Nov 19 How science can help hack tasty side dishes for your next holiday meal By Julie Pollock, The Conversation Vegetable side dishes are packed with nutrients — depending on how you prepare them, they can help keep you energized this holiday season. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 1:16 News Wrap: SpaceX’s Starship rocket test launch ends with explosions In our news wrap Saturday, a pair of explosions destroyed the booster rocket and spacecraft of SpaceX’s biggest rocket during a test launch in Texas, and Comcast joined the list of advertisers stepping away from Elon Musk’s social media platform… Continue watching
Nov 18 Explosions end 2nd test flight of SpaceX’s new mega rocket By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The rocketship reached space following liftoff from South Texas, but lost both the booster and the spacecraft in a pair of explosions minutes into Saturday’s test flight. “Today’s test is an opportunity to learn — then fly again,” noted NASA… Continue reading
Nov 18 The botany behind why cranberries became a Thanksgiving staple By Serina DeSalvio, The Conversation Cranberries add color and acidity to Thanksgiving menus, but they also have many interesting botanical and genetic features. Continue reading
Nov 17 ChatGPT-maker Open AI pushes out co-founder and CEO Sam Altman, says he wasn’t ‘consistently candid’ By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The board of ChatGPT-maker Open AI says it has pushed out Altman and replaced him with an interim CEO. It says the move came after a review found Altman was "not consistently candid in his communications" with the board. Continue reading
Nov 16 Indian manufacturer recalls eyedrops previously cited in FDA warning By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The action is mainly a formality, since the FDA had already alerted U.S. stores last month to stop selling the over-the-counter drops. Continue reading
Nov 16 A geologist explains why Iceland may soon see a volcanic eruption By Jaime Toro, The Conversation Iceland’s residents have learned over centuries to live with their island’s overactive geology. Continue reading
Nov 14 Climate change harms daily life across the United States, new federal report finds By Seth Borenstein, Tammy Webber, Associated Press Tuesday's National Climate Assessment is a five-year localized update on what global warming is doing and will do to the United States. Continue reading
Nov 14 WATCH: Biden blasts climate change denial as new report details harm to Americans’ daily lives By Seth Borenstein, Tammy Webber, Associated Press “Anyone who willfully denies the impact of climate change is condemning the American people to a very dangerous future. Impacts are only going to get worse, more frequent, more ferocious and more costly,” President Joe Biden said, noting that disasters… Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 8:04 Historically low water levels on the Mississippi River cause shipping woes By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman The Mississippi River is a superhighway for American agricultural products, but a warm fall and extreme drought conditions have contributed to its water levels dropping to record lows. Special correspondent Megan Thompson reports from Missouri on what conditions along this… Continue watching