Nov 30 Visitors treated to a ‘spectacular’ show during first Mauna Loa eruption in nearly 4 decades By Caleb Jones, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press Visitors to the 24-hour park are currently able to witness both the lava flowing from a fissure on Mauna Loa and the glow from the lava lake at nearby Kilauea volcano. Continue reading
Nov 30 Here’s the science behind Mauna Loa’s ongoing volcanic eruption By Gabi Laske, The Conversation A scientist who led one of the first projects to map the Hawaiian Islands’ deep volcanic plumbing explains what’s going on under the surface. Continue reading
Nov 30 NASA cancels plans for costly greenhouse gas monitoring satellite By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press NASA is canceling a planned satellite that was going to intensely monitor greenhouse gases over the Americas because it got too costly and complicated. Continue reading
Nov 29 U.S. bat species devastated by white-nose syndrome now listed as endangered By John Flesher, Associated Press The species is among a dozen U.S. bats suffering from white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that causes bats to emerge early during hibernation, sometimes burn up winter fat reserves and starve. Continue reading
Nov 29 Here’s what you need to know about the eruption of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press Mauna Loa is spewing sulfur dioxide and other volcanic gases. They form volcanic smog, or vog, when they mix with vapor, oxygen and dust in sunlight. Continue reading
Nov 29 Houston lifts boil water order for more than 2 million By Associated Press Houston officials lifted an order Tuesday that had called for more than 2 million people to boil their tap water before drinking or using it. Continue reading
Nov 28 WATCH: NASA gives update on Artemis 1 moon mission after almost 2 weeks in space By Associated Press NASA held an Artemis I mission status briefing Monday to preview Orion's distant retrograde orbit departure on Dec. 1 and recovery assets preparations for Dec. 11 splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch 5:47 The tough decision of which species to save from extinction Roughly 1 million species of wildlife face extinction worldwide, according to a recent United Nations report. Ecologist and author Rebecca Nesbit joins Geoff Bennett to discuss the ethics and decision-making process behind figuring out which species to save. Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 6:10 Food waste is contributing to climate change. What’s being done about it? Discarded food is responsible for as much as 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Rhode Island PBS Weekly's Isabella Jibilian reports on why so much food is going to waste and what some… Continue watching
Nov 25 NASA’s Orion capsule enters lunar orbit By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press It will remain in this broad but stable orbit for nearly a week, before heading home. As of Friday, the capsule was 238,000 miles from Earth and is expected to reach a maximum distance of almost 270,000 miles in a… Continue reading