Jan 13 WATCH: U.S., Japan sign space cooperation agreement By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The meeting and signing ceremony capped a weeklong tour for Kishida that took him to five European and North American capitals for talks on his effort to beef up Japan's security in a time of provocative Chinese and North Korean… Continue reading
Jan 13 Explaining the forces that fueled Alabama’s deadly tornado By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Experts say a natural La Nina weather pattern, unusually warm moist air juiced by climate change, and long-term shift in where tornadoes hit all are factors in Thursday's devastating tornado in Alabama. Continue reading
Jan 12 How AI turns text into images By Bella Isaacs-Thomas Here are the basics of this technology, and some of the ways it could be used in the not-so-distant future. Continue reading
Jan 12 LISTEN: NASA says 2022 was one of the warmest years on record By Associated Press Earth’s fever persisted last year, not quite spiking to a record high but still in the top five or six warmest on record, government agencies reported Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 8:22 More homes using heat pumps as cheaper, greener alternative to fossil fuels By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman U.S. emissions fell during the height of the pandemic as people were stuck at home, but that changed as the pandemic eased. Many researchers, scientists and lawmakers argue that Americans need to reduce their use of fossil fuels much sooner… Continue watching
Jan 11 Climate change helped fuel 18 billion-dollar disasters in 2022, NOAA says By Stacy Morford, Angela Antipova, Dorian J. Burnette, Mathew Barlow, Ray Lombardi, Shuang-Ye Wu, Suzana J. Camargo, The Conversation A monster hurricane, destructive storms and a drought that disrupted business across the economy led the list of the year’s costliest disasters. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 5:24 New study outlines grim future for hundreds of thousands of glaciers With planet-warming emissions on the rise, scientists worry about melting glaciers and the onslaught of repercussions. A new study published in the Journal of Science looks at the future of hundreds of thousands of glaciers, and what we can expect. Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 8:00 Advances in artificial intelligence raise new ethics concerns By Stephanie Sy, Layla Quran In recent months, new artificial intelligence tools have garnered attention, and concern, over their ability to produce original work. The creations range from college-level essays to computer code and works of art. As Stephanie Sy reports, this technology could change… Continue watching
Jan 09 The ozone layer is slowly, but surely, healing, the UN says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A United Nations scientific report says Earth's protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing. Scientists say the hole over Antarctica should be fully mended in about 43 years. Continue reading
Jan 06 Hawaii volcano eruption isn’t dangerous but offers a spectacular sight By Audrey McAvoy, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press Lava from Kilauea is spurting high into the air and spreading out across the Hawaii volcano's summit crater floor. It's creating a spectacular sight as the mountain has resumed erupting after a few weeks' hiatus. Continue reading