Nov 14 Watch 5:12 Latest climate assessment reveals how much climate change is costing Americans By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris The National Climate Assessment shows America is warming faster than the global average with climate change impacting nearly every facet of life. It found extreme weather events now cost the U.S. roughly $150 billion per year. Amna Nawaz discussed the… Continue watching
Nov 14 Climate change harms daily life across the United States, new federal report finds By Seth Borenstein, Tammy Webber, Associated Press Tuesday's National Climate Assessment is a five-year localized update on what global warming is doing and will do to the United States. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 3:12 The story of John Herrington, the 1st Native American in space By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara For Native American Heritage Month, as part of our “Hidden Histories” series, we bring you the story of John Herrington, a decorated naval officer and trailblazing astronaut. Continue watching
Nov 10 Hawaiian refuge pond’s unusual pink glow may be linked to drought By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press A pond in Hawaii has turned so bubble-gum pink it could be from the set of “Barbie.” The bizarre phenomenon is likely caused by drought. Continue reading
Nov 07 Shimmering galaxies revealed in new photos by Euclid telescope By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Scientists have unveiled the first pictures taken by the European space telescope Euclid. The photos were revealed by the European Space Agency on Tuesday, four months after the telescope launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Continue reading
Nov 05 How NASA’s robotic prospectors could pave the way for future asteroid miners By Valerie Payré, The Conversation Upcoming NASA missions will help scientists understand the composition of asteroids – which could inform companies one day hoping to commercially mine asteroids. Continue reading
Nov 03 NASA spacecraft discovers surprise mini moon orbiting the asteroid Dinkinesh By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The Lucy spacecraft made the discovery during Wednesday's close flyby of the asteroid Dinkinesh in the main asteroid belt beyond Mars. Continue reading
Oct 23 IAEA officials say Fukushima’s ongoing release of treated radioactive wastewater is going well By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press International Atomic Energy Agency officials in Japan for their first safety and monitoring mission since the release began two months ago say "no issues" were observed. Continue reading
Oct 23 Key chunk of Antarctica destined to melt even if humanity slashes carbon emissions, study says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The study's lead author says the full melt will take hundreds of years, but its slow addition of nearly 6 feet to sea levels will reshape where and how people live in the future. Continue reading
Oct 20 Experts give you permission to stop raking your leaves this fall. Here’s why By Bella Isaacs-Thomas There are ways to put an abundance of leaves to good use if homeowners opt to work with nature rather than against it, advocates say. Continue reading