Aug 04 LIVE MAP: Track the path of Tropical Storm Dexter Tropical Storm Dexter is the fourth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. It formed late Sunday and was heading east-northeast Monday. Continue reading
Aug 03 Krasheninnikov volcano in Russia’s Far East erupts for first time in centuries By Associated Press A volcano on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for what scientists said is the first time in hundreds of years, days after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 4:47 New book explores the science behind ‘super aging’ and longer, healthier lifespans By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Juliet Fuisz Imagine a future where the aging process can be delayed and more people live active, healthy and disease-free lives well into their 90s. That reality may be sooner than you think, according to Dr. Eric Topol, author of the new… Continue watching
Aug 02 SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The four U.S., Russian and Japanese astronauts pulled up in their SpaceX capsule after launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Continue reading
Aug 01 Astronaut crew launches to ISS after being sidelined by Boeing’s troubled Starliner By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The U.S.-Japanese-Russian crew of four rocketed from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. They’ll replace colleagues who launched to the space station in March as fill-ins for NASA’s two stuck astronauts. Continue reading
Aug 01 Scientists in South Africa make rhino horns radioactive to help anti-poaching effort By Associated Press A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign Thursday to inject the horns of rhinos with radioactive isotopes that it says are harmless for the animals but can be detected by customs agents. Continue reading
Jul 31 Government will keep sharing key satellite data for hurricane forecasts despite planned cutoff By Alexa St. John, Associated Press The U.S. Department of Defense will now continue sharing key data collected by three weather satellites that help forecasters track hurricanes. Meteorologists and scientists had warned of risks to accurate and timely storm tracking without the information when officials made… Continue reading
Jul 30 Kamchatka earthquake is among top 10 strongest ever recorded. Here’s what they have in common By Dee Ninis, Monash University, John Townend, Victoria University of Wellington Today at about 11:30am local time, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the country’s far east. Originating at a depth of roughly 20 kilometres, today’s powerful earthquake – among the ten strongest… Continue reading
Jul 30 One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires By Boluwatife S. Olubusoye, James V. Cizdziel, University of Mississippi Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced. But where does that lost tire material go? The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways, where the tiny microplastic particles from the tires’ synthetic rubber carry… Continue reading
Jul 30 WATCH: NASA holds news briefing as Earth-mapping satellite with India launched By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The satellite blasted off from India on Wednesday. Scientists say the $1.3 billion mission will help forecasters and first responders stay one step ahead of floods, landslides and other disasters. Continue reading