Aug 06 Watch Concerns grow as fentanyl fuels rise in opioid overdose deaths By PBS News Hour According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, overdose deaths involving prescription opioids have quadrupled since 1999. But amid growing concern over the country’s problem with heroin and prescription opioids, a lesser-known drug in that same group is just… Continue watching
Aug 06 Feds approve controversial plan to release genetically modified mosquitoes to fight Zika By Kamala Kelkar As the Zika virus continued to spread in Florida, federal officials on Friday approved a plan to release millions of mutant mosquitoes there in hopes they can suppress the disease-carrying insect’s population. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 9:40 How septic tanks may imperil this Florida ecosystem By PBS News Hour In Florida, one of the nation’s largest waterways is in danger as septic tanks are disrupting the fragile ecosystem of the state’s Indian River Lagoon. NewsHour Weekend special correspondent Lisa Desai has the story, which was supported by the Florida… Continue watching
Aug 05 5 deep sea wonders may become UNESCO World Heritage Sites By Harry Zahn UNESCO wants to expand its list of Word Heritage Sites to include ecosystems within the depths of the open ocean. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 53:47 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 3, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, more prominent Republicans disavow Donald Trump, but his campaign pushes back. Also, a primary loss for the House GOP, a Trump “intervention,” the WikiLeaks founder promises new releases, classified briefings for presidential candidates, recent voter-ID court… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 6:52 In the increasingly damaged sea, one animal is thriving By PBS News Hour Climate change, overfishing and pollution would naturally seem harmful for marine life. But one group of animals appears to be thriving: jellyfish. The blob-like creatures reproduce rapidly in higher temperatures and can prosper in waters tainted by human activity, such… Continue watching
Aug 03 Column: Nobel prize-winner Ahmed Zewail’s struggle to bring Egypt out of the ‘dark ages’ By Margaret Warner The Arab world needs more heroes like Ahmed Zewail, the Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian chemist who died yesterday. Continue reading
Aug 01 14 Zika cases linked to Miami mosquitoes; CDC cites possible insecticide resistance By Nsikan Akpan Florida Gov. Rick Scott has called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to activate their Emergency Response Team, after the state's health officials identified 10 additional cases of Zika virus infection that appear tied to local mosquitoes. Continue reading
Jul 31 Walrus beaching in Alaska might not be as harmful as it looks. Here’s why By Kamala Kelkar Federal authorities anticipate that as many as 35,000 Pacific walrus could rush the coastline of Alaska again this summer, if the sea ice in the Chukchi melts past deeper waters where walrus cannot forage. Scientists are trying trying to put… Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 7:54 London skyline rising but the history below ground is far more fascinating By PBS News Hour Where once stood a 16th Century theater that first staged Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, a new London complex, including a 37-story residential tower, is rising. As the skyline changes at a head-spinning clip, archaeologists, by law, are digging down, uncovering… Continue watching