Mar 12 Multinational crew returns to Earth in SpaceX capsule after six months in orbit By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press They moved into the space station last August. Their replacements arrived last week in their own SpaceX capsule. Continue reading
Mar 11 Europe is unprepared to grapple with escalating climate extremes, risk assessment finds By Carlos Mureithi, Dana Beltaji, Associated Press The assessment says the bloc has made substantial progress and has a lot of policies to counteract the long-term effects of climate change, but societies are not prepared for more urgent climate threats. Continue reading
Mar 10 How warming of the Arctic affects the region’s rivers, and the rest of the globe By Michael A. Rawlins, Ambarish Karmalkar, The Conversation A new study shows how thawing permafrost and intensifying storms will change how water moves into and through Arctic rivers. Continue reading
Mar 09 How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health, and how to prepare By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Losing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day — it also could harm your health. Continue reading
Mar 08 Pentagon study finds no sign of alien life in reported UFO sightings going back decades By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A new Pentagon study that examined reported sightings of UFOs over nearly the last century has found no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial intelligence. Continue reading
Mar 07 How a historic lack of ice cover on the Great Lakes could affect ecosystems By Todd Richmond, Associated Press According to the Great Lakes Ice Tracker website, ice coverage on the lakes dropped to just 3% in mid-February, a time when usually 40% of the lakes are covered. That's the lowest figure since at least 1973, when the site’s… Continue reading
Mar 07 Earth has shattered global heat records for the 9th straight month, scientists say By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The European Union's climate agency Copernicus says February, the winter as a whole and the world’s oceans set new high-temperature marks. Continue reading
Mar 06 Ancient stone tools found in Ukraine may have been used by early humans over 1 million years ago By Christina Larson, Associated Press It’s not certain which early human ancestors fashioned the tools, but it may have been Homo erectus. The tools could mark the oldest known evidence of early human presence in Europe. Continue reading
Mar 05 Already missing winter? Here’s what we lose when the season warms up By Bella Isaacs-Thomas If you’ve noticed that the coldest months of the year don’t seem to get so cold anymore, you’re not alone. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 7:14 Can science save the northern white rhino from extinction and even bring back the dodo? By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Harry Zahn The northern white rhinoceros is one of the world’s biggest animals, and one of the most endangered. Only two are known to be alive, both female. But scientific breakthroughs are raising hopes for saving the rhino and perhaps even bringing… Continue watching