Oct 04 Photo shows asteroid’s 6,000 miles long debris trail after collision with NASA spacecraft By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The asteroid that got smacked by a NASA spacecraft is now being trailed by thousands of miles of debris. Astronomers captured the scene millions of miles away with a telescope in Chile. Continue reading
Oct 03 UN chief says the world is in ‘life-or-death struggle’ for survival By Edith M. Lederer, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press He accused the world's 20 wealthiest countries of failing to do enough to stop the planet from overheating. The U.N. chief told reporters Monday that emissions of global-warming greenhouse gases are at "an all-time high and rising."… Continue reading
Oct 03 Hurricane Orlene hits Mexico’s Pacific coast By Fernando Llano, Associated Press Hurricane Orlene made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast near the tourist town of Mazatlan on Monday before quickly weakening over land into a tropical depression over land. Continue reading
Oct 03 Seniors urged to get extra-strength flu vaccines this season By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don't skip your flu shot this fall. And for the first time, seniors are urged to get a special extra-strength kind. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: 3 physicists share Nobel Prize for quantum science discoveries It all goes back to a feature of the universe that even baffled Albert Einstein and connects matter and light in a tangled, chaotic way. Continue reading
Oct 03 Analysis: What many Nobel laureates have in common — and how it can be learned By Robert Root-Bernstein, Michele Root-Bernstein, The Conversation Some of the most innovative people in the world earn Nobel Prizes. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 3:07 A Brief But Spectacular take on generational healing By Melissa Williams, Moe Sattar, Ana Davila Tia Kennedy is an Indigenous rights activist in Canada. Growing up, she struggled to access Indigenous culture and practices. As an adult, Kennedy says she realized those practices held thousands of years worth of wisdom to help improve individuals and… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 5:47 Florida residents take stock of damage as rescues continue after Ian By John Yang, Mike Fritz, Lorna Baldwin, Kaisha Young, Bruno Federico In the wake of Hurricane Ian, at least 34 people have been confirmed dead — including 27 in Florida — a number that is expected to increase. As damage estimates grow, Ian may become one of the costliest storms in… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 3:47 Why a grandmother and grandson are visiting every U.S. national park By Harry Zahn, Claire Mufson, Solveig Rennan 92-year-old Joy Ryan and her grandson Brad Ryan have spent the past seven years crisscrossing the U.S. with the goal of visiting every national park. “Grandma Joy’s Road Trip,” as they call it on social media, began after Brad found… Continue watching
Sep 30 Amid rising seas, island nations push for legal protection By Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, Associated Press There is already evidence of loss of islands. Between 1947 and 2014, six smaller islands in the Pacific archipelago of the Solomon Islands completely vanished, according to a paper published in Environment Research Letters in 2016. Continue reading