Dec 10 Watch 1:53 News Wrap: Russian drones attack power grid in southern Ukraine In our news wrap Saturday, Russian drone strikes knocked out energy infrastructure across southern Ukraine, a major storm system moving inland from the Pacific Coast threatens severe weather across the U.S., and Republican Kari Lake has asked a court to… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 5:57 Why activists are targeting famous art to protest climate change By Geoff Bennett, Lorna Baldwin, Winston Wilde, Azhar Merchant Over the past few months, activists have targeted priceless works of art to call attention to the climate crisis. These viral moments are grabbing attention, but is the message getting through? We look at how these protests could be both… Continue watching
Dec 10 The fight to reduce food waste is getting a boost from science By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Restaurants, grocers, farmers and food companies are increasingly turning to chemistry and physics to tackle the problem of food waste. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 6:53 Space historian examines parallels of NASA's last moon landing and the Artemis mission By Miles O'Brien The nearly month-long Artemis 1 mission to the Moon is slated to end on Sunday with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. On that very day 50 years ago, Dec. 11, 1972, the last Apollo astronauts set foot on the… Continue watching
Dec 09 WATCH: Artemis 1's Orion spacecraft splashes down after moon flyby By Bella Isaacs-Thomas Sunday is marks the end of Orion's nearly four-week trip around the moon and back. Continue reading
Dec 09 Unlocking the oldest known DNA revealed a 'lost' Greenland from 2 million years ago By Maddie Burakoff, Associated Press Today, the northern tip of Greenland is a barren Arctic desert, but back then it was a lush landscape of trees and vegetation with an array of animals, even the now extinct mastodon. Continue reading
Dec 09 These 700 new species are facing extinction By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press This year, the International Union for Conservation of Nature is sounding the alarm about the dugong — a large and docile marine mammal that lives from the eastern coast of Africa to the western Pacific Ocean. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 4:17 A Brief But Spectacular take on working together for climate action Bill McKibben is an environmentalist and founder of Third Act, an organization that encourages people over 60 to take action on climate change. He also helped to found 350.org, which was the first global grassroots climate campaign, organizing protests on… Continue watching
Dec 06 How the James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning images of space By Bella Isaacs-Thomas Here's what makes Webb images so exceptional, plus how this telescope differs compared to its predecessor — the Hubble Space Telescope. Continue reading
Dec 05 How William and Kate are honoring climate innovators By Carolyn Durand An international who’s who of public figures, politicians, philanthropists and celebrities gathered on Friday for the Earthshot Prize at Fenway Park in Boston, where Prince William and Princess Catherine handed out the awards at the end of their three-day visit… Continue reading