Science

Birds in the Amazon have been shrinking. Here's why scientists think it's happening

5:08pm November 12, 2021

by Christopher Intagliata

Over the last four decades, birds in the Amazon have been shrinking — and scientists believe their smaller bodies may be a response to hotter, drier weather brought by climate change.

Climate activists demonstrate at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday. Negotiators from almost 200 nations were making a fresh push to reach agreement on a series of key issues.

In a first, U.N. climate agreement could include the words 'coal' and 'fossil fuels'

3:44pm November 12, 2021

The U.N. secretary-general warns the main goal of limiting global warming is "on life support." But Glasgow negotiators are making modest progress in their final hours.

Dr. Robert Califf is pictured in 2016. President Biden is nominating Califf to again lead the Food and Drug Administration.

Biden nominates former Commissioner Robert Califf to again lead FDA

3:36pm November 12, 2021

by Brian Naylor

The Food and Drug Administration has been without a permanent leader since President Biden took office in January. Califf led the agency during the last year of the Obama administration.

Youth climate activists protest on Thursday that representatives of the fossil fuel industry have been allowed inside the venue during the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow.

The fossil fuel industry turned out in force at COP26. So did climate activists

1:59pm November 12, 2021

by Frank Langfitt

More than 500 attendees from the fossil fuel industry are at the climate summit in Glasgow. Their reps have attended climate summits for decades. Some are touting a shift toward renewables.

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A student walks to school in the middle of parent protesters.

When can kids take off their masks in school? Here's what some experts say

11:45am November 12, 2021

by Anya Kamenetz

With vaccines now available for children as young as 5, some school districts are easing up on their mask policies.

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Two bald eagles entangled after a fight in Plymouth, Minnesota.

A pair of bald eagles was caught on video entangled on a Minnesota street

11:08am November 12, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

The two birds writhed around together on a residential street for minutes, unable to separate themselves from each other. They reportedly flew away unharmed without police intervention.

Phillip Atiba Goff speaks at TED2019: Bigger Than Us. April 15 - 19, 2019, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Bret Hartman / TED

Science

Phillip Atiba Goff: How can communities reimagine their approach to public safety?

9:23am November 12, 2021

Psychologist Phillip Atiba Goff analyzes data on how racial bias affects police behavior. He shares how communities can rethink their public safety systems, and ultimately better respond to crises.

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Priti Krishtel: How can we reform the outdated US patent system to lower drug prices?

9:23am November 12, 2021

The U.S. patent system was designed to foster innovation and serve the public good. But it's no longer working as intended. Lawyer Priti Krishtel explains the consequences and how to change that.

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Emily Oster: Why wasn't the US tracking the spread of COVID-19 in schools?

9:23am November 12, 2021

In summer 2020, parents faced so many unknowns when it came to sending kids to school. Economist Emily Oster describes how she started collecting data nationwide to help parents decide for themselves.

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Teafua Tanu is an islet of Tokelau used by residents of Fakaofo atoll as a Catholic cemetery. Over the past two decades, the territory of Tokelau has proved extremely vulnerable to climate change and rising sea levels owing, partly, to its being a small l

Their lands are oceans apart but are linked by rising, warming seas of climate change

8:09am November 12, 2021

Photographer Vlad Sokhin's latest work, Warm Waters, is an exploration of climate change traveling across 18 countries and off-the-map territories seen by seldom few.