Science Feb 07 Olympians and scientists explain how machine-made snow makes ski racing faster and riskier By Keith Musselman, Agnes Macy, The Conversation
Health Feb 07 Four dead and three receive liver transplants after eating death cap mushrooms in California Four people have died and three others have required liver transplants after eating the aptly named death cap mushroom that is proliferating in California following a rainy winter. By Julie Watson, Associated Press
Feb 06 Watch How sports betting is changing our brains and behavior Americans are expected to place a record-breaking $1.7 billion in legal bets on the Super Bowl. With a potential casino inside every phone and computer, a rising chorus of experts who study problem gambling and addiction are ringing the alarm. By William Brangham, Claire Mufson, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert
Science Feb 06 How sports betting is changing our brains and behavior Americans are expected to place a record-breaking $1.7 billion in legal bets on the Super Bowl. With a potential casino inside every phone and computer, a rising chorus of experts who study problem gambling and addiction are ringing the alarm. By William Brangham
Nation Feb 06 Trump ends Obama-era restrictions on commercial fishing in protected area off New England Trump’s proclamation is his latest move to try to strengthen U.S. fishing while rolling back existing conservation measures… By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press
Feb 06 Can apes play pretend? Scientists use an imaginary tea party to find out By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press For the first time, an experiment hints that an ape in captivity can have an imagination. 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
Feb 03 NASA delays astronauts' lunar trip until March after rocket's hydrogen leaks mar fueling test By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Officials say the delay will allow the launch team to conduct another practice countdown before committing four astronauts to humanity's first moonshot in more than half a century. Continue reading
Feb 02 NASA rocket that will return astronauts to the moon hit by fuel leak during practice countdown By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press If the fueling demo can be completed successfully on time, NASA could launch commander Reid Wiseman and his crew to the moon as soon as Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 02 Punxsutawney Phil forecasts 6 more weeks of wintry weather during extreme cold spell By Mark Scolforo, Tassanee Vejpongsa, Kathy McCormack, Associated Press The news was greeted with a mix of cheers and boos from the tens of thousands who braved temperatures in the single-digits Fahrenheit to await the annual prognostication. Continue reading