Bald eagles around the U.S. are contracting the bird flu
At least three bald eagles who contracted bird flu are dead.
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The first known interstellar meteor hit Earth in 2014, U.S. officials say
The meteor crash-landed off the coast of Papua New Guinea in January 2014.
After a rough year, new wildfire warnings have Boulder, Colorado on edge
Boulder, Colorado is again under a red flag warning for extreme wildfire danger as powerful winds like those that fanned a destructive blaze in December return to the drought stricken region.
Encore: How do you give a whale a pregnancy test? One way — check its poop
The orange excrement of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales — so called because they were once seen as the right ones to hunt — can give researchers a window into their health.
Two new omicron variants are spreading in N.Y. and elsewhere. Here's what we know
The variants — BA.2.12.1 and BA2.12.2 — have been detected in New York and other states as well as 5 other countries. One has a mutation that seems to give it an edge in evading the immune system.
Researchers say they've linked silica dust directly to severe black lung disease
A new study links the epidemic of severe lung disease among coal miners to toxic silica dust. The findings echo a 2018 investigation by NPR and the PBS show Frontline.
The Hubble telescope confirms the largest comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers
The comet, known as C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein), has an estimated diameter of about 80 miles. That's bigger than Rhode Island and about 50 times larger than the heart of most comets.
A record number of Yellowstone wolves have been killed. Conservationists are worried
States neighboring Yellowstone National Park have eased rules on hunting wolves, resulting in the most being killed in nearly a century
How much energy powers a good life? Less than you're using, says a new report
Americans use nearly four times the energy researchers say is needed to live a happy, healthy and prosperous life.
Fossil footprints mistakenly attributed to bears were made by early humans
A new look at some fossilized footprints shows that more than one species of human was walking upright around 3.6 million years ago. (This story originally aired on ATC on Dec. 2, 2021.)