Apr 14 Watch 7:45 Farmers turn to seaweed in attempt to reduce methane emissions from livestock By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman As the world races to curb climate change, scientists are taking aim at cows, a surprisingly potent source of greenhouse gases. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien traveled from California to Mexico and Australia to explore a bold idea that could make… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 7:39 Development near Phoenix tests whether car-free living is sustainable in sprawling cities By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson The sprawling metropolis of Phoenix seems an unlikely place to build an apartment complex without parking for residents. Car dependency is just part of life for most people there. But a new development in the suburb of Tempe is providing… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 7:39 Why engineers are turning to beavers for insights into managing water resources By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin Beavers and the dams they build are not always embraced in the areas where they do their work. But there's a growing recognition that they also are building a kind of natural infrastructure that helps with water management and the… Continue watching
Jan 27 Here’s what to know about Trump’s executive actions on climate and environment By Melina Walling, Associated Press While former President Joe Biden made climate change a hallmark of his administration and some of his policies remain, at least for now, Trump is quickly unraveling that. Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: Sen. Bernie Sanders asks Lee Zeldin if climate change is a hoax By Adam Kemp "I believe that climate change is real," Zeldin said. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 4:58 Warming climate created ‘perfect storm’ for catastrophic fires, NASA researcher says By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins Prolonged drought and powerful Santa Ana winds set up extreme conditions that have fueled the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. Those conditions were compounded by climate change. According to NOAA and NASA, the ten warmest years on record… Continue watching
Jan 10 Planet recorded hottest year in 2024, broke key 1.5 degree Celsius threshold By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Three government climate agencies in Europe and Japan say last year's global average temperature easily passed 2023's record heat and kept pushing even higher. Continue reading
Jan 08 A quarter of the world’s freshwater animals are threatened with extinction, new research shows By Christina Larson, Associated Press New research shows about a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 5:36 How Olafur Eliasson uses elements of the natural world to see it in new ways By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson Eliasson is a globally renowned artist who uses elements of the natural world to make us see that world in new ways. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown spoke with Eliasson for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 3:57 As Arctic warms, Indigenous communities there face dramatic changes to their way of life By Casey Kuhn Since the 1980s, temperatures in the Arctic have risen at nearly triple the global rate. This past summer was the wettest on record, while a heatwave in August set records in northern Alaska and Canada. Digital producer Casey Kuhn explains… Continue watching