Jan 30 The super blue blood moon arrives Wednesday morning. Here’s what to expect By Shannon Schmoll, The Conversation During the early hours of Jan. 31, there will be a full moon, a total lunar eclipse, a blue moon and a supermoon – all at the same time. Continue reading
Jan 30 Analysis: Should your pet eat raw meat? By Jacqueline Boyd, The Conversation A recent study has raised concerns about the health risks of these raw meat based diet products as possible sources of some bacterial and parasitic diseases. Continue reading
Jan 28 Controversial fossil hints Homo sapiens blazed a trail out of Africa earlier than thought By Kate Wong, Scientific American The jaw fragment suggests our species began traveling abroad 50,000 years earlier than previously thought. Continue reading
Jan 27 The state of the U.S. solar industry: 5 questions answered By Joshua D. Rhodes, The Conversation What's at stake as the Trump administration imposes trade sanctions on imported solar panels?… Continue reading
Jan 27 As doctors drop opposition, aid-in-dying advocates target next battleground states By Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News Efforts to expand physician-assisted death, which is legal in six states and Washington, D.C., are met with powerful resistance from religious groups, disability advocates and the medical establishment. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 7:33 Here’s why restoring power in Puerto Rico is taking so long By Monica Villamizar Four months after Hurricane Maria, about 450,000 of 1.5 million electricity customers in Puerto Rico still have no service. Blackouts regularly occur for hours at a time, even in San Juan. Special correspondent Monica Villamizar reports on the emergency efforts… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 9:05 Dolphins raised in captivity will soon get a new, more natural home By Miles O'Brien The National Aquarium in Baltimore is re-examining what counts as humane when it comes to the life of its dolphins. Facing increased disillusionment over such spectacles, the aquarium plans to move its dolphins to an enclosed outdoor sanctuary that mimics… Continue watching
Jan 24 Finding a complete dolphin skeleton to study isn’t easy, unless you have a dolphin graveyard By Rashmi Shivni, Teresa Carey This dolphin and whale graveyard may hold the secrets to cetacean lifestyles. Continue reading
Jan 23 Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions strike Alaska, Japan and the Philippines By Nsikan Akpan A series of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions struck the Pacific Rim late Monday and early Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 20 Too good to be true? Experts clash on whether hitting the gym helps the brain By Sharon Begley, STAT There is a deep ideological schism between equally respected experts about what constitutes proof that exercise can benefit patients with mild cognitive impairment. Continue reading