May 21 WATCH: NOAA forecasts milder Atlantic hurricane season thanks to El Nino By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A developing El Nino that is forecast to get quite strong will likely dampen the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, but it won't make the potentially deadly storms disappear, federal and outside meteorologists predict. Continue reading
May 21 SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever initial public offering By Bernard Condon, Associated Press Elon Musk announced plans Wednesday for one of the biggest stock sales ever by taking public a space company that is currently losing billions of dollars a year. Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: Trump, Zeldin announce looser rule on refrigerant greenhouse gases By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The move to relax the Biden-era rules on harmful pollutants known as HFCs emitted by refrigerators and other appliances was the latest attempt by the Trump administration to try to address rising voter concerns over the cost of living ahead… Continue reading
May 20 Watch 8:29 How Denmark's wind and solar investments shield it from global energy turmoil By Malcom Brabant, Trine Villemann The European Union’s climate commissioner has told the 27-country bloc that the only way out of energy crises fueled by the wars in Iran and Ukraine is homegrown energy, and that the EU must accelerate its transition away from fossil… Continue watching
May 18 Federal court rejects Elon Musk's claims against OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The trial shed light on the bitter falling-out between the two Silicon Valley titans and the beginnings of OpenAI, now a company valued at $852 billion and moving toward potentially one of the largest initial public offerings in history. Continue reading
May 15 Watch As the Colorado River dries up, how Western states are confronting the water crisis By William Brangham, Solveig Rennan, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert Roughly one in ten Americans gets their water from the Colorado River. But a worsening drought, driven in part by climate change, is drying up the river, and states are fighting over water rights. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores what… Continue reading
May 15 As the Colorado River dries up, how Western states are confronting the water crisis By William Brangham Roughly one in ten Americans gets their water from the Colorado River. But a worsening drought, driven in part by climate change, is drying up the river, and states are fighting over water rights. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores what… Continue reading
May 14 NASA spacecraft to swing past Mars as it chases rare metal asteroid By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Named Psyche like the asteroid it’s after, the robotic explorer will slingshot past the red planet at 12,333 mph (19,848 kph) on Friday. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 5:12 How underwater speakers are helping revive coral reefs devastated by climate change By Ben Tracy Coral reefs are essential to the health of oceans, the food supply and to protecting the coast from storms. But as climate change pushes ocean temperatures higher, reefs are dying and bleaching events have put them at higher risk. Special… Continue watching
May 09 Medical epidemiologist explains what to know about the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak By Daniel Pastula, The Conversation A medical epidemiologist explains what you need to know about the hantavirus virus and how the outbreak is playing out. Continue reading