Jan 21 Cold-stunned iguanas forecast to fall from Florida trees By Associated Press The National Weather Service routinely warns people about falling rain, snow and hail, but temperatures are dropping so low in South Florida the forecasters are warning residents about falling iguanas. Continue reading
Jan 21 Why measuring plastic waste is the first step toward managing it By Clyde Eiríkur Hull, Eric Williams, The Conversation Researchers carried out a study in Trinidad and Tobago that applied economic principles to the island nation's plastics management challenge. Continue reading
Jan 19 SpaceX launches, destroys rocket in astronaut escape test By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX completed the last big test of its crew capsule before launching astronauts in as little as two months, mimicking an emergency escape shortly after liftoff Sunday. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch Making NewsHour Weekend: Covering stories at home, abroad and everywhere in between By PBS NewsHour Weekend NewsHour Weekend producers Laura Fong and Mori Rothman reported in 2019 on the impact of the U.S. trade war with China on farmers in North Carolina and Wisconsin a year ahead of the 2020 Republican and Democratic national conventions. They… Continue watching
Jan 17 U.S. court dismisses climate change lawsuit brought by young people By Associated Press A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit by 21 young people who claimed the U.S. government's climate policy harms them and jeopardizes their future. Continue reading
Jan 17 Native or invasive species? The distinction blurs as the world warms By Sonia Shah, Yale Environment 360 With thousands of species on the move as the climate changes, a growing number of scientists say that the dichotomy between native and alien species has become an outdated concept and that efforts must be made to help migrating species… Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 8:12 Despite outbreak, Ebola treatment and vaccine represent 'resounding scientific success' By Monica Villamizar Recently, the FDA formally approved the first vaccine to prevent the Ebola virus. The advance comes at a crucial time, as Democratic Republic of Congo is suffering an outbreak that has lasted over a year and a half and sickened… Continue watching
Jan 15 The last decade was the hottest on record By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press 2019, the second-warmest year on record, capped off a decade plagued by raging wildfires, melting ice and extreme weather that researchers have repeatedly tied to human activity. Continue reading
Jan 14 After NSA finds major security flaw in Windows 10, Microsoft issues free fix By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The company said it has not seen any evidence that hackers have used the technique discovered by the NSA. Continue reading
Jan 13 How immersing yourself in nature benefits your health By Jim Robbins, Yale Environment 360 A growing body of research points to the beneficial effects that exposure to the natural world has on health, reducing stress and promoting healing. Now, policymakers, employers, and healthcare providers are increasingly considering the human need for nature in how… Continue reading