Apr 06 Paul Rudd and the science behind youthful skin By Nsikan Akpan Why isn't Paul Rudd aging? For his 50th birthday, PBS NewsHour asked three dermatologists for tips on recreating the Paul Rudd effect. Continue reading
Apr 06 A heavy-metal planet orbiting a dead star may foretell our world's end By Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American The iron core of what was once a world has been found around a white dwarf star, shedding light on the final days of planetary systems — including our own. Continue reading
Apr 04 Why expensive, unproven stem cell treatments are a new health care trend By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News Critics suggest the hospitals are exploiting desperate patients and profiting from trendy but unproven treatments. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 9:25 Antarctic penguins have existed for 60 million years. Can they survive climate change? By William Brangham, Emily Carpeaux, Mike Fritz Ron Naveen used to be a lawyer for the EPA, but he left government in the 1980s to start Oceanites, a nonprofit that tracks the health of penguins that breed on the Antarctic Peninsula. Now, that 800-mile stretch of land… Continue watching
Apr 03 How global warming is permanently reshaping the Great Barrier Reef By Vicky Stein Even if the Great Barrier Reef is someday covered in coral once again, its architecture and structure won’t be the same, according to a new study. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 10:47 Climate change pushes Florida's mangroves north By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo Mangroves are prevalent in tropical south Florida, but the plants have been moving farther north as climate change makes freezing weather less common. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the plant's encroachment and what it means for the future of coastal ecosystems. Continue watching
Mar 31 'Protectors of the coast' — what the northward march of mangroves means for fishing, flooding and carbon By Ayurella Horn-Muller, Climate Central Ranges of mangroves have naturally waxed and waned over the years, influenced by the weather, but with climate change has come a crucial reduction in crop- and tree-killing freeze events. Continue reading
Mar 29 You may not believe the Mueller report no matter what it says By Nsikan Akpan Research shows that most people prefer (and potentially have always preferred throughout history) their partisan leanings over weighing things objectively. Continue reading
Mar 28 How climate change will put billions more at risk of mosquito-borne diseases By Vicky Stein By the end of this century almost all of the world’s population could be exposed to mosquito-borne diseases once limited to the tropics, according to a new study. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 8:55 As planet warms, scientists explore 'far out' ways to reduce atmospheric CO2 By Miles O'Brien The U.S. government estimates that the consequences of climate change are already costing the country hundreds of billions of dollars. But even if we stopped using fossil fuels immediately, the globe would continue to warm due to an existing buildup… Continue watching