Feb 21 How organizers of the 2026 Winter Games made clean energy a priority By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press Organizers of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games pledged that virtually all of the electricity to power the Winter Olympics would be clean. Continue reading
Feb 20 The science behind exercise and why it's good for our bodies By William Brangham This will come as a surprise to no one, but exercise is really good for us. But why it works and how it works are far less understood. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores that with Stanford University’s Euan Ashley. He's… Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch The science behind exercise and why it's good for our bodies By William Brangham, Claire Mufson, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert This will come as a surprise to no one, but exercise is really good for us. But why it works and how it works are far less understood. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores that with Stanford University’s Euan Ashley. He's… Continue reading
Feb 20 Trump says he doesn't know if aliens are real but directs government to release files on UFOs, more By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Trump made the announcement in a social media post Thursday night, hours after he accused former President Barack Obama of disclosing "classified information" when Obama recently suggested in a podcast interview that aliens were real. Continue reading
Feb 19 How a snow drought helped set the stage for deadly California avalanche By Tammy Webber, Associated Press Several feet of new snow did not have time to bond to the earlier layer before the avalanche near Lake Tahoe killed at least eight backcountry skiers, said Craig Clements, a meteorology professor at San Jose State University… Continue reading
Feb 19 Police in Nancy Guthrie's case might turn to genealogy databases to search DNA evidence By Ed White, Associated Press If unknown DNA evidence can be connected to someone in a genealogical database, it could lead investigators to a suspect in Guthrie's apparent kidnapping in Arizona. Continue reading
Feb 18 Groups sue Trump's EPA over repeal of rule that supported climate protections By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, challenging the rescinding of a scientific finding that has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. Continue reading
Feb 17 What climate change means for Greenland's traditional Inuit lifestyle and the world By Emma Burrows, Evgeniy Maloletka, Kwiyeon Ha, Associated Press Dog sled culture in northern Greenland is at risk as climate change is causing the ice and snow to melt. Continue reading
Feb 16 Injured by a fishing hook, this seabird knocked on the ER door for help By Associated Press The cormorant, a shiny black waterbird, had a triple fishing hook stuck in its beak when it made its presence known at the glass door of the Klinikum Links der Weser hospital in the German city of Bremen on Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 16 How biodegradable beads may help make Mardi Gras more sustainable By Travis Loller, Associated Press Plastic beads are increasingly viewed as a problem, but a Mardi Gras without beads also seems unfathomable. Continue reading