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
Mar 28 Trump executive order to force changes at Smithsonian Institution, targeting funding for programs with ‘improper ideology’ By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls "divisive narratives" and "improper ideology."… Continue reading
Mar 23 Tuberculosis was once a disease in decline, but a resurgence in cases has health officials puzzled By Karen Dobos, Marcela Henao-Tamayo, The Conversation Tuberculosis is the leading infectious cause of death around the world, outpaced only by COVID-19 during the first three years of the pandemic. Reports of TB date back to the time of Hippocrates, but modern outbreaks shows that the disease… Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 5:00 The effect of NIH funding cuts on vaccine access and hesitancy research By Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara The National Institutes of Health has terminated dozens of grants for scientific research projects related to vaccine use and hesitancy, informing researchers that their studies no longer aligned with the Trump administration’s priorities. Ali Rogin speaks with Sophia Newcomer, one… Continue watching
Mar 21 WATCH: Trump and Hegseth announce secretive future Air Force fighter jet by Boeing By Tara Copp, Associated Press President Donald Trump announced Friday that Boeing will build the Air Force’s future fighter jet, which the Pentagon says will have stealth and penetration capabilities that far exceed those of its current fleet and is essential in a potential conflict… Continue reading
Mar 20 Venus will pass between the Earth and sun this weekend, but don’t try to look for it By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior conjunction. But don’t plan on seeing the linkup. Continue reading
Mar 20 It’s the spring equinox. What in the heavens is happening? By Associated Press The events have been marked and celebrated around the world for centuries. Continue reading