Episodes

  • Group of rescued gray seals heads home after rehabilitation

    Group of rescued gray seals heads home after rehabilitation
    May 31 2025
    A group of gray seals in Rhode Island are making a splash. They were rescued in March and April after becoming entangled in fishing gear and other debris near Block Island. Several were recently released after being rehabilitated. John Yang has the story. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    2 mins
  • The growing environmental impact of AI data centers’ energy demands

    The growing environmental impact of AI data centers’ energy demands
    May 25 2025
    The EPA has reportedly drafted a plan to eliminate all limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, according to documents obtained by The New York Times. Now, with the rise of artificial intelligence technology, demand on power plants is increasing, in large part due to AI’s reliance on data centers. Ali Rogin speaks with Kenza Bryan, climate reporter for The Financial Times, for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins
  • To change perceptions of sharks, swimmer Lewis Pugh takes the plunge at Martha’s Vineyard

    To change perceptions of sharks, swimmer Lewis Pugh takes the plunge at Martha’s Vineyard
    May 25 2025
    Sharks have been cast as the ultimate villain ever since the movie “Jaws” was released 50 years ago this summer. The film tells the story of a great white shark terrorizing beachgoers, but in reality, humans pose the greater threat to sharks. Ali Rogin speaks with endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh, who wants to get that message out by swimming around Martha’s Vineyard, where “Jaws” was filmed. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    4 mins
  • What the dismissal of hundreds of scientists means for a flagship climate report

    What the dismissal of hundreds of scientists means for a flagship climate report
    May 18 2025
    In late April, the Trump administration told hundreds of scientists and experts that they were no longer needed to compile the next national climate assessment, a flagship report mandated by Congress to catalog the ways climate change affects the country. John Yang speaks with Elizabeth Koebele, an associate professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, who was among the recipients of that message. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins
  • Breakthrough gene editing treatment helps child born with rare disorder

    Breakthrough gene editing treatment helps child born with rare disorder
    May 16 2025
    Doctors announced this week that they have treated a newborn baby with a rare genetic disease using the world’s first personalized gene editing therapy. Geoff Bennett discussed the treatment and its potential with Dr. Peter Marks. He oversaw gene therapy treatment and vaccine safety and approval for the FDA before he left in March. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    7 mins
  • One woman’s mission to help save cheetahs from extinction

    One woman’s mission to help save cheetahs from extinction
    May 11 2025
    Cheetahs, the fastest mammals on Earth, are now in a race against extinction. It’s estimated that fewer than 7,000 exist in the wild. John Yang speaks with Laurie Marker, a woman who has already helped dramatically reduce one threat to cheetahs and is tackling new ones that have emerged, for our Weekend Spotlight. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins
  • Humans have seen a tiny fraction of the deep sea. Researchers are trying to change that

    Humans have seen a tiny fraction of the deep sea. Researchers are trying to change that
    May 10 2025
    The deep sea covers about two-thirds of the Earth’s surface, but according to a new study, humans are estimated to have observed less than .001 percent of the deep seafloor — an area roughly the size of Rhode Island. Stephanie Sy speaks with the study’s author, Katy Croff Bell, who is working to change that. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins
  • How a warming Arctic may be eroding Indigenous history in Alaska

    How a warming Arctic may be eroding Indigenous history in Alaska
    Apr 27 2025
    In a remote part of Alaska, global warming is being blamed for endangering a treasure trove of Indigenous artifacts. Archaeologists at one dig site near the Bering Sea say they’re in a race against time. Nelufar Hedayat reports for the nonprofit news organization Evident Media. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins
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