Jun 01 Biden suspends oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The move reverses a drilling program approved by the Trump administration and revives a political fight over a remote region that is home to polar bears and other wildlife — and a rich reserve of oil. Continue reading
Jun 01 Scientists hope they’re closing in on a cure for COVID-19 By Corey Meador Doctors have some medications they can use to treat the effects of COVID-19, but scientists are searching for effective drugs that target the virus itself. Two promising drugs in the pipeline offer hope for a cure. Continue reading
May 31 Climate change responsible for 37% of global heat deaths, new study says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The study is one of the first to do a global accounting of the toll of climate change, and it only looks at a fraction of the deaths from warming. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 7:40 Michio Kaku on his lifelong search for ‘The God Equation’ By Mori Rothman Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist who was inspired as a young child to search for the ‘theory of everything.’ Kaku co-founded the string field theory, which he believes may be the answer to the long quest to understand our… Continue watching
May 27 ‘Nothing looks good’ preparing for summer wildfire season By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press "I'm seeing probably the worst combination of conditions in my lifetime," said Derrick DeGroot, a county commissioner in southern Oregon's Klamath County. "We have an enormous fuel load in the forests, and we are looking at a drought unlike we've… Continue reading
May 26 Watch 5:44 Could electric airplanes propel a third revolution in aviation? By Miles O'Brien Major oil companies Exxon and Royal Dutch Shell took some hits legally and among their shareholders Wednesday. The hits come amid growing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fuel for transportation. So what are the available alternatives to achieve… Continue watching
May 26 Agriculture emits a ‘forgotten greenhouse gas.’ Scientists are looking for solutions in the soil By Ula Chrobak, The Conversation Agriculture researchers seek ways to reduce nitrous oxide’s impact on warming. Continue reading
May 25 WATCH: How to see the red blood supermoon lunar eclipse coming early Wednesday By Shannon Schmoll, The Conversation Also known as the super flower blood moon (so named because May's full moon is sometimes called the flower moon), the phenomenon combined several lunar milestones that resulted in a full moon that looks bigger than usual, turns red, and… Continue reading
May 24 Total lunar eclipse combines with supermoon this week By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Wednesday's eclipse is the first in more than two years and coincides with a supermoon. This super blood red moon will be visible across the Pacific, the western half of North America, the bottom of South America, and eastern Asia. Continue reading
May 24 Biden doubling spending to prepare for hurricanes, storms By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Last year alone, the nation endured 22 separate weather and climate-related disasters with losses greater than $1 billion each. The disasters, including wildfires, hurricanes and snowstorms, had a cumulative price tag of nearly $100 billion. Continue reading