Oct 07 2 scientists win Nobel chemistry prize for gene-editing tool By Associated Press Frenchwoman Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna came up with a method known as CRISPR-cas9 that can be used to change the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms with extremely high precision. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 7:49 Amid planet’s crisis, filmmaker Sir David Attenborough’s ‘vision for the future’ By William Brangham, Anne Azzi Davenport Filmmaker Sir David Attenborough has been documenting the natural world since the 1950s. In his latest book and film, “A Life on Our Planet,” he offers a grave and alarming assessment about the climate crisis Earth is facing. The 94-year-old… Continue watching
Oct 06 Hurricane Delta now Category 2, roars at Mexico’s Yucatan By Associated Press Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a Category 2 hurricane early Tuesday, packing 110 mph (175 kmh) winds on a course to hammer southeastern Mexico and then grow to a potentially catastrophic Category 4 as it approaches the U.S. Gulf coast. Continue reading
Oct 06 Three scientists win Nobel physics prize for black hole research By David Keyton, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Three scientists won this year's Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for advancing our understanding of black holes, the all-consuming monsters that lurk in the darkest parts of the universe. Continue reading
Oct 05 Three who discovered hepatitis C virus win Nobel Prize for medicine By David Keyton, Frank Jordans, Associated Press Announcing the prize in Stockholm, the Nobel Committee noted that the trio's work, dating back to the 1970s and 1980s, has helped saved millions of lives. Continue reading
Oct 04 Record-breaking California wildfires surpass 4 million acres By Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press Deadly wildfires in California have burned more than 4 million acres (6,250 square miles) this year — more than double the previous record for the most land burned in a single year in the state. Continue reading
Oct 01 The world’s southernmost tree hangs on in one of the windiest places on Earth – but climate change is shifting those winds By Brian Buma, The Conversation A team of researchers found the southernmost tree and forest on Earth at the extreme tip of South America. Wind limits where trees grow on Isla Hornos and those wind patterns are shifting. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 5:19 Unrelenting fires continue to ravage Northern California By Stephanie Sy Wildfires are again devastating Northern California’s wine country, with dozens of homes and thousands of acres burning this week alone. More than 8,000 wildfires have raged across the state this season, destroying over 7,000 buildings and nearly 5,800 square miles. Continue watching
Sep 29 California’s wine country residents face fire fatigue By Olga R. Rodriguez, Terry Chea, Associated Press The Glass Fire has scorched more than 66 square miles (170 square kilometers) and destroyed about 95 structures. It's the fourth major fire in three years in the Napa-Sonoma area. Continue reading
Sep 27 New rule may strip pollution protections from popular lakes By John Flesher, Associated Press Nearly 50 years ago, a power company received permission from North Carolina to build a reservoir by damming a creek near the coastal city of Wilmington. It would provide a source of steam to generate electricity and a place to… Continue reading