May 03 What Florida's extreme drought means for the upcoming hurricane season By Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact Florida is experiencing one of its worst droughts in decades, but Gov. Ron DeSantis says there could be a silver lining: a less active hurricane season. Does dry weather correlate with fewer hurricanes? PolitiFact says not typically. Continue reading
Apr 28 Taylor Swift files new trademark applications. One expert says it is to curb AI threats By Maria Sherman, Associated Press Swift has been a target of AI misuse in the past. Continue reading
Apr 28 Musk and Altman show up for trial that could reshape AI By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The bickering billionaires’ early-morning appearances foreshadow what could be a dramatic start to a legal drama that is expected to be brimming with intrigue and potentially embarrassing details about the two tech moguls. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 9:57 Inside Chornobyl, 40 years after the world's worst nuclear disaster By Simon Ostrovsky, Amanda Bailly, Tetiana Burianova Forty years ago, the world’s worst nuclear power disaster exploded into history at the Soviet Union’s Chornobyl nuclear plant in what is now Ukraine. The ensuing cover-up and clean-up operation made Chornobyl a byword for dereliction and mismanagement. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Apr 24 Tornado barrels through Oklahoma, damaging 40 homes and shutting down roads By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Communities began cleaning up Friday after a powerful tornado in Oklahoma damaged at least 40 homes, ripping roofs off of some and reducing others to rubble in a rural community as emergency crews rescued trapped residents, authorities said. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 5:30 Apple prepares for new era after Tim Cook By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Bridget Craig Apple is entering a major transition after CEO Tim Cook announced he’s stepping down following 15 years at the helm of one of the world’s most influential tech companies. Cook will hand leadership to John Ternus, the company’s head of… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 2:51 New growth in logged forests inspires photographer's hope By Julinna Wu, Derek Maly, Aliyah G. Bynum, Savannah Wissner Scott Rinckenberger is a photographer from North Bend, Washington, who shares his passion for the natural world and highlights how trees that were logged more than a century ago can be surprising sources of inspiration and hope. Julinna Wu of… Continue watching
Apr 21 Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket grounded after launching satellite into wrong orbit By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, blamed a bad engine Monday for a failed weekend launch that left a satellite in the wrong orbit, dooming it. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 5:51 Cities turn streetlights red to protect nocturnal ecosystems By Malcolm Brabant International Dark Sky Week is hailed as a global celebration of the night and a call for less light pollution. In some cities internationally, local governments are trying to find a solution to lighting the night can better serve critical… Continue watching
Apr 19 Chernobyl full of life as wildlife reoccupies a radioactive landscape By Derek Gatopoulos, Evgeniy Maloletka, Associated Press Wolves, bears and lynx have rebounded in the radioactive landscape, along with a rare breed of horses native to Mongolia. Scientists say it shows nature’s ability to recover when human activity is removed. Continue reading