH: SpaceX's new giant rocket, Starship, launches and explodes minutes later By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The nearly 400-foot Starship was poised to blast off from the southern tip of Texas Thursday morning. Continue reading
Apr 19 The strange story of Einstein's brain By Dr. Howard Markel This great mind maintained a realistic outlook on his own mortality. But here’s where the story of his death gets weird. Continue reading
Apr 18 Why tracking these pollution indicators is key after the East Palestine train derailment By Bella Isaacs-Thomas Here’s what we know about the fallout of the derailment so far, plus what this disaster can teach us about similar ones that will come after it. Continue reading
Apr 18 T. rex fossil sells for more than $5M at Zurich auction By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Nearly 300 Tyrannosaurus rex bones that were dug up from three sites in the United States and assembled into a single skeleton sold at Tuesday at a Switzerland auction for 4.8 million francs ($5.3 million), below the expected price. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 3:26 A Brief But Spectacular take on the future of CRISPR By Ana Davila Jennifer Doudna is a Nobel laureate in chemistry and professor of biochemistry, biophysics and structural biology at the University of California, Berkeley. She has been a pioneer in CRISPR gene editing and continues to revolutionize research in her field. Doudna… Continue watching
Apr 17 SpaceX calls off 1st launch attempt of 400-foot new rocket By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX has called off its first launch attempt of its giant rocket. Continue reading
Apr 15 What to know about SpaceX's upcoming test flight of its giant Starship rocket By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Jutting almost 400 feet into the South Texas sky, SpaceX's Starship rocket could blast off as early as Monday, with no one aboard. Here’s the rundown on Starship's debut. Continue reading
Apr 13 EPA awards $177 million to environmental justice groups By Drew Costley, Associated Press The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it's investing $177 million to create 17 technical assistance centers around the country to help environmental justice organizations successfully apply for federal funds. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 6:22 How young Pacific Islanders helped bring climate justice to the world's court By William Brangham, Layla Quran, Maea Lenei Buhre For the first time, the UN's International Court of Justice has been tasked with determining what countries are obligated to do to fight climate change. William Brangham reports on the young people who were instrumental in bringing this issue to… Continue watching