Mar 19 Antarctica and the Arctic are at least 50 degrees warmer than average By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Earth’s poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees (40 degrees Celsius) warmer than average and areas of the Arctic more than 50 degrees (30 degrees Celsius) warmer than average. Continue reading
Mar 18 Our past and future is written in Earth’s landscape. Here’s how one geomorphologist is reading it By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Taylor Perron seeks to answer questions about Earth's past and future by reading landscapes from our world and out in the solar system. Continue reading
Mar 18 NASA says there is still cooperation with Russian colleagues By Alex Sanz, Associated Press NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Friday played down recent comments by the head of Russia's space agency that the U.S. would have to use broomsticks to fly to space after Russia said it would stop supplying rocket engines to U.S. Continue reading
Mar 16 Climate change is already disrupting the global supply chain. Here’s how By Jacques Leslie, Yale Environment 360 The impact of the COVID pandemic on the global supply chain has been widely reported. But extreme weather, from floods to wildfires, is increasingly hammering ports, highways, and factories worldwide, and experts warn these climate-induced disruptions will only get worse. Continue reading
Mar 16 Physicist Eugene Parker, namesake of NASA probe, dies at 94 By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press A physicist who theorized the existence of solar wind and became the first person to witness the launch of a spacecraft bearing his name has died. Continue reading
Mar 15 Pfizer asks U.S. to approve a 4th COVID vaccine dose for seniors By Zeke Miller, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press If the government approves the request, made by the company Tuesday, a key question would be how soon seniors would be advised to roll up their sleeves, given that cases currently are dropping. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 5:31 White House and Congress spar over COVID-19 funding By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan Lawmakers joined President Biden at the White House Tuesday to celebrate the signing of a $1.5 trillion government funding bill that will provide money for an array of items, most notably the military and aid to Ukraine. But despite this… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 7:52 Two years into the pandemic ‘COVID is not done with us’ By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas It is now more than two years since the WHO declared the COVID-19 emergency a pandemic, and last week the death toll topped 6 million people worldwide. While the U.S. in many ways appears to have moved into a new… Continue watching
Mar 11 How daylight saving time poses a host of health concerns, according to a neurologist By Beth Ann Malow, The Conversation By altering the body’s internal clock, ‘springing forward’ may contribute to an increase in heart attacks and strokes. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 3:36 Shackleton’s ship Endurance discovered after more than 100 years at the bottom of the sea By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Ryan Connelly Holmes Off the coast of Antarctica, deep underwater, researchers have discovered the British ship called “Endurance," the vessel that launched one of the most remarkable stories of survival and determination. William Brangham reports. Continue watching