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Climate change is fueling a second chance for nuclear power
Science journalist Miles O’Brien recently returned to Fukushima, Japan, for the sixth time since a massive earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear meltdown there nearly six years ago.O’Brien thought...
View ArticleNorway begins the transition away from FM radio
Norway on Wednesday became the first country in the world to start shutting down its FM radio network in favor of digital radio, a bold move watched closely by other countries around Europe.Supporters...
View ArticleTillerson hedges on climate science, but supports Paris agreement
Rex Tillerson told the Senate panel considering his nomination for secretary of state that he supported the United States remaining in the Paris climate agreement and that he has made his views known...
View ArticleVictims of online romance scams, there's a place you can go for help
This is a detective story that started off as a love story. And it involves a nearly trillion-dollar-a-year industry — romance scams.According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, online...
View ArticleFrench and US astronauts spacewalk for space station repairs
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet floated into space on his first-ever spacewalk Friday, and helped install three new, refrigerator-sized lithium-ion batteries to upgrade the power system at the...
View ArticleCitizen scientists have been taking an annual ‘bird census’ for over a century
As snow, wind and rain kept many of us cozy inside our homes this December, thousands of bird-watchers grabbed their binoculars and headed out for a day in the elements.Theirs was no average...
View ArticleThree ways to die on Venus, and other space facts
Today we call it the “Big Dipper,” but in the year 75000, we may look up in the night sky and admire a constellation known affectionately as the “Big Spatula.”As astronomer Dean Regas explains, that’s...
View ArticleThe 'Madhouse Effect' of climate denial in America
2016 is a wrap — and with it, likely the hottest year ever recorded. Temperatures weren’t the only anomaly: Louisiana, for instance, saw floods so severe they should only happen every 1,000...
View ArticleHow 'letters to the future' are putting the spotlight on climate action now
For activists Trisha Shrum and Jill Kubit, climate change isn't just an abstract concept. Rather, it has faces and names: Eleanor and Gabriel, their children. And through their time capsule project...
View ArticleThink antibiotic-resistant 'super-bugs' are only a distant threat? Think again.
If it sometimes seems like the idea of antibiotic resistance, though unsettling, is more theoretical than real, please read on.Public health officials from Nevada are reporting on a case of a woman who...
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Barbie typewriter toys had a secret ability to encrypt messages — but they...
In 1998, Slovenian toy company Mehano designed a line of children’s electronic typewriter toys with the ability to write secret messages.Eventually, the company licensed the typewriter to another...
View Article2016, an 'extreme year for climate,' is the hottest on record so far
Last year, the Earth sweltered under the hottest temperatures in modern times for the third year in a row, US scientists said on Wednesday, raising new concerns about the quickening pace of climate...
View ArticleAs Trump takes office, India remains a question mark in international climate...
Following Donald Trump’s election to the White House, world leaders rushed to rally around the Paris climate change agreement, indicating they would stick to their pledges to cut carbon even if the US...
View ArticleDonald Trump sees the future in coal. China sees the future in renewables....
In Donald Trump's vision of America, some parts of the country's future look a lot like its past. Exhibit A: his promise to revive the flagging coal industry.Meanwhile the world's other economic giant,...
View ArticleA new study has found that 60 percent of primates are nearing extinction
From gorillas to gibbons, about 60 percent of primates, the closest biological relatives to human beings, are threatened by extinction due largely to human activities, a study has found."This truly is...
View ArticleTrump removes 'climate change' from the White House website. History tells us...
Shortly after Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th president of the United States, all mentions of the phrase “climate change” disappeared from the official White House website, whitehouse.gov. The...
View ArticleSolar panels are cheaper than ever. But some manufacturers are losing money.
The price of solar photovoltaic panels is coming down, and it’s great news for consumers, solar installers and the environment.But not everyone is happy about cheap solar: The price of solar...
View ArticleHow industrial hog farms can influence human flu epidemics
With nearly 9 million hogs on farms across the state, North Carolina is the country’s second-largest producer, behind Iowa.But all those hogs mean more than just delicious pork. Some varieties of...
View ArticleScientists want to use a genetically modified malaria parasite as a vaccine...
Despite the medical advances of the past century, malaria is still a global scourge. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 429,000 people died of malaria worldwide in 2015, and there...
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A Silicon Valley engineer is on a quest to green the world by making...
Seven years ago, Mark Chung took a three-week vacation. When he came home, his electricity bill looked more than a little off.“Normally my energy bill is about $100 to $130,” says Chung. “This one was...
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