Jul 31 Watch 4:53 Western states face more water cutbacks as Colorado River shrinks By Kate Tobin, Azhar Merchant, Miles O'Brien After years of battles over its use — and a long-running drought — states that rely on the Colorado River are facing the prospect of further cutbacks. Years of gridlock among the states prompted the federal government to step in. Continue watching
Jul 31 The Mediterranean's warming waters are drawing hundreds of invasive species By Silvia Stellacci, Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press Scientists say climate change, caused mainly by burning oil, coal and gas, is making the Mediterranean Sea hotter, bringing hundreds of new and invasive fish species that decimate indigenous populations. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 6:18 Fauci invokes 5th Amendment right during GOP-led hearing on COVID origins By Ali Rogin, Ryan Connelly Holmes Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of America's COVID response, repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right before a Senate committee on Wednesday. The hearing, chaired by Republican Sen. Rand Paul, was meant to probe the origins of COVID-19 and whether Fauci… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch 6:58 Climate-fueled wildfires in Europe push emergency response to the limit By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas, Katie Marlow Crews are battling to control wildfires that have spread rapidly across parts of Europe, forcing the evacuation of more than 330,000 people in France, Spain and Portugal. Fifteen deaths have been reported and nearly half a million acres have burned. Continue watching
Jul 29 2 firefighters die in a wildfire on the southern Greek island of Crete By Thomas Adamson, Mark Carlson, Emma Da Silva, Associated Press The flames were being fanned by strong winds in the area, which were hampering firefighting efforts. Continue reading
Jul 29 WATCH: Fauci invokes 5th Amendment in GOP-led hearing about COVID-19 origins By Lauren Neergaard, Ali Swenson, Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer dozens of questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 7:30 New report reveals consequences of Trump administration's HIV/AIDS funding cuts By William Brangham, Andrew Merlis, Bridget Craig A new report is detailing the impact of cuts to USAID and the program known as PEPFAR, which has been credited with saving over 26 million lives since 2003. The study from the HIV/AIDS non-profit amfAR found that more than… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 6:24 Cyclospora and salmonella outbreaks raise concerns about U.S. food safety By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas Public health concerns are widening as cyclosporiasis cases surge and a salmonella outbreak across 17 states has many Americans raising concerns about U.S. food safety. Back-to-back cases where people are getting sick from food have put many on edge. William… Continue watching
Jul 27 Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist who created the 'Body Worlds' exhibition, dies at 81 By Geir Moulson, Associated Press During a "Body Worlds" show in London in 2002, the anatomist conducted Britain's first public autopsy in 170 years before a sellout crowd of hundreds, defying government warnings that it might be illegal. Continue reading
Jul 25 What's the difference between closed, open‑source and open-weight AI? A researcher explains By Jeffrey Young, The Conversation AI models that are open source allow developers and users to see and modify the underlying program code. Continue reading