Aug 10 NOAA says contiguous U.S. set record in July for hottest month ever The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the contiguous United States set a record for its hottest month ever in July. Continue reading
Aug 09 How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press The meteor shower's peak Wednesday night into Thursday morning coincides with a total solar eclipse across Spain, Iceland and Greenland and a six-planet parade — though the best time to view the fireballs will come after totality. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 9:10 Greece deploys satellite detection system to combat deadly wildfires By Malcolm Brabant, Daphne Tolis New satellites are being used in Greece to help fight another vicious wildfire season there. The technology is helping crews spot and contain fires. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from the town of Mati, near Athens. Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 7:36 What is postpartum psychosis? The condition at the center of Lindsay Clancy's murder trial By Stephanie Sy, Azhar Merchant, Katie Marlow The murder trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy has brought attention to a rare but severe mental health condition. Clancy killed her three children and attempted suicide in 2023. Her defense says she was experiencing postpartum psychosis, which can affect… Continue watching
Aug 06 Poll shows how extreme heat is changing Americans' lives By Alexa St. John, Linley Sanders, Associated Press A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans are increasingly noticing the impact of extreme heat on their lives, and they say much of that shift is happening in the West and Midwest. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 5:07 What scientists are learning after SpaceX debris crashed into the moon By Geoff Bennett, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte, Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin A four-ton upper stage of a SpaceX rocket is believed to have hit the moon at 5,400 mph. The SpaceX rocket launched a pair of lunar landers last year, but the company’s scientists say a combination of solar activity and… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 6:45 How new findings on ovarian cancer origins may help reduce risk By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas One of the deadliest forms of cancer for women may not start where we once believed. Researchers now know nearly all fatal ovarian cancers begin in the fallopian tubes, not the ovaries. Stephanie Sy discusses with Dr. Rebecca Stone, a… Continue watching
Aug 05 British Columbia is logging its last old-growth forests. Protesters are sleeping in the road to stop it By Annika Hammerschlag, Associated Press Trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour. Continue reading
Aug 05 The Danube River's water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging By Marko Drobnjakovic, Associated Press In the middle of the river separating Serbia and Romania near the Serbian port of Prahovo, a rusty hull is now visible along with a broken mast where the Nazi flag used to fly. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 4:32 How satellites and AI cameras are detecting wildfires before they get out of control By Ben Tracy This year is becoming one of the worst for U.S. wildfires in at least a decade. There have been more fires and more acreage burned at this point in the year compared to any in the last ten. With fire… Continue watching