Episodios

  • Why the military is creating artificial reefs to protect U.S. shorelines

    Why the military is creating artificial reefs to protect U.S. shorelines
    Apr 6 2025
    Artificial, human-made reefs have been deployed around the country to enhance and protect coastlines. The Department of Defense is working to deploy them in waters off its coastal military bases with its “Reefense” project. Ali Rogin speaks with Catherine Campbell, who manages the program, to learn more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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  • Scientists work to restore wild ocelot populations with fertility treatments

    Scientists work to restore wild ocelot populations with fertility treatments
    Apr 6 2025
    While ocelots are widespread in South and Central America, in the United States they are on the brink of extinction. They were once overhunted for their coats, and now they face shrinking habitats. Researchers hope that the key to restoring this species can be found in fertility treatments. John Yang reports for our series, “Saving Species.” PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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  • How 200-year-old whaling logs are helping scientists track climate change

    How 200-year-old whaling logs are helping scientists track climate change
    Apr 5 2025
    What can centuries-old whaling ship logs tell us about today’s extreme weather? According to scientists, the answer is a lot. They’re using the information recorded by mariners going back hundreds of years to push the frontier of modern-day climate science. Special correspondent Pamela Watts with Rhode Island PBS reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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  • Scientists sound alarm on Trump administration’s dismantling of research funding

    Scientists sound alarm on Trump administration’s dismantling of research funding
    Mar 31 2025
    The Trump administration is waging a ‘wholesale assault on U.S. science’ that threatens the country’s health, economic development, national security and scientific preeminence. That's according to an open letter published by nearly 2,000 doctors, scientists and researchers. William Brangham discussed the letter with Dr. Steven Woolf, one of its authors. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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  • The effect of NIH funding cuts on vaccine access and hesitancy research

    The effect of NIH funding cuts on vaccine access and hesitancy research
    Mar 22 2025
    The National Institutes of Health has terminated dozens of grants for scientific research projects related to vaccine use and hesitancy, informing researchers that their studies no longer aligned with the Trump administration’s priorities. Ali Rogin speaks with Sophia Newcomer, one of the researchers whose grant was cancelled, whose work focuses on health care access in rural communities. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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  • Earth is ‘perilously close’ to a global warming threshold. Here’s what to know

    Earth is ‘perilously close’ to a global warming threshold. Here’s what to know
    Mar 16 2025
    This past week, the EPA said it is reconsidering the scientific finding that greenhouse gases are a danger to public health. This comes as research shows average global temperatures in 2024 likely rose above a 1.5 degree Celsius threshold that for years has been a red line for climate change. Ali Rogin speaks with Michael Mann at the University of Pennsylvania to learn more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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  • Wild beavers return to England’s countryside centuries after their extinction

    Wild beavers return to England’s countryside centuries after their extinction
    Mar 9 2025
    This past week, beavers were legally released into the English countryside for the first time since they were hunted into extinction there in the 17th century. Conservationists hailed it as a watershed moment for this keystone species, which helps combat flooding and drought by engineering the landscape with dams and channels. Alex Thomson of Independent Television News reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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  • Scientists shed new light on the mysterious ‘lost years’ of sea turtles

    Scientists shed new light on the mysterious ‘lost years’ of sea turtles
    Mar 8 2025
    Sea turtles are considered one of the oldest living species on Earth, but it’s been a mystery where their babies go after heading out to sea. Known as their “lost years,” the lack of information makes it hard for conservationists to protect these turtles. Now, a team of marine scientists is working to change that. John Yang reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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