Aug 04 Is America prepared for biological war? By Geoff Bennett A weaponized biological pathogen could be “man’s last invention’ according to Annie Jacobsen, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author. Jacobsen sits down with Geoff Bennett to discuss her latest book, Biological War: A Scenario - which… Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 3:08 Wildfires destroy hundreds of buildings, displace tens of thousands in Washington state By Andrew Merlis, Ryan Connelly Holmes Firefighters are battling a series of blazes that began this weekend in Washington state and are continuing to burn in and around Spokane, the state’s second most populous city. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced and hundreds of… Continue watching
Aug 03 Total solar eclipse will sweep over Spain, Iceland and Greenland in August By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press For the first time in more than a century, a total solar eclipse is coming to mainland Spain with an even longer encore next summer. Continue reading
Aug 03 Washington state fires destroy hundreds of structures and force Spokane-area residents to evacuate By John Hanna, Lindsey Wasson, Associated Press Light winds and lower temperatures are in the forecast to help firefighters with wildfires in eastern Washington state that have forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area. Continue reading
Jul 31 Huge blankets of seaweed are smothering coastlines from the Caribbean to Mexico By Fabiola Sanchez, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Some 27 million metric tons of self-sustaining sargassum have been recorded in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in July, according to a report released Friday by the University of South Florida’s Optical Oceanography Lab. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch The alarming decline of bird populations and why humans should care By William Brangham, Madison Staten, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte, Satvi Sunkara, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert Birds are not only wondrous creatures that live amongst us, they’re also an essential part of life on Earth – helping grow food, keeping pests at bay and spreading seeds. But more than half of migratory bird populations are declining… Continue reading
Jul 31 The alarming decline of bird populations and why humans should care By William Brangham Birds are not only wondrous creatures that live amongst us, they’re also an essential part of life on Earth – helping grow food, keeping pests at bay and spreading seeds. But more than half of migratory bird populations are declining… Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 4:53 Western states face more water cutbacks as Colorado River shrinks By Kate Tobin, Azhar Merchant, Miles O'Brien After years of battles over its use — and a long-running drought — states that rely on the Colorado River are facing the prospect of further cutbacks. Years of gridlock among the states prompted the federal government to step in. Continue watching
Jul 31 The Mediterranean's warming waters are drawing hundreds of invasive species By Silvia Stellacci, Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press Scientists say climate change, caused mainly by burning oil, coal and gas, is making the Mediterranean Sea hotter, bringing hundreds of new and invasive fish species that decimate indigenous populations. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 6:18 Fauci invokes 5th Amendment right during GOP-led hearing on COVID origins By Ali Rogin, Ryan Connelly Holmes Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of America's COVID response, repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right before a Senate committee on Wednesday. The hearing, chaired by Republican Sen. Rand Paul, was meant to probe the origins of COVID-19 and whether Fauci… Continue watching