Dec 27 3 major moments from the ‘golden’ decade of black holes By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Astrophysicists say we’re living in “a golden age of black holes.” To help illustrate why, here are three decade-defining advancements in the ongoing effort to unravel these cosmic wonders. Continue reading
Dec 26 This drone will fly on one of Saturn’s moons. Here’s the woman leading the mission By Jamie Leventhal Planetary scientist Elizabeth "Zibi" Turtle breaks down NASA's upcoming mission to Saturn's moon, Titan, to learn about how early life may develop. Continue reading
Dec 19 Hawaii police to stand down from telescope construction site By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press Hawaii officials are having police leave a mountain where protesters are blocking construction of a giant telescope because the project isn't moving forward for now. Continue reading
Dec 15 Longest UN climate talks end with no deal on carbon markets By Frank Jordans, Aritz Parra, Associated Press Marathon international climate talks ended Sunday with major polluters resisting calls to ramp up efforts to keep global warming at bay and negotiators postponing the regulation of global carbon markets until next year. Continue reading
Dec 14 UN climate talks in limbo as chair Chile bids for compromise By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Later Saturday, Chilean diplomat Andrés Landerretche told reporters that a fresh compromise would be circulated Saturday afternoon, but insisted that there would have to be trade-offs if there was to be a deal supported by all countries. Continue reading
Dec 12 Invasive animals pose ‘deep and immediate threat’ to U.S. national parks, study finds By Elisheva Mittelman, Yale Environment 360 More than half of all U.S. National Parks are overrun with invasive animal species, such as rats, pythons and feral hogs, according to a new study. Continue reading
Dec 10 2019 Arctic Report Card warns of California-sized algal blooms and imperiled livelihoods By Nsikan Akpan The 14th iteration of NOAA's Arctic Report Card paints a bleak picture of wildlife invasions, animal die-offs, massive algal blooms, melting ice and disappearing ways of life. Continue reading
Dec 05 Study retracted: How police shootings of unarmed black Americans could be harming the health of black infants By Shraddha Chakradhar, STAT New research finds that black mothers who were exposed to police shootings of unarmed black Americans during pregnancy were more likely to give birth to infants who were born prematurely or with low birth weight. Living within 1 kilometer of… Continue reading
Dec 01 UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate change By Aritz Parra, Frank Jordans, Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly inadequate” so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the “point of no return.”… Continue reading
Nov 23 Sumatran rhino extinct in Malaysia as lone survivor dies By Associated Press The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, after the last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer on Saturday. Continue reading