• Analysis: Monitoring disease ‘hot spots’ could prevent the next pandemic

    Analysis: Monitoring disease ‘hot spots’ could prevent the next pandemic

    Jun 01, 2021 08:10 PM EDT

    ... major zoonotic disease outbreaks – including H1N1 influenza in 2009, MERS in 2012, the West African Ebola epidemic in 2014 or the current COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1DhV0fM_Ws Predictive modeling has, however, provided robust heat maps of the global “hot spots” where zoonotic spillover is ...

  • How Americans are reacting to George Floyd’s death one year later

    How Americans are reacting to George Floyd’s death one year later

    May 25, 2021 08:56 PM EDT

    ... change will come.” Shameka Parrish-Wright Two months before Floyd’s death, police in Louisville shot and killed Breonna Taylor while executing a no-knock search warrant in her apartment. Taylor’s death brought protesters to the streets, including Shameka Parrish-Wright. She’s been a regular presence at “Injustice ...

  • How to turn cicada season 2021 into a science project

    How to turn cicada season 2021 into a science project

    May 03, 2021 05:32 PM EDT

    ... sing songs that differ slightly in terms of their duration and pattern. Females listen for the sound that’s unique to their species in their search for a mate. The songs also serve as a way for those females to assess the quality of the males they have to choose ...

  • ChloĆ© Zhao makes history with best director Oscar win for 'Nomadland'

    ChloƩ Zhao makes history with best director Oscar win for 'Nomadland'

    Apr 26, 2021 01:32 PM EDT

    ... been nominated. Zhao's film — starring Frances McDormand — tells a story about a woman in her 60s and other transient workers in the American West. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofQdKojklWw Jessica Bruder’s “Nomadland,” which chronicles the growing community of transient older Americans who have taken to the ...

  • In new Tina Turner doc, the legend wonders how to 'bow out slowly'

    In new Tina Turner doc, the legend wonders how to 'bow out slowly'

    Mar 25, 2021 11:41 PM EDT

    ... s about PTSD and navigating trauma, but really it's a search for love. It just happens to be cloaked in trauma. Some of that search is not just love and partnership but also love of yourself and love of narrative. She was constantly seemingly in search of a place ...

  • 'Nomadland' is our March book club pick

    'Nomadland' is our March book club pick

    Mar 01, 2021 03:51 PM EDT

    ... The New York Times, is Jessica Bruder's “Nomadland,” which chronicles the growing community of transient older Americans who have taken to the road in search of seasonal work. The nomads Bruder followed were usually workers who did not completely recover from the 2008 Recession. Without enough saved for Social ...

  • Sen. Murray shares for the first time her 'horrific' close encounter with Capitol rioters

    Sen. Murray shares for the first time her 'horrific' close encounter with Capitol rioters

    Feb 12, 2021 07:35 PM EDT

    ... foot against the door, praying that it would not break in,” said Murray, who grew visibly emotional recalling the incident. “It was a horrific feeling.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvAqG4MgL7E&feature=youtu.be The Washington Democrat said she spent a terrified hour holed up in the office, texting ...

  • Harris' historic election celebrated in cracked glass portrait

    Harris' historic election celebrated in cracked glass portrait

    Feb 09, 2021 04:23 PM EDT

    The idea to commission a portrait to commemorate Harris' election originated at the creative agency BBH New York. The creative team then launched a search for an artist and found Simon Berger, who lives in Switzerland and specializes in glass artistry. Using a photo of Harris that was taken by ...

  • Hal Holbrook, prolific actor who played Mark Twain, dies at 95

    Hal Holbrook, prolific actor who played Mark Twain, dies at 95

    Feb 03, 2021 12:00 AM EDT

    ... theaters. He took it to Broadway three times — 1966, 1977 and 2005 — and won a Tony Award as best dramatic actor for the 1966 version. https://youtu.be/H0WAuqdrqL8 "The truth is that he's been wonderful company," Holbrook told The Plain Dealer newspaper in 2017. "It would be an ...

  • New rule may strip pollution protections from popular lakes

    New rule may strip pollution protections from popular lakes

    Sep 27, 2020 07:03 PM EDT

    ... waste treatment system,” Bond said, but rather the area near a plant where hot water is discharged. “Anything beyond that would be subject to regulation.” https://youtu.be/bolpN3b5yd8 EPA said in a statement that federal agencies “do not anticipate changes in longstanding implementation practices associated with these systems.” Duke ...