Aug 12 NASA facility in Ohio named for native son Neil Armstrong By Associated Press The state’s U.S. senators led the efforts to change the name of the NASA Plum Brook Station in Sandusky to the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 6:54 Experimental technology works to bring back sense of touch for those living with paralysis By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin Experimental research is aiming to help paralysis victims regain their sense of touch. Miles O’Brien reports on a project run by the Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center, which is a consortium of the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, MetroHealth… Continue watching
Aug 10 We don’t know exactly how many people are dying from heat — here’s why By Chloe Jones, Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado Data on heat deaths is sparse and undercounted, making it difficult to predict the impact of climate change as temperatures continue to rise. Continue reading
Aug 10 Groups make own drugs to fight high drug prices, shortages By Linda A. Johnson, Associated Press Impatient with years of inaction in Washington on prescription drug prices, U.S. hospital groups, startups and nonprofits have started making their own medicines. Continue reading
Aug 10 WATCH: NASA launches Antares rocket for International Space Station resupply mission By Associated Press The Cygnus, Northrop Grumman's 16th contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station, is scheduled for launch on the company's Antares rocket Tuesday from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Continue reading
Aug 09 IPCC report warns intensifying water cycle spells more intense storms, flooding By Mathew Barlow, The Conversation Water-related hazards are exceptionally destructive, and the impact of climate change on extreme water-related events is increasingly evident, a lead author of the new report warns… Continue reading
Aug 09 Why keeping global warming to a minimum is crucial, according to scientists who wrote latest major climate report By Michael Grose, Malte Meinshausen, Pep Canadell, Zebedee Nicholls, The Conversation IPCC authors go beyond the headlines to explain how 1.5℃ warming is measured – and why there’s still reason to hope, and act, if Earth exceeds that limit. Continue reading
Aug 09 Climate change report is ‘a code red for humanity,’ U.N. warns By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a new report. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 8:29 Can concrete, a major CO2 emitter, be made greener? By Mori Rothman After water, concrete is the most consumed substance on the planet and its production is expected to grow from 4.4 billion tons to 5.5 billion tons by 2050. But its production, which involves cement, comes at a huge environmental cost… Continue watching
Aug 08 Fauci hopeful COVID vaccines get full OK by FDA within weeks By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Sunday that he was hopeful the Food and Drug Administration will give full approval to the coronavirus vaccine by month’s end and predicted the potential move will spur a… Continue reading