Aug 04 Why Death Valley and the Pacific Northwest are so hot right now By Roni Dengler Heat waves are burning up the West Coast. Here’s why things are so toasty right now. Continue reading
Aug 03 This ancient asteroid family reveals clues about the birth of the solar system By Roni Dengler An international team has tipped the debate on the origins of the solar system with the discovery of one of the oldest known asteroid families. Continue reading
Aug 03 Why the first flowers may have looked like magnolias By Mario Vallejo-Marin, The Conversation An international team of botanists has achieved the best reconstruction to date of an ancestral flower. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 6:02 This gene editing milestone raises big ethical questions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 9:04 We are running out of effective antibiotics fast By Miles O'Brien Each year, superbugs -- viral bacterial infections resistant to common antibiotics -- infect more than two million Americans, killing at least 38,000. As the list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria grows, so have the extraordinary efforts to prevent the spread of infection… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 6:11 Interior official turns whistle-blower, claiming retaliation for climate change work By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 02 U.S. scientists are fixing genetic defects in human embryos. Should you be nervous? By Nsikan Akpan For the first time, U.S. scientists have genetically edited human embryos with CRISPR, thanks in part to regulatory loopholes. Continue reading
Aug 01 Study confirms how lead got into Flint’s water By Roni Dengler The absence of a water treatment -- called orthophosphate -- was a major contributor to lead contamination in Flint, University of Michigan chemists confirmed. Continue reading
Jul 31 4 things you should know about ticks and Lyme disease this summer By Teresa Carey Tick season is in full swing, and with it comes Lyme disease. Here's what you should know about the condition and how it spreads, according to Dr. John Aucott of Johns Hopkins University. Continue reading
Jul 31 Here’s where climate change could generate toxic air pollution By Nsikan Akpan Climate-driven air pollution could cause 60,000 extra deaths annually by 2030 and more than 250,000 deaths per year by 2100, according to new research. Continue reading