Sep 28 Why bees and human shoppers have more in common than you think By Claire Therese Hemingway, The Conversation Just like people shopping for food at grocery stores, bees make sometimes irrational decisions about which flowers to visit depending on their recent experience with similar flowers and what other flowers are available. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: NASA and SpaceX launch mission to retrieve two astronauts stranded on ISS By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home next February. Continue reading
Sep 25 When their whole world could vanish, young people in island nations must weigh moving on By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press It's a conversation that's happening now, even though the fleeing won't happen until later. Continue reading
Sep 24 5 things to know about Hurricane Helene By Curt Anderson, Associated Press Fast-moving Hurricane Helene is intensifying quickly as it crosses from the Caribbean Sea into extremely warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico that are fuel for tropical cyclones. Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: Brazil’s Lula calls for greater climate action, cites Amazon wildfires By Mauricio Savarese, Diarlei Rodrigues, Associated Press President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva mentioned the fires ravaging the rainforest back home — but not the fact they're adding to criticism of his administration's own environmental stewardship. Continue reading
Sep 24 Live Map: Track the path of Hurricane Helene The remnants of Hurricane Helene dissipated Saturday, but massive rains brought by the storm have left many people stranded and without power as cleanup began from the monster tempest that killed scores of people and caused billions of dollars in… Continue reading
Sep 22 The Midwest could offer fall’s most electric foliage for leaf peepers this year By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Leaf peeping — the act of traveling to witness nature’s annual kaleidoscope — contributes billions of dollars to the economy, especially in New England and New York. But this year, some of the most colorful displays could be in the… Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 11:23 Papua New Guinea leaders struggle to monitor deep-sea mining activities off its coast By Willem Marx, Ed Kiernan The kind of deep-sea mining that we've examined this week is only legally permitted inside a country's territorial waters. The only country on earth to allow it so far is Papua New Guinea. Videographer Edward Kiernan and special correspondent Willem… Continue watching
Sep 18 WATCH: Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for ‘Hidden Figures’ and other women contributors to NASA By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 10:26 Papua New Guinea locals concerned over deep-sea mining’s impact on culture and environment By Willem Marx, Ed Kiernan The companies that create technology used on a daily basis often run into traditional cultures and the environment that sustains them. In a previous report, videographer Edward Kiernan and special correspondent Willem Marx introduced us to the new and potentially… Continue watching