Apr 03 NASA halts engagement with Russia in response to ‘violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty’ By Ellen Rolfes NASA announced Wednesday that it is halting almost all of its activities and contact with Russia. Continue reading
Apr 02 Is pot getting more potent? By William Brangham The average potency of pot has more than tripled in the past two decades, according to testing done for the federal government. This comes just over a year after Colorado and Washington legalized the drug and as many other states… Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch Amsterdam cafe owner compares pot potency to liquor By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 8:21 Closing window for action on climate change offers consequences and opportunity By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch UN panel warns dire threats of climate change may spin ‘out of control’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 27 Comet ‘Siding Spring’ will make close approach to Mars By Justin Scuiletti Comet C/2013 A1 will be making a trip through Mars’ neighborhood in October. The comet, also called Siding Spring, will be knocking on the Red Planet’s door, in the astronomical sense, as it passes by Mars at a distance of… Continue reading
Mar 26 Replay this season’s epic winter in 90 seconds By Elizabeth Shell By just about any measure, it’s supposed to be spring in the U.S. Winter, however, is making an encore appearance in parts of the country. Just how bad was this winter? We look at the data. Continue reading
Mar 26 Inside the box that might hold the answers to the missing jet By Jenny Marder Many of the answers to what caused Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 to veer off its flight path and vanish are contained in an unpressurized compartment in the tail of the missing airplane. With the search still ongoing, we wanted to… Continue reading
Mar 24 What happens in a mudslide? A geologist answers By Ashley Ahearn, KUOW/EarthFix ARLINGTON, Wash. — Authorities have confirmed that the landslide on the Stillaguamish River north of Seattle has killed several people and destroyed homes. EarthFix’s Ashley Ahearn turned to Dave Montgomery to find out what caused the slide. Montgomery is a… Continue reading
Mar 24 25 years later, scientists still spot traces of oil from Exxon Valdez spill By Ashley Ahearn, KUOW/EarthFix Twenty-five years ago the Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker bound for Long Beach, Calif., ran aground off of the south coast of Alaska. The vessel released 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound, polluting 1,300 miles of coastline. Continue reading