May 23 What genetic sequencing can reveal about the secret lives of bees By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas The Beenome100 Project aims to sequence dozens of species of native bees to help answer questions about bee biology, behavior and much more. Continue reading
May 23 Terrorism, lack of support stalls Africa’s Green Wall By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Sam Mednick, Associated Press A series of complex challenges, including a lack of funding and political will as well as rising insecurity linked to extremist groups al-Qaida and the Islamic State in Burkina Faso, are obstructing progress on Africa's Great Green Wall, according to… Continue reading
May 20 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: CDC approves Pfizer COVID vaccine booster shots for children ages 5 to 11 In our news wrap Friday, children in the U.S. ages 5 to 11 began receiving their Pfizer COVID vaccine booster shots after the CDC gave its final approval, a federal judge rules COVID asylum restrictions must continue on the border,… Continue watching
May 18 WATCH: President Biden warns of ‘another tough hurricane season’ this year By Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Wednesday received a briefing about what Americans can expect this year. He told reporters: "We know hurricanes are coming our way. They grow more extreme every season."… Continue reading
May 18 How climate change is putting millions at risk of radon exposure By Chris Baraniuk, Knowable Magazine Permafrost thaw could expose millions of people to the invisible cancer-causing gas. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Kevin McCarthy and four other Republicans In our news wrap Thursday, the Jan. 6 committee in Congress subpoenaed House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republicans, North Korea acknowledged its first COVID outbreak, Palestinians mourn journalist Shireen Abu Akleh who was shot dead during an… Continue watching
May 12 Watch 6:40 New Mexico struggles against raging wildfires amid evacuations By Stephanie Sy, Frank Carlson, Layla Quran There’s been an unusually early start to the fire season this year, with blazes already burning for weeks in the southwest, mainly in Arizona and New Mexico. The nation’s largest wildfire continues to rage in New Mexico near Santa Fe… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 4:42 News Wrap: Sharp rise in inflation may have hit a peak, but remains near 40-year highs In our news wrap Wednesday, the Labor Department's April consumer price report shows a slight drop in inflation increases amid 40-year highs, Hong Kong police arrested a Catholic cardinal for endangering China's national security, the Great Barrier Reef suffered its… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 3:35 A Brief But Spectacular take on the power of documentary filmmaking By Melissa Williams, Alyssa Ortega Coppelman, Ana Davila, Moe Sattar As wildfires continue to rage in the western United States, we look at how these increasingly common events are affecting the people in the midst of them. Lucy Walker is a documentary filmmaker whose most recent work, "Bring Your Own… Continue watching
May 11 Less polluted air is essential for health, but it’s also driving more Atlantic hurricanes, study finds By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A new study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds that cleaner air in Europe and the United States is helping trigger a dramatic increase in the number of Atlantic hurricanes. Continue reading