Mar 19 Euclid space telescope unveils new images of galaxies billions of light years away By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press A European space telescope launched to explore the dark universe has released a trove of new data on distant galaxies. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 5:57 Earth is ‘perilously close’ to a global warming threshold. Here’s what to know By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Gerard Edic This past week, the EPA said it is reconsidering the scientific finding that greenhouse gases are a danger to public health. This comes as research shows average global temperatures in 2024 likely rose above a 1.5 degree Celsius threshold that… Continue watching
Mar 16 NASA’s Williams and Wilmore welcome their newly arrived replacements to space station By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Just over a day after blasting off, a SpaceX crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, delivering the replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts. Continue reading
Mar 14 As NOAA braces for more cuts, scientists say public safety is at risk By Adam Kemp As severe weather season kicks off for large portions of the country, climate scientists warn cuts at NOAA and NWS could put public safety in jeopardy. Continue reading
Mar 12 Archaeologists discover oldest known partial face fossil of human ancestor in western Europe By Christina Larson, Associated Press Scientists report that a fossil of a partial face from a early human ancestor in Spain is between 1.1 and 1.4 million years old. Continue reading
Mar 11 Most of the world’s population breathes dirty air, study shows By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of global cities meeting WHO air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 4:44 Wild beavers return to England’s countryside centuries after their extinction By Alex Thomson, ITN This past week, beavers were legally released into the English countryside for the first time since they were hunted into extinction there in the 17th century. Conservationists hailed it as a watershed moment for this keystone species, which helps combat… Continue watching
Mar 09 Huh? The valuable role of interjections in human conversations By Bob Holmes, Knowable Magazine Utterances like um, wow and mm-hmm used to be dismissed as irrelevant linguistic detritus. But some linguists now think they play an essential role in regulating conversations, and may be the hardest part of language for artificial intelligence to master. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 2:38 Scientists shed new light on the mysterious ‘lost years’ of sea turtles By John Yang, Kaisha Young Sea turtles are considered one of the oldest living species on Earth, but it’s been a mystery where their babies go after heading out to sea. Known as their “lost years,” the lack of information makes it hard for conservationists… Continue watching
Mar 08 March’s total lunar eclipse is coming. Here’s how to watch the moon turn red By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere. The best views will be from North America and South America. Continue reading