Sep 14 AP Fact Check: Trump, Dems and their tale of 2 countries By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press The country described by the Democrats running for president is mired in child poverty, riven with economic unfairness and broken in its approach to health care, crime and guns. The country presented by President Donald Trump is roaring and ascendant. Continue reading
Sep 12 This clean energy invention runs on nothing but cold, night air By Nsikan Akpan A new thermoelectric generator could bring light to one billion people who live without power...if market forces will let it. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 8:40 How blockchain technology could revolutionize the art market By Miles O'Brien The technology underpinning blockchain is a powerful decentralizing network architecture that could revolutionize many industries. Now, some artists are leveraging blockchain to help guarantee the authenticity of their work -- and ensure that they get paid. Miles O’Brien reports on… Continue watching
Sep 08 How climate change is driving emigration from Central America By Miranda Cady Hallett, The Conversation The link between environmental instability and emigration from Central America became apparent in the late 1990s and early 2000s as earthquakes and hurricanes, especially Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and its aftermath, were ravaging parts of Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 8:13 Tailoring a sustainable future for fashion By PBS NewsHour New York Fashion Week kicked off this weekend with designers' latest collections on full display. But global worries about the environmental impact and cheap labor involved in clothing production are sparking a growing movement in the industry toward sustainable clothing. Continue watching
Sep 07 AP Fact Check: Trump and Democrats mangle science By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Science took a beating in the political arena this past week as President Donald Trump sowed confusion about Hurricane Dorian's path and Democratic presidential candidates rang false alarms about the air we breathe. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 9:24 In Brazil, fires and deforestation threaten Amazon species’ survival By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz In the Amazon rainforest, record-breaking forest fires and ongoing deforestation threaten the survival of thousands of plant and animal species that call the ecosystem home. Scientists seeking to save them are carefully evaluating which areas of the vibrant Amazon biome… Continue watching
Sep 05 The hotter the planet grows, the less children are learning By Nsikan Akpan Every 1-degree-Fahrenheit increase in average temperature reduces student learning by 1 percent, a study finds. Continue reading
Sep 05 Where Hurricane Dorian’s storm surge could be the worst By Gretchen Frazee The National Hurricane Center is predicting up to eight feet of storm surge in the most at-risk regions. Continue reading
Sep 04 Is climate change making hurricanes stall? By Gretchen Frazee Over the last seven decades, hurricane stalling, which causes a storm to release massive amounts of rain on small areas, has become more common. Continue reading