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 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 07 How a historic lack of ice cover on the Great Lakes could affect ecosystems By Todd Richmond, Associated Press According to the Great Lakes Ice Tracker website, ice coverage on the lakes dropped to just 3% in mid-February, a time when usually 40% of the lakes are covered. That's the lowest figure since at least 1973, when the site’s… Continue reading
Mar 07 Earth has shattered global heat records for the 9th straight month, scientists say By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The European Union's climate agency Copernicus says February, the winter as a whole and the world’s oceans set new high-temperature marks. Continue reading
Mar 06 Ancient stone tools found in Ukraine may have been used by early humans over 1 million years ago By Christina Larson, Associated Press It’s not certain which early human ancestors fashioned the tools, but it may have been Homo erectus. The tools could mark the oldest known evidence of early human presence in Europe. Continue reading
Mar 05 Already missing winter? Here’s what we lose when the season warms up By Bella Isaacs-Thomas If you’ve noticed that the coldest months of the year don’t seem to get so cold anymore, you’re not alone. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 7:14 Can science save the northern white rhino from extinction and even bring back the dodo? By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Harry Zahn The northern white rhinoceros is one of the world’s biggest animals, and one of the most endangered. Only two are known to be alive, both female. But scientific breakthroughs are raising hopes for saving the rhino and perhaps even bringing… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 1:18 A glimpse at some of the 100 new deep sea species discovered off the coast of Chile By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Andrew Corkery Amid underwater mountains off the coast of Chile, scientists believe they’ve discovered 100 or so new species with the aid of a robot capable of diving more than 14,000 feet. Researchers say it demonstrates how the Chilean government’s ocean protections… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 1:09 A mind-boggling look at what might be the brightest object in the universe By John Yang, Harry Zahn According to a paper published this past week in the journal Nature Astronomy, scientists found what could be the brightest known object in the universe: a quasar produced by a massive and voracious black hole. It’s estimated to be emitting… Continue watching