Feb 24 Why ‘vaginal swabbing’ your newborn might not be a good idea By Megan Thielking, STAT Parents-to-be increasingly request 'vaginal swabbing' after C-section births, but experts caution it could introduce viruses to the baby. Continue reading
Feb 23 How do you make a chicken taco in space? By PBS News Hour How hard is it to prepare food in space? It’s one of the challenges astronaut Scott Kelly faces during his year aboard the International Space Station, the longest space mission in American history. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 5:11 What do rising sea levels mean for future generations? By PBS News Hour According to a trio of new studies, sea levels rose faster over the past century than at any other point over the last 2800 years. Scientists say this is definitive proof that human actions are directly contributing to rising water… Continue watching
Feb 23 1 in 2 gay black men may contract HIV in their lifetimes, new data show By Andrew Joseph, STAT Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated a person’s lifetime risk of HIV diagnosis by sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and state of residence. Continue reading
Feb 23 Extreme heat waves may occur yearly by 2075 By Joshua Barajas Future heat waves will become hotter and more frequent across the globe if measures aren’t take to cap greenhouse gas emissions, the National Center for Atmospheric Research announced Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch Elephant genes hold big hopes for cancer researchers By PBS News Hour Elephants have 100 times more cells in their bodies than humans, which should make them far more vulnerable to cancer than we are. But less than 5 percent of elephant deaths are linked to cancer, which researchers credit to the… Continue watching
Feb 22 Obama sends Congress $1.9 billion request to combat Zika virus By Andrew Taylor and Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama Monday sent lawmakers an official $1.9 billion request to combat the spread of the Zika virus in Latin America and the U.S. Continue reading
Feb 22 Painter captures the data of climate change in 7 stunning watercolors By Corinne Segal For Jill Pelto, art is all about the data of climate change, from glacial melt to animal populations and forest fires. Continue reading
Feb 21 At least six dead in Fiji after powerful cyclone rips through the Pacific By Michael D. Regan At least six people in Fiji have died following one of the strongest Category-5 storm ever to strike the Southern Hemisphere. Cyclone Winston reached wind gusts of more than 200 mph as residents of Fiji on Sunday began surveying the… Continue reading
Feb 20 Cyclone Winston barrels down on Fiji By Michael D. Regan Residents of Fiji forged through the most powerful storm ever recorded on the the island-nation with gale-force winds this weekend reaching at least as high as 184 mph. Continue reading