Jan 12 Watch 2:54 What an ancient ice core from Antarctica can tell us about our climate’s past and future By John Yang, Harry Zahn Scientists say they have tapped into an extraordinary archive of the Earth’s climate in the ice deep beneath Antarctica. They hope it will help them understand both how the climate changed in the past, how it’s changing now and how… Continue watching
Jan 12 Dreaming of spring gardening? Bees and other pollinators like a variety of flowers By Laura Russo, The Conversation For those thinking ahead to spring gardening, a biologist explains what to focus on when designing a garden with pollinators in mind and what not to worry about. Continue reading
Jan 09 How Santa Ana winds have fueled the deadly fires in Southern California By Jon Keeley, The Conversation By the time the winds get to the point where the Eaton Fire broke out in Altadena on Jan. 7, it’s not uncommon for them to have less than 5 percent relative humidity, meaning essentially no moisture at all. Continue reading
Jan 09 Antarctic scientists drill 2 miles down to reach 1.2 million-year-old ice By Paolo Santalucia, Associated Press An international team of scientists say they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice that's at least 1.2 million years old. Continue reading
Jan 08 A quarter of the world’s freshwater animals are threatened with extinction, new research shows By Christina Larson, Associated Press New research shows about a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction. Continue reading
Jan 03 Alcohol’s cancer risk should be clearly labeled on drinks, Surgeon General says By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed on Friday. Continue reading
Jan 02 ‘Dinosaur highway’ dating back 166 million years discovered in England By Brian Melley, Associated Press Researchers in England have unearthed nearly 200 dinosaur tracks that date back 166 million years. Continue reading
Dec 31 Out-of-this-world space missions to watch in 2025 By Zhenbo Wang, The Conversation In 2024, space exploration dazzled the world. The new year’s missions will expand humanity’s horizons even further. Continue reading
Dec 31 How to view the Quadrantid meteor shower, the first of 2025 By Christina Larson, Associated Press The Quadrantid meteor shower will be the year’s first chance to see fireballs in the sky. Continue reading
Dec 28 Extreme drought, wildfires and deforestation battered the Amazon rainforest in 2024 By Steven Grattan, Associated Press A warming climate fed drought that in turn fed the worst year for fires in the Amazon rainforest since 2005. And those fires contributed to deforestation, with authorities suspecting some fires were set to more easily clear land to run… Continue reading