Science Oct 30 International Space Station marks 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Oct 21 Watch 3:27 Young photographer documents disappearing salt marshes to inspire action Salt marshes exist on every coast of the U.S., but these important wetlands are succumbing quickly to the effects of sea level rise caused by climate change. Grace Go of our journalism training program, PBS News Student Reporting Labs, has… By Grace Go, Becky Wandel, Marie Cusick, Briget Ganske, Lizzie Stoner, Joey Wu
Science Oct 21 Rare North Atlantic right whale grows population to 384 Scientists have reported an encouraging trend in the population growth of the North Atlantic right whale. By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press
Nation Oct 20 Watch 6:41 Permafrost thawed by climate change threatens remote villages in Alaska In the Arctic tundra of Alaska, climate change is forcing an Alaska Native village to relocate. Rising temperatures are melting the underground permafrost. The melted ice then mixes with the soil, creating unstable land the Yupʼik people call Alaskan quicksand. By Ismael M. Belkoura, Amalia Hout-Marchand, Leonardo Pini, Athan Yanos
Science Oct 20 Seed bank in England marks 25 years of preserving plant diversity The Millennium Seed Bank at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew marks its 25th anniversary. It stores over 2.5 billion wild plant seeds from around 40,000 species to guard against extinction. By Mustakim Hasnath, Associated Press
Oct 15 Watch 5:54 Why a billionaire mining executive is betting on green energy By William Brangham and Janet Tobias, Global Health Reporting Center This week, countries may approve a carbon tax on the global shipping industry. The International Maritime Organization is poised to approve new levies on ships for their emissions, but the Trump administration argues it's a harmful tax. William Brangham has… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 8:03 Unlikely alliance builds cleaner geothermal energy network in Massachusetts community By Miles O'Brien An unlikely partnership between a utility company and climate activists managed to convert a community to geothermal heating and cooling. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on this project for our energy and climate series, Tipping Point. Continue watching
Oct 09 La Nina is back, but it’s weak and may be brief By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press This natural phenomenon often leads to a more intense Atlantic hurricane season. However, experts say this La Nina may be too weak to cause significant disruption. Continue reading
Oct 07 WATCH: 3 scientists who made molecular architecture discovery win Nobel Prize in chemistry By Kostya Manenkov, Stefanie Dazio, Christina Larson, Associated Press A member of the Nobel committee likened the discovery to Hermione Granger’s seemingly bottomless enchanted handbag in the “Harry Potter” series, in that the frameworks may look small from the outside, but are able to hold surprisingly vast quantities within… Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 4:57 Remembering Jane Goodall and how she changed the way people see animals By Jeffrey Brown, Jackson Hudgins, Jenna Bloom One of the world’s most beloved and influential primatologists and conservationists has died. Jane Goodall spent more than half a century studying chimpanzees and advocating for animal rights and environmental protection. As Jeffrey Brown reports, Goodall helped change the way… Continue watching