Feb 23 Watch 4:52 News Wrap: Drugmakers seek regulatory approval for new COVID vaccine In our news wrap Wednesday, two drugmakers, Sanofi and Glaxo-Smith-Kline, say they hope to get another COVID vaccine on the market soon as they seek regulatory approval in the U.S. and Europe. Also, new government data shows deaths of pregnant… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 5:19 Multiple cyclones, historic drought in Madagascar cause widespread food insecurity By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin Extreme weather events are wreaking havoc on Madagascar, including multiple cyclones that have already hit the island nation this year. Sitting off the east coast of Africa, it is one of the poorest nations in the world. And as John… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: FDA delays approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, the FDA said it wants more data on whether to authorize three Pfizer COVID-19 shots for children under 5, President Biden ordered the release of $7 billion in frozen Afghan assets for humanitarian aid in… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: New York, Massachusetts and Illinois move to end indoor mask mandates In our news wrap Wednesday, New York, Massachusetts and Illinois are joining the move to end indoor mask mandates as the CDC works on new national guidelines, Canadian officials say anti-vaccine protests at U.S. border crossings must end, Russia's military… Continue watching
Feb 09 Death toll rises to more than 90 in Madagascar tropical cyclone By Laetitia Bezain, Associated Press Officials on Madagascar say the toll of Cyclone Batsirai has risen to 92 deaths and more than 112,000 people displaced by the tropical storm which rampaged across the island earlier this week. Continue reading
Oct 26 How climate change is making these bamboo-eating lemurs go hungry By Rashmi Shivni Climate change is starving out Madagascar's greater bamboo lemur, a study published Thursday reports in Current Biology. Continue reading
Oct 09 5 overlooked stories that are worth your time By Joshua Barajas, Larisa Epatko, Jennifer Hijazi, Erica R. Hendry The latest on protests in St. Louis, a plague sweeping Madagascar and other stories you may have missed in the rush of news. Continue reading
Feb 07 This gecko rips off its own skin to escape predators By Kristin Hugo Don't worry. A Geckolepis megolepis gecko's skin can grow back. Continue reading
Apr 11 Scientists Create Plan to Save Madagascar Species By PBS News Hour The island nation of Madagascar is one of the world's poorest countries, but it is rich in one resource -- biodiversity. Perched in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa, Madagascar broke from the continent more than 80… Continue reading