Oct 04 WATCH: Nobel Prize in physics awarded to Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi Manabe and Hasselmann “laid the foundation of our knowledge of the Earth’s climate and how humanity influences it." Parisi “built a deep physical and mathematical model” that made it possible to understand complex systems in fields as different as mathematics,… Continue reading
Oct 02 European-Japanese space mission gets 1st glimpse of Mercury By Associated Press A joint European-Japanese spacecraft got its first glimpse of Mercury as it swung by the solar system’s innermost planet while on a mission to deliver two probes into orbit in 2025. Continue reading
Oct 01 Cavers descend into the 'Well of Hell,' new clues about humans' arrival in North America and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin One in two children in the U.S. have detectable levels of lead in their blood, cavers descend to the bottom of Yemen’s ‘Well of Hell’ for the first time and newly discovered fossil footprints show earlier human arrival in North… Continue reading
Oct 01 WATCH: Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to David Julius, Ardem Patapoutian By Associated Press They were cited for their discovery of receptors for temperature and touch. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 7:33 Why discovery of DNA's double helix was based on 'rip-off' of female scientist's data By William Brangham, Jason Kane, Claire Mufson It is the famous lightbulb-going-off story every school kid learns: How James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA, cementing their place in scientific history. But as William Brangham explains, a new book titled "The Secret of Life"… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 8:30 California's giant sequoias are pillars of living history. Climate change may kill them By Cat Wise, Leah Nagy California's famous giant sequoias can live for thousands of years. But the KNP Complex Fire is just 11 percent contained, and is burning across nearly 50,000 acres, including treasured groves in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Another fire is… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 5:06 Here's what contributed to the extinction of ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species By John Yang, Ryan Connelly Holmes The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed moving 23 animals and plants off the endangered species list, declaring them extinct. Perhaps the most well-known of the species deemed gone forever is the ivory-billed woodpecker. These extinctions are part of an… Continue watching
Sep 29 U.S. declares 23 species extinct By Matthew Brown, Associated Press It’s a rare move for wildlife officials to give up hope on a plant or animal. But scientists say climate change threatens to make extinctions more common as it adds to the pressures facing imperiled species. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 5:08 Americans may soon pay more for milk, cheese as rising heat stresses livestock By Dana Cronin, Illinois Public Media Farmers across the U.S. are struggling to keep their livestock cool enough amid rising temperatures and dangerous heat caused by climate change. As Illinois Public Media’s Dana Cronin reports, livestock producers are searching for ways to keep their animals safe. Continue watching
Sep 28 When the hospital emergency room is inundated with knee-deep water By Laura Santhanam Experts predict that human-driven climate change will significantly increase the number of communities vulnerable to flooding and could undermine the health care systems that support cities and towns already in harm’s way. Continue reading