Feb 24 How horses whinny has long eluded scientists. A new study reveals the answer By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press Horses are the only animals known to whistle while they sing. Continue reading
Feb 23 6 planets will parade across the night sky at the end of February. Here's how to spot them By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press On Saturday, go outside about an hour after sunset, look to the western sky and spot Mercury, Venus and Saturn close to the horizon. Continue reading
Feb 21 U.S. military airlifts small reactor for the first time as Trump pushes to quickly deploy nuclear power By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Pentagon and the Energy Department for the first time airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what they say is the U.S. potential to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use. Continue reading
Feb 21 How organizers of the 2026 Winter Games made clean energy a priority By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press Organizers of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games pledged that virtually all of the electricity to power the Winter Olympics would be clean. Continue reading
Feb 20 The science behind exercise and why it's good for our bodies By William Brangham This will come as a surprise to no one, but exercise is really good for us. But why it works and how it works are far less understood. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores that with Stanford University’s Euan Ashley. He's… Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch The science behind exercise and why it's good for our bodies By William Brangham, Claire Mufson, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert This will come as a surprise to no one, but exercise is really good for us. But why it works and how it works are far less understood. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores that with Stanford University’s Euan Ashley. He's… Continue reading
Feb 20 Trump says he doesn't know if aliens are real but directs government to release files on UFOs, more By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Trump made the announcement in a social media post Thursday night, hours after he accused former President Barack Obama of disclosing "classified information" when Obama recently suggested in a podcast interview that aliens were real. Continue reading
Feb 19 How a snow drought helped set the stage for deadly California avalanche By Tammy Webber, Associated Press Several feet of new snow did not have time to bond to the earlier layer before the avalanche near Lake Tahoe killed at least eight backcountry skiers, said Craig Clements, a meteorology professor at San Jose State University… Continue reading
Feb 19 Police in Nancy Guthrie's case might turn to genealogy databases to search DNA evidence By Ed White, Associated Press If unknown DNA evidence can be connected to someone in a genealogical database, it could lead investigators to a suspect in Guthrie's apparent kidnapping in Arizona. Continue reading
Feb 18 Groups sue Trump's EPA over repeal of rule that supported climate protections By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, challenging the rescinding of a scientific finding that has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. Continue reading