Feb 09 Olympic town warms as climate change puts Winter Games on thin ice By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press The International Olympic Committee said last week it could move up the start date for future Winter Games to January from February because of rising temperatures. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 5:28 Researchers face serious obstacles to measuring Antarctica's fastest-melting glacier By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin If you’ve been following Miles O’Brien’s reports from Antarctica, you know he’s with an international group of researchers trying to measure what’s happening to the rapidly melting Thwaites Glacier. Their work has been trying to capture information in ways that… Continue watching
Jan 31 Artemis II highlights a shift in U.S. space strategy since Apollo and contrasts with China's closed program By Michelle L.D. Hanlon, The Conversation China’s program is centrally directed and tightly controlled by the state, while the U.S. approach is intentionally open and designed so partners can operate within a shared framework. Continue reading
Jan 31 How bomb cyclones form and create hazardous conditions By Isabella O'Malley, Associated Press Such rapidly strengthening storms are capable of producing heavy rain, blizzard conditions and intense winds that can create dangerous conditions such as downed trees and power outages. Continue reading
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