Jan 29 Watch 7:04 What researchers are learning as they drill into Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' By Geoff Bennett, Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin An expedition to Antarctica has brought scientists and researchers to the widest glacier on Earth. The Thwaites Glacier is nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier because of its potential impact on sea levels if ice continues to melt. Miles O'Brien reports on… Continue watching
Jan 25 The last refuge for a tiny hummingbird facing extinction is an ancient forest in Ecuador By Gonzalo Solano, Cesar Olmos, Associated Press Deep in the Ecuadorian Andes, the Yanacocha Reserve is the last refuge for a tiny hummingbird teetering on the edge of extinction. Continue reading
Jan 20 The U.S. is on the verge of losing its measles elimination status By Devi Shastri, Associated Press Last year, the CDC confirmed 2,144 measles cases across 44 states — the most since 1991 — and nearly 50 separate outbreaks. Continue reading
Jan 20 Antarctic penguins threatened as warming temperatures cause them to breed earlier, research shows By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A new study finds that warming temperatures are causing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier, threatening some species with extinction by century's end. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 12:00 On board the voyage to Antarctica to learn why a massive glacier is melting By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin Scientists are worried about the melting of Antarctica's ice sheets and what it could mean for sea levels. There's a two-month-long journey underway to conduct research that will better explain what's happening. But it's a journey that provides no guarantees… Continue watching
Jan 14 Scientists say another hot year is a 'warning shot' of a shifting, dangerous climate By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Scientists calculate that last year was one of the three hottest on record, along with 2024 and 2023. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 4:53 Scientists use new technology to track individual monarch butterfly migrations By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young Monarch butterflies make one of the most extraordinary migrations in the natural world, often traveling thousands of miles across North America. Now, scientists are using new tracking technology to get a greater understanding of those journeys. Ali Rogin speaks with… Continue watching
Jan 02 The year's first meteor shower and supermoon to overlap in the sky By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks Friday night into Saturday morning, but fewer than 10 meteors will be visible per hour due to light from Saturday's supermoon. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 8:39 Inside Rocket Lab's effort to outpace larger space rivals By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin The private space economy is growing significantly and the year ahead could be a big one. The first private space station is expected to launch next spring, new commercial space flights will be offered and SpaceX is considering a public… Continue watching
Dec 30 2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say By Alexa St. John, Associated Press The analysis from World Weather Attribution researchers, released Tuesday in Europe, came after a year when people around the world were slammed by the dangerous extremes brought on by a warming planet. Continue reading