Health May 11 What to know about the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak and the Americans facing quarantine By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Katie Marlow
Science May 11 Watch 5:12 How underwater speakers are helping revive coral reefs devastated by climate change Coral reefs are essential to the health of oceans, the food supply and to protecting the coast from storms. But as climate change pushes ocean temperatures higher, reefs are dying and bleaching events have put them at higher risk. Special… By Ben Tracy
Science Apr 20 Watch 5:51 Cities turn streetlights red to protect nocturnal ecosystems International Dark Sky Week is hailed as a global celebration of the night and a call for less light pollution. In some cities internationally, local governments are trying to find a solution to lighting the night can better serve critical… By Malcolm Brabant
Science Apr 10 Watch 7:03 How worried should Americans be as AI threatens jobs? Americans are anxious about their jobs and whether artificial intelligence is coming for them. Some prominent voices call it catastrophic, others say it's hype. The data, so far, is somewhere in between and deeply contested. Geoff Bennett spoke with Josh… By Geoff Bennett, Murrey Jacobson
Nation Apr 08 Watch 8:00 America's first billion-dollar climate fund sparks spending debate in Portland In 2018, voters in Portland, Oregon, approved a first-of-its-kind climate and justice fund aimed at investing in projects in historically marginalized communities. Since then, the fund has grown, and so has the debate over how that money should be spent. By Stephanie Sy, Mike Fritz
Apr 06 Watch 6:00 Artemis II crew breaks distance record on mission around far side of moon By Amna Nawaz, Miles O'Brien, Karina Cuevas, Kate Tobin The four-astronaut crew of NASA’s Artemis II flew to the far side of the moon and set a record for the farthest distance from Earth traveled by any human. Monday's seven-hour lunar flyby was the most anticipated part of the… Continue watching
Apr 06 The astronauts of Artemis II are about to be the farthest humans have ever been away from Earth By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The crew of Artemis II should exceed Apollo 13's distance from Earth by more than 4,100 miles (6,600 kilometers). Continue reading
Apr 06 WATCH: Artemis II astronauts make historic moon flyby, setting space distance record By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The six-hour flyby is the highlight of NASA’s first return to the moon since the Apollo era with three Americans and one Canadian — a step toward landing boot prints near the moon’s south pole in just two years. Continue reading
Apr 05 Newly discovered fossils give scientists first look at the evolution of early complex animals By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Newly discovered fossils have given scientists their first real glimpse of when Earth made a crucial transition from plants and unrecognizably simple animals to the complex creatures that took over the world and would eventually lead to us. Continue reading
Apr 03 WATCH: NASA shares update on Artemis II mission around the moon, 2 days after launch By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA’s Artemis II astronauts fired their engines and blazed toward the moon Thursday night, breaking free of the chains that have trapped humanity in shallow laps around Earth in the decades since Apollo. Continue reading