Jun 03 A diet of royal jelly isn't the only thing that makes a queen bee By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press Scientists have identified a group of worker honeybees that are specially adapted to build their queen's waxy abode within the hive. Continue reading
May 31 Recovering wetlands fuel growth of flamingo population in Venice By Colleen Barry, Associated Press The pale pink birds — called “fenicotteri” in Italian — are now flocking to Venice in record numbers, as ecological efforts to restore damaged wetlands could help expand their habitat and possibly induce them to nest in the lagoon. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 4:52 How a Blue Origin rocket explosion could impact NASA's moon mission By Miles O'Brien, Diane Lincoln Estes Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on the launchpad during a test in Cape Canaveral on Thursday. The company, owned by Jeff Bezos, said no one was injured and all personnel were accounted for. But the rocket has a crucial… Continue watching
May 29 Blue Origin rocket explodes on the launch pad during an engine-firing test By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes and briefly painting the sky orange. Continue reading
May 28 Watch 6:58 How renaming PCOS to PMOS could improve care for millions of women By Stephanie Sy, Azhar Merchant There is a new name and understanding of a health condition affecting many women. Roughly 10% to 13% of women around the world are affected by a hormonal condition formerly known as PCOS. It's now called PMOS, or polyendocrine metabolic… Continue watching
May 28 Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new United Nations climate projections. Continue reading
May 28 What to know about a rare blue micromoon rising this weekend By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Get set for a rare blue micromoon this weekend — a blue moon that's also the most distant and smallest-looking full moon of the year. Continue reading
May 28 Hepatitis B drug may offer 'functional cure' for some patients By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Researchers reported Thursday that in two international studies, about 1 in 5 patients given the experimental drug for six months saw their virus reduced to levels low enough that the immune system could keep it in check. Continue reading
May 26 WATCH: NASA shares plans to construct moon base By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U.S. companies. Continue reading
May 26 Watch 7:20 How schools are using AI and VR to train the next generation of nurses By Ali Rogin, Diane Lincoln Estes There's real concern about the growing prevalence of the use of artificial intelligence and other technologies in higher education. But some schools have found benefits as well. In the case of nursing programs, more and more are integrating immersive technologies… Continue watching