Jul 11 Here's the deepest, clearest infrared image of the universe ever produced By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Dubbed “Webb’s First Deep Field,” the image shows galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 in unprecedentedly clear detail. Continue reading
Jul 11 WATCH: Stunning new images from James Webb Space Telescope offer fuller picture of our universe By Marcia Rieke, The Conversation NASA released some of the very first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, marking the beginning of the next era in astronomy as the largest space telescope ever built offers scientific data that will help answer questions about… Continue reading
Jul 11 WATCH: Biden offers first peek of historic image from James Webb Space Telescope By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Our view of the universe just expanded. The first image from the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope is the farthest humanity has ever seen in both time and distance, closer to the dawn of time and the edge of… Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 3:26 A Brief But Spectacular take on revolutionizing research By Moe Sattar, Melissa Williams Sharon Fontaine Terry is the president and CEO of Genetic Alliance, a nonprofit that advocates for advancing genomic research. While she is now heavily involved in the world of genetics, she was in fact the first non-researcher and lay-person to… Continue watching
Jul 07 Tuna supply dries up for Kenya's local fishing community By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press Artisanal fisheries on Kenya's coast say climate change, overfishing by large foreign vessels and a lack of other job opportunities for coastal communities is draining the Indian Ocean of its yellowfin tuna stocks. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 8:19 White House COVID coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha on the rise in new variants With vaccinations, boosters and drugs, COVID has become a far less deadly risk for most Americans than earlier in the pandemic. But COVID still presents numerous problems, particularly for some of the most vulnerable people, with an average of more… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 9:03 Phoenix tries to offset rising temperatures that pose health risks to the most vulnerable By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Madison Staten Last year set a record for heat-related deaths in the United States, and this year is already shaping up to be worse in terms of high temperatures. Stephanie Sy reports from Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona, which has been at… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 8:17 Conservationists work to protect endangered species in Iraq By Simona Foltyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Iraq boasts a rich natural environment. Spanning jagged mountains in the north to pristine deserts in the south, it offers a habitat to 84 endangered mammals, birds, reptiles and fish species. Wildlife conservationists are trying to strengthen laws and raise… Continue watching
Jul 06 FDA allows pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer's COVID-19 pill By Matthew Perrone, Tom Murphy, Associated Press Pharmacists can prescribe the leading COVID-19 pill directly to patients under a new U.S. policy announced Wednesday that's intended to expand use of Pfizer's drug Paxlovid. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 8:11 Supreme Court's EPA ruling raises climate change concerns The Supreme Court’s recent decision to limit the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency has many worried about whether the Biden administration can reach its climate goals. Michael Oppenheimer of Princeton University, one of six scientists who filed an amicus… Continue watching