Apr 05 The total solar eclipse is the best time to study this part of the sun. Here’s why By Bella Isaacs-Thomas On April 8, the moon’s shadow will fall across North America in a path of totality that starts in Mexico and ends in eastern Canada, giving solar researchers a unique opportunity to observe the sun's outer atmosphere. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 7:21 What you need to know ahead of next week’s total solar eclipse By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin, Will Toubman We’re less than three days away from the total solar eclipse that will be seen in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Monday’s eclipse will cut across 13 states with more than 30 million people living in the path of totality… Continue watching
Apr 05 East Coast earthquakes aren’t common. Here’s what to know By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press Since 1950 there have been about 20 quakes with a magnitude above 4.5, according to the United States Geological Survey. That's compared with over 1,000 on the West Coast. Continue reading
Apr 05 How to watch the 2024 total solar eclipse By Joshua Barajas, Bella Isaacs-Thomas, Dan Cooney, Adam Kemp This year’s total solar eclipse is expected to be a bigger, longer spectacle than the one that passed over the United States in 2017. Continue reading
Apr 03 Why is Taiwan so exposed to earthquakes but so prepared to withstand the massive tremors? By Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press Taiwan is no stranger to powerful earthquakes yet their toll on the high-tech island's 23 million residents has been relatively contained thanks to its excellent earthquake preparedness. Continue reading
Apr 02 New York inmates are suing to watch the solar eclipse after state orders prisons locked down By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press The suit filed Friday in federal court in upstate New York argues that the April 8 eclipse is an event significant to many religions and that the lockdown violates their constitutional rights to practice their faiths. Continue reading
Apr 01 Trillions of underground wonders to emerge in ‘cicada-geddon’, largest in centuries By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press These cicadas are nature's kings of the calendar, crawling out from underground every 13 or 17 years and singing as loud as jet engines. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 6:05 How heavy industries contribute to climate change and what can be done to cut emissions By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow Electricity and transportation each contribute about a quarter of America’s carbon emissions. Thanks to the growth of renewable energy and electric cars, those sectors are starting to get cleaner. Heavy industry is also a major source of pollution. The White… Continue watching
Mar 29 With new technology, blind people can hear and feel April’s total solar eclipse By Christina Larson, Associated Press People who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the total solar eclipse on April 8. Devices that can translate the eclipse on sound and touch devices will be available at public gatherings for the… Continue reading
Mar 28 Schools in the path of April’s solar eclipse prepare for a natural teaching moment By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press Some schools in or near the path of totality also are organizing group viewings for students to experience the awe of daytime darkness and learn about the astronomy behind it together. Continue reading