Jul 01 Watch 7:31 Why rising interactions between bats and humans pose major global health risks By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery The search for the origin of COVID-19 has highlighted the risks of viruses transmitted by certain species of bats. In the wild, they can incubate and spread diseases to other animals and humans. Dr. Neil Vora, a physician with Conservation… Continue watching
Jul 01 European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope takes off to seek out the universe’s darkest secrets By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX launched the European Space Agency’s Euclid observatory toward its ultimate destination 1 million miles away, the James Webb Space Telescope’s neighborhood. Continue reading
Jun 30 Heat waves, extreme weather events becoming more common and likely to increase, experts say By Anita Snow, Associated Press Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of parts of the South and Midwest and killed more than a dozen people are becoming more common. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 5:41 Gravitational wave discovery leads to greater understanding of the fabric of our universe By Geoff Bennett, Miles O'Brien, Shoshana Dubnow Albert Einstein theorized that as heavy objects move through space and time, they create ripple effects in the fabric of our universe. Now an international team of scientists have detected new evidence of that. Researchers found new signs of gravitational… Continue watching
Jun 28 Climate change can turn major snow into extreme rain over mountains. Here’s why that’s a problem By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press More of the heavy precipitation that in previous years would have fallen as snow is now coming down as rain at higher elevations. That's likely to be a big issue for long-term water storage in the American West. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 1:23 News Wrap: Extreme heat wave blankets Texas, southern states In our news wrap Sunday, more than 40 million people are expected to experience dangerous heat in the southern U.S., and the Coast Guard announced that it ended search and rescue operations for the Titan submersible and is shifting its… Continue watching
Jun 22 A year after fall of Roe v. Wade, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or restrictions By Geoff Mulvihill, Kimberlee Kruesi, Claire Savage, Associated Press Saturday is the one year anniversary of the court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling, which struck down Roe v. Wade. Abortion law is now in the hands of state lawmakers and courts. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 8:06 Search for missing Titanic sub reaches tragic end with all 5 on board dead By William Brangham The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Thursday the missing submersible in the North Atlantic Ocean was destroyed in a "catastrophic implosion." Its debris was found on the ocean floor near the Titanic and all five people aboard were killed. William Brangham… Continue watching
Jun 22 First gene therapy for deadly form of muscular dystrophy gets FDA approval for young children By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The treatment from Sarepta Therapeutics was approved Thursday for children ages 4 and 5 with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare muscle-wasting disease that causes early death. Continue reading
Jun 22 5 people on the missing Titanic expedition submersible believed to be dead, company says By Associated Press OceanGate Expeditions on Thursday said its pilot and chief executive Stockton Rush, along with passengers Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet “have sadly been lost.”… Continue reading