Apr 28 Watch 1:36 What going to the moon taught Michael Collins about Earth Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins died Wednesday after battling cancer. In 1969, he stayed in lunar orbit alone for over 20 hours while fellow astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the first landing on the moon. Collins said he… Continue watching
Apr 28 Astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 11 pilot, dies of cancer By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press While Collins traveled some 238,000 miles to the moon and came within 69 miles, he never set foot on the surface. Collins spent the eight-day mission piloting the command module, Columbia. Continue reading
Apr 28 Glaciers are melting faster than they did 15 years ago, study shows By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Using 20 years of recently declassified satellite data, scientists calculated that the world’s 220,000 mountain glaciers are losing more than 328 billion tons of ice and snow per year since 2015, according to a study in Wednesday’s journal Nature. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 6:38 Toxic waste dump site more than twice the size of Manhattan discovered in Pacific Ocean By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris, Claire Mufson A massive underwater toxic waste site has long been suspected off the Southern California shore, since industrial companies used the ocean as a dumping ground until 1972. Now marine scientists have identified over 25,000 barrels they believe contain the toxic… Continue watching
Apr 27 WATCH: Biden to speak on pandemic response after CDC updates mask guidance By Associated Press Biden also plans to announce a new cap in the U.S. for refugees, after taking strong criticism for failing to raise the previous administration's cap of accepting 15,000 refugees annually. Continue reading
Apr 26 WATCH: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts answer media questions By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA and SpaceX are promising more Coast Guard patrols and fewer pleasure boaters for this week's splashdown by four astronauts. Continue reading
Apr 26 Monday’s supermoon has a tide-shifting twist By Brian McNoldy, The Conversation A “super full moon” is coming on April 27, 2021, and coastal cities like Miami know that means one thing: a heightened risk of tidal flooding. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 4:31 Chemicals in plastic, electronics are lowering fertility in men and women By PBS NewsHour Several chemicals found in everyday use products including plastic and electronics are lowering fertility in men, women and even some non-human species. Shanna Swan, a leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologist who has authored the book “Count Down” on the subject,… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 9:41 Amsterdam’s ‘doughnut economy’ puts climate ahead of GDP By Megan Thompson, Joan Martelli Amsterdam is the first city in the world to adopt a radical economic theory that suggests economic growth shouldn’t be the ultimate measure of success. Instead, “doughnut economics” focuses on protecting the environment while meeting citizens’ basic needs. Special Correspondent… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 4:21 Overcrowded hospitals, oxygen shortage: India’s COVID-19 tally breaks records By PBS NewsHour India’s health system is collapsing amid a tsunami of COVID-19 cases—the highest in the world. As patients struggle to find hospital beds, doctors are sounding the alarm on dwindling medical supplies, including oxygen, on Twitter. Meanwhile, the Modi govt., which… Continue watching