Jul 15 Axiom Space's private spaceflight ends with a Pacific splashdown By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press It was Axiom's fourth mission to the space station, part of NASA's effort to open up space to more businesses and people. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 5:12 'Slow-motion crisis': Why some of the most populous cities in the U.S. are sinking By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery According to a recent study published in the journal Nature Cities, 28 of the most populous U.S. cities are sinking. It’s due to a phenomenon called land subsidence, exacerbated in many cases by humans extracting too much groundwater from underground… Continue watching
Jul 12 Why forecasters are concerned about losing 3 key satellites ahead of peak hurricane season By Chris Vagasky, The Conversation The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program has been particularly important for understanding when a hurricane is about to rapidly intensify, a dangerous situation for coastal communities. Continue reading
Jul 11 WATCH: Trump rolled back energy tax credits for homeowners and developers. Here's what that means for you By Tim McPhillips Blackouts and power outages could be 100 times more common in the U.S. by 2030. Continue reading
Jul 11 Feeling the heat? Here are some ways to lower your electric bill By Tim McPhillips Heating and cooling are typically the power players of home energy use. Continue reading
Jul 10 Officials tracking an earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier say there is no cause for concern By Associated Press The U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory said the swarm began early Tuesday at the 14,410-foot volcano near Seattle. The cause is consistent with the circulation of fluids along preexisting faults beneath Mount Rainier and considered “background activity,” the agency… Continue reading
Jul 10 Loss of U.S. funding for HIV programs could leave millions dead if not replaced, UN says By Maria Cheng, Associated Press Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest levels in more than three decades. Continue reading
Jul 07 Debate erupts over weather forecasts for deadly Texas floods and adequate staffing By Michael Biesecker, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives. After torrential rains and flash flooding struck Friday in the Texas Hill Country, the weather… Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 4:53 Study warns 1.5-degree warming limit can't prevent dangers of melting glaciers By John Yang, Andrew Corkery The 2015 Paris agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius was thought to be the threshold for averting severe climate change impacts. But new research says even that level is too high to prevent the catastrophic consequences… Continue watching
Jul 06 Pop, soda or coke? A linguist explains the history behind the various names for the drink By Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation How did a ‘health drink’ from the early 1800s spawn so many names and variations? An expert in American dialects explains. Continue reading