Mar 19 The vernal equinox marks the first day of spring. What does that mean? By Associated Press During the equinox, the Earth’s axis and its orbit line up so that both hemispheres get an equal amount of sunlight. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 5:46 The life and achievements of chemist Stephanie Kwolek, inventor of Kevlar By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Lana Green Kevlar is a fiber that’s stronger than steel, and it’s revolutionized everything from military and police body armor to sports equipment. For our “Hidden Histories” series this Women’s History Month, we learn about Stephanie Kwolek, the pioneering researcher who invented… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 5:56 Conservationists track surge in great white sharks off the coast of Cape Cod By David Wright, Barbara Dury and Justin Kenny, Rhode Island PBS Weekly Environmental efforts to protect sharks in recent years have resulted in a huge increase in the great white shark population off the New England coast. It’s a conservation success story, with potentially unnerving implications for beachgoers. Rhode Island PBS Weekly’s… Continue watching
Mar 14 Interior Department will give tribal nations $120 million to fight climate-related threats By Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press The Interior Department will be allocating more than $120 million to tribal governments to fight the impacts of climate change. The funding is designed to help tribal nations adapt to climate threats, including relocating infrastructure. Continue reading
Mar 14 SpaceX loses contact with Starship after nearly completing 3rd test flight By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Thursday morning's launch outperformed the previous two test flights, which lasted just minutes before blowing up last year. Continue reading
Mar 12 Multinational crew returns to Earth in SpaceX capsule after six months in orbit By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press They moved into the space station last August. Their replacements arrived last week in their own SpaceX capsule. Continue reading
Mar 11 Europe is unprepared to grapple with escalating climate extremes, risk assessment finds By Carlos Mureithi, Dana Beltaji, Associated Press The assessment says the bloc has made substantial progress and has a lot of policies to counteract the long-term effects of climate change, but societies are not prepared for more urgent climate threats. Continue reading
Mar 10 How warming of the Arctic affects the region’s rivers, and the rest of the globe By Michael A. Rawlins, Ambarish Karmalkar, The Conversation A new study shows how thawing permafrost and intensifying storms will change how water moves into and through Arctic rivers. Continue reading
Mar 09 How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health, and how to prepare By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Losing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day — it also could harm your health. Continue reading
Mar 08 Pentagon study finds no sign of alien life in reported UFO sightings going back decades By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A new Pentagon study that examined reported sightings of UFOs over nearly the last century has found no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial intelligence. Continue reading