World's first commercial carbon storage facility gets first CO2 injection

The first commercial carbon storage facility has been inaugurated off Norway's coast, but is storing CO2 deep under the seabed really the answer?

• Aug 25

U.S. scientists work to preserve vulnerable species at a Smithsonian lab

Experts at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute care for endangered species on 32,000 sprawling acres in Northern Virginia.

• Aug 23

See Hurricane Erin from the International Space Station

As Hurricane Erin​ hovered over the Atlantic Ocean, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season​ was spotted from above by cameras on the ISS.

• Aug 20

Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art

For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring shrinking glaciers in Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape.

• Aug 17

Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art

For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring the shrinking glaciers in the rugged North Cascade Mountains of Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape, as the effects of human-caused climate change on glaciers becomes even more starkly apparent. This story was provided by Climate Central.

• Aug 17
• 06:10

What a shooting star looks like up close

A meteorite appeared as a fireball seen in several states, including Georgia, where it landed in a house. Dave Malkoff explores its past.

• Aug 16
• 02:33

62-year-old fish thought to be oldest-ever trout found in Great Lakes

Researchers say that a lake trout recently captured in Lake Superior is believed to be the oldest-known specimen of its species ever caught in the Great Lakes, estimated to be 62 years old.

• Aug 15

mRNA tech could help fight cancer, but cuts threaten progress, experts say

Federal funding cuts to mRNA technology research doesn't just impact COVID vaccines — experts say it could stall progress in treatment for cancers, rare disease and more.

• Aug 13

New species of "deceptively cute" ancient whale found on beach

Scientists have discovered a razor-toothed whale that prowled the seas 26 million years ago, saying the species was "deceptively cute" but a dangerous predator.

• Aug 13

Why ASMR is making a lot of noise

ASMR (or autonomous sensory meridian response) is the tingling sensation some people experience from certain sounds or visuals – a "brain massage," in the words of Maria Viktorovna, who's been called the "ASMR queen." Correspondent Faith Salie talks with Viktorovna about her wildly successful "Gentle Whispering" videos, and with physiology professor Craig Richard, who discusses ASMR's physical effects. Salie also visits Whisperwave, New York City's first ASMR spa. [Originally broadcast Dec. 8, 2024.]

• Aug 10
• 05:25

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