Mar 20 Researchers to observe how total solar eclipse affects animal behavior By Christina Larson, Associated Press It's only in recent years that scientists have started to rigorously study the altered behaviors of wild, domestic and zoo animals during a full solar eclipse. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 6:23 Climate researcher on what’s causing the record rise in ocean temperatures By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow The World Meteorological Organization issued a red alert warning Tuesday about warming and climate change, saying 2024 is shaping up to be another record year. One of the many worries about how the planet is changing, thanks in part to… Continue watching
Mar 19 UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023 By Jamey Keaten, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The U.N. weather agency is sounding a "red alert" about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice. Continue reading
Mar 19 Planning to watch April’s total solar eclipse? Here’s how to protect your eyes By Geoffrey Bradford, The Conversation Now’s the time to get your hands on a pair of eclipse glasses in preparation for next month's display of celestial wonder. Continue reading
Mar 19 How to watch April’s total solar eclipse By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press After this year's total solar eclipse on April 8, there won’t be another coast-to-coast eclipse in the United States until 2045. Continue reading
Mar 19 The vernal equinox marks the first day of spring. What does that mean? By Associated Press During the equinox, the Earth’s axis and its orbit line up so that both hemispheres get an equal amount of sunlight. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 5:46 The life and achievements of chemist Stephanie Kwolek, inventor of Kevlar By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Lana Green Kevlar is a fiber that’s stronger than steel, and it’s revolutionized everything from military and police body armor to sports equipment. For our “Hidden Histories” series this Women’s History Month, we learn about Stephanie Kwolek, the pioneering researcher who invented… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 5:56 Conservationists track surge in great white sharks off the coast of Cape Cod By David Wright, Barbara Dury and Justin Kenny, Rhode Island PBS Weekly Environmental efforts to protect sharks in recent years have resulted in a huge increase in the great white shark population off the New England coast. It’s a conservation success story, with potentially unnerving implications for beachgoers. Rhode Island PBS Weekly’s… Continue watching
Mar 14 Interior Department will give tribal nations $120 million to fight climate-related threats By Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press The Interior Department will be allocating more than $120 million to tribal governments to fight the impacts of climate change. The funding is designed to help tribal nations adapt to climate threats, including relocating infrastructure. Continue reading
Mar 14 SpaceX loses contact with Starship after nearly completing 3rd test flight By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Thursday morning's launch outperformed the previous two test flights, which lasted just minutes before blowing up last year. Continue reading