Jun 02 The lionfish zapper hits the open seas By Nsikan Akpan Last year, we broke the story of a robot being being developed to fight invasive lionfish. This spring, the prototype landed in the open ocean for the first time. Here’s how they took the idea from paper to practice. Continue reading
Jun 02 States step into void left by exit from Paris climate accord By Gretchen Frazee, Dave Berndtson At least 87 mayors have adopted their own version of the Paris accord by Friday afternoon. Continue reading
Jun 02 As musicians rediscover synthesizers, this 16-year-old makes her own By Andrew Bossone Mack Bartsch owns five synthesizers, two of which she built herself. Her first album of electronic dance music comes out this June. Continue reading
Jun 01 Analysis: How much carbon will Trump’s climate policies add to the atmosphere? By Annie Sneed, Scientific American A detailed analysis shows how much more carbon dioxide each of Trump’s climate policy changes would send into the atmosphere. Continue reading
Jun 01 ‘Dancing’ black holes yield stellar object as massive as 49 suns By Andrew Wagner Astronomers announced they have detected another gravitational wave tearing through spacetime, changing of our understanding of black holes and other stellar phenomena. Continue reading
Jun 01 Why more dust storms and Valley fever are blanketing the Southwest By Dave Berndtson Scientists found the frequency of dust storms more than doubled in recent years, along with an 800 percent uptick in Valley fever, a fungal lung infection. Continue reading
Jun 01 WATCH: Trump announces decision on Paris climate agreement By Julie Pace, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump declared Thursday he was withdrawing the U.S. from the landmark Paris climate agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat climate change and distancing the country from many allies abroad. He said the U.S. would… Continue reading
May 31 Watch 12:06 What leaving the Paris Accord could mean for U.S. and the world By PBS News Hour President Trump tweeted Wednesday that his decision on the Paris Accord will come “over the next few days,” an announcement that arrives after weeks of signaling he may walk away from the deal. The pact was signed in 2015 in… Continue watching
May 31 What will the world look like if the U.S. bails on the Paris climate deal? By Nsikan Akpan, Andrew Wagner What would really happen if we pull out of this deal? What would the Earth look like in 10, in 20, in 50 years without U.S. involvement in the Paris accord? We asked a field of experts. Continue reading
May 31 President Trump expected to withdraw U.S. from Paris climate accord By Julie Pace, Associated Press Nearly 200 nations, including the United States, agreed in 2015 to voluntarily reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to combat climate change. Continue reading