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
Sep 18 Catch the supermoon lunar eclipse? Here's what you saw By Vivian Hoang If you happened to notice the supermoon looking especially large as it was rising, you may have fallen victim to a “well-known, poorly studied optical illusion,” said NASA’s Noah Petro. Here’s the scientific explanation of what you were seeing, plus… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 9:25 Companies dig the deepest depths to mine valuable metals from the ocean floor By Willem Marx, Ed Kiernan Mankind has mined the earth’s surface for thousands of years. Now there’s a furious race to find even more metal that will enable the world’s energy transition away from fossil fuels. In Papua New Guinea, one company is digging what… Continue watching
Sep 17 5th historic flood in 25 years deluges North Carolina's coast By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press The storm didn't get a name, but it dropped historic amounts of rain on an area that has suffered floods of a lifetime at least four other times in the past 25 years. Continue reading
Sep 15 SpaceX's Polaris Dawn crew returns to Earth after completing first private spacewalk By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A tech entrepreneur, two SpaceX engineers and a former Air Force Thunderbird pilot returned to Earth on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA’s moonwalkers. Continue reading