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PBS NewsHour - Science

Listen to PBS NewsHour science reporting published every Wednesday by 9 p.m. Featuring reports from Miles O'Brien, Nsikan Akpan and the rest of our science crew, we take on topics ranging from the fut... Read more

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Ranked #1

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News Wrap: Hawaii governor surveys Maui fire damage, warns death toll will grow

News Wrap: Hawaii governor surveys Maui fire damage, warns death toll will grow

In our news wrap Sunday, the Maui wildfire is now the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century as search efforts con... Read more

13 Aug 2023

2mins

Ranked #2

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New documentary explores mesmerizing, dangerous world of freediving

New documentary explores mesmerizing, dangerous world of freediving

The extreme sport of freediving is growing in popularity and interest. A new Netflix documentary called "The Deepest Bre... Read more

12 Aug 2023

8mins

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Antarctic sea ice at record lows as global temperatures rise

Antarctic sea ice at record lows as global temperatures rise

As temperature records fall all over the planet this summer, scientists are also increasingly concerned about what's hap... Read more

10 Aug 2023

5mins

Ranked #4

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How urban heat islands make the impacts of excessive heat worse

How urban heat islands make the impacts of excessive heat worse

Living in certain parts of a city can make the impacts of extreme heat worse. That's because of a phenomenon called the ... Read more

27 Jul 2023

6mins

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Lobster industry says regulations to save right whales will push them out of business

Lobster industry says regulations to save right whales will push them out of business

Right whales are a majestic sight to behold off the eastern coast of North America, but they are endangered and their nu... Read more

27 Jul 2023

7mins

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News Wrap: Earth sees hottest July ever recorded in human history

News Wrap: Earth sees hottest July ever recorded in human history

In our news wrap Saturday, scientists say the first two weeks of July were the planet's hottest on human record as inten... Read more

22 Jul 2023

2mins

Ranked #7

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Deadly flooding hits Northeast as heat wave tightens grip on western and southern U.S.

Deadly flooding hits Northeast as heat wave tightens grip on western and southern U.S.

The nation remains at the mercy of nature, but nature is showing no mercy with 100 degree heat stretching from the far W... Read more

17 Jul 2023

8mins

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James Webb Space Telescope prompts scientists to rethink understanding of the universe

James Webb Space Telescope prompts scientists to rethink understanding of the universe

Wednesday marks a year since the world first started seeing spectacular images of the cosmos that were captured by the p... Read more

12 Jul 2023

7mins

Ranked #9

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Historic storm brings catastrophic flooding to Vermont with more rain expected this week

Historic storm brings catastrophic flooding to Vermont with more rain expected this week

In New England, a storm for the ages has ravaged Vermont. There've been no reported deaths or injuries, but parts of the... Read more

11 Jul 2023

2mins

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Why extreme heat is more dangerous than many realize

Why extreme heat is more dangerous than many realize

Tens of millions of people living in the Southwest are dealing with what the National Weather Service says it's one of t... Read more

11 Jul 2023

6mins

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