Apr 05 Watch 7:29 How 200-year-old whaling logs are helping scientists track climate change By Pamela Watts, Rhode Island PBS What can centuries-old whaling ship logs tell us about today’s extreme weather? According to scientists, the answer is a lot. They’re using the information recorded by mariners going back hundreds of years to push the frontier of modern-day climate science. Continue watching
Apr 04 National Weather Service pauses severe weather alerts in Spanish and other languages By Adam Kemp The contract for artificial intelligence modeling used to send emergency alerts in different languages is among the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) contracts that lapsed this week. Continue reading
Apr 04 Americans are farming truffles and finding success. Here’s how By Casey Kuhn Research continues on best practices in American truffle growing. Projects spearheaded by the truffle growers' association and universities are done in tandem with the growers themselves. Continue reading
Apr 04 Four space tourists return to Earth after private SpaceX flight over the poles By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Bitcoin investor Chun Wang chartered a SpaceX flight for himself and three others in a Dragon capsule that was outfitted with a domed window that provided 360-degree views of the polar caps and everything in between. Continue reading
Apr 03 What is a 100-year flood? Here’s what forecasters and scientists mean By Isabella O'Malley, Associated Press Although math can calculate how often to expect floods of specific magnitudes, nature has its own plans. Continue reading
Apr 02 Do adults need a measles booster? An epidemiologist explains who is immune By Daniel Pastula, The Conversation With cases of measles on the rise, a medical epidemiologist explains who should consider getting a booster and whether you might need to check your antibody levels. Continue reading
Apr 01 Bitcoin investor buys entire SpaceX flight for ultimate polar adventure By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A bitcoin investor is headed to space with three polar explorers on the first flight to carry people over the North and South poles. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 6:44 Scientists sound alarm on Trump administration’s dismantling of research funding By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins The Trump administration is waging a ‘wholesale assault on U.S. science’ that threatens the country’s health, economic development, national security and scientific preeminence. That's according to an open letter published by nearly 2,000 doctors, scientists and researchers. William Brangham discussed… Continue watching
Mar 31 WATCH: Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams say they take some responsibility for Starliner issues in 1st news conference back on Earth By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Both astronauts said they would strap into Starliner again. “Because we're going to rectify all the issues that we encountered. We're going to fix them. We're going to make it work,” Wilmore said, adding he'd go back up “in a… Continue reading
Mar 30 What happens to health research when ‘women’ and ‘diversity’ are banned words? By Shefali Luthra, Barbara Rodriguez, The 19th Trump's federal funding cuts are shutting down studies on Alzheimer’s care, uterine fibroids and pregnancy risks — all because they focus on gender. Continue reading