Mar 11 Twin lava fountains from Kilauea volcano trigger park and highway closures By Jennifer Kelleher, Associated Press Kilauea, on Hawaii's Big Island, has been dazzling residents and visitors for more than year with an on-and-off eruption that periodically sends fountains of lava soaring into the sky. Continue reading
Mar 11 2 killed and homes damaged after tornadoes tear through Illinois and Indiana, with more storms moving in By Hallie Golden, Kathy McCormack, Associated Press Several intense supercell thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana on Tuesday, including one supercell responsible for at least four tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service office in Chicago. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 8:48 Electric grid faces political roadblocks as it struggles with data center demand By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman The war in Iran has cast a spotlight again on the dependence on fossil fuels. The electric grid is under growing demand, but the Trump administration has worked to roll back subsidies and incentives for some renewable energies. A new… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 4:29 On 'Settle In,' Hany Farid and Amna Nawaz discuss spotting manipulated images By Maea Lenei Buhre, Layla Quran On the latest episode of our video podcast, "Settle In," Amna Nawaz spoke to pioneering digital forensic expert Hany Farid. They discussed why disinformation spreads online, how to find reliable sources of information and why he's still hopeful about our… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch Exploring the power and mystery of consciousness By William Brangham, Claire Mufson, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert All of us experience consciousness. We have thoughts and feelings, and we're aware of those acting upon us. It's the hidden internal lens through which we view the world, but why do we have this power, and are we the… Continue reading
Mar 06 Exploring the power and mystery of consciousness By William Brangham All of us experience consciousness. We have thoughts and feelings, and we're aware of those acting upon us. It's the hidden internal lens through which we view the world, but why do we have this power, and are we the… Continue reading
Mar 04 Study finds sea levels are higher than we thought, placing millions more at risk By Seth Borenstein, Annika Hammerschlag, Associated Press Climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are, a new study said. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 3:15 Environmental justice advocate works to preserve her family's 100-year-old farm By Becky Wandel, Victor Fernandez, Annalise Huang, Janey Mitchell and Alessandro de Palma, Student Reporting Labs PBS News Student Reporting Labs, our journalism training program, takes us to a family farm in Upper Marlborough, Maryland, to meet Cameron Oglesby. They bring you the story of her family’s struggle to hold onto their land, which inspired her… Continue watching
Mar 03 How to fight AI slop, according to Hany Farid By Amna Nawaz Pioneering digital forensic expert Hany Farid talks with Amna Nawaz about the dangers of artificial intelligence being deployed irresponsibly, why social media companies prioritize engagement over authenticity and how to sift through what’s real and what’s not. Continue reading
Mar 02 Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her cancer cells to advance medicine By Brian Witte, Associated Press Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major medical… Continue reading