Oct 31 Google Maps introduces AI features to help users explore and navigate By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligence. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 5:56 Scientists search for ways to battle deadly fungus devastating North America’s bats By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery The association between bats and Halloween dates back thousands of years, based on the superstition that the flying mammals are omens of death. But for nearly two decades, North American bats have been facing a deadly threat themselves: a fungal… Continue watching
Oct 26 A gut doctor explains the link between Halloween candy and your gut microbiome By Christopher Damman, The Conversation While most Halloween candies contain lots of sugar, some are better for your gut microbiome than others. Sugar and other ingredients in Halloween treats can cast a sickly spell on the trillions of microorganisms that make up your gut microbiome. Continue reading
Oct 25 Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Hurricane Milton and Boeing capsule issues By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A NASA astronaut was taken to the hospital for an undisclosed medical issue after returning from a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton, the space agency said Friday. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 8:21 States work to track down and cap dangerous methane leaks from abandoned oil and gas wells By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman Two major laws passed by Congress and signed by President Biden provide new money and new requirements for reducing potent methane emissions, including those coming from abandoned oil and gas wells. The federal government has started awarding some contracts for… Continue watching
Oct 21 As UN conference nears, countries have made little progress toward biodiversity goals By Michael Casey, Christina Larson, Associated Press As of this week, around 46 percent of countries have submitted targets and less than 15 precent submitted plans for reaching them. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 3:27 A Brief But Spectacular take on being a wildland firefighter amid climate change By Brief But Spectacular Sarah Jakober is a U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighter who serves on the Grand Ronde Rappel Crew based in Grande, Oregon. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on being a wildland firefighter. Jakober provides a window into a day… Continue watching
Oct 16 Surprise, it’s twins! A brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago is actually two circling each other By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press Scientists have puzzled over the object known as Gliese 229B, the first known brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago, but which appeared too dim for its mass. Continue reading
Oct 16 Many schools in North Carolina still closed weeks after Hurricane Helene, worrying teachers about long-term impact By Jocelyn Gecker, Moriah Balingit, Michael Melia, Associated Press Tens of thousands of students in the Southeast are dealing with school disruptions after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc so severe — on homes, campuses and municipal power and water systems — that some districts have no idea when they will… Continue reading
Oct 14 Panda-monium returns to Washington By Ashraf Khalil, Didi Tang, Associated Press A pair of 3-year-old giant pandas, named Bao Li and Qing Bao, will soon be flown to Washington from a research facility in the southwestern Chinese city of Dujiangyan. Continue reading