Trump funding freeze could leave communities on their own as climate threats grow Without federal support, American communities will struggle to deal with a challenge as pervasive as climate change, market analysts and environmental advocates say. Michael Copley
His genes forecast Alzheimer's. His brain had other plans. Doug Whitney was supposed to develop Alzheimer's by 50. Now scientists are trying to understand why his brain remains healthy at 75. Jon Hamilton Play AudioListen 4 mins
January wasn't expected to break global temperature records. But it did. The planet has been shattering heat records for the past two years. That was expected to ease in January—and the fact that it didn't has climate researchers worried. Alejandra Borunda
How do astronomers track asteroids that could threaten Earth? Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth in 2032. Scott Neuman
A voice speech pathologist explains why Ariana Grande's speaking voice keeps changing People have been baffled by the way Ariana Grande changes her speaking voice in interviews. Play AudioListen 3 mins
Sen. Ted Cruz's list of 'woke' science includes self-driving cars and solar eclipses Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says the National Science Foundation has given money to thousands of "woke DEI" studies. Researchers say that's misrepresenting science and disparaging important research. Jonathan Lambert
As coal plants close, Colorado towns consider nuclear waste storage The federal government hopes former coal towns will help the nuclear industry grow, by taking on the decades-long challenge of storing radioactive waste Scott Franz
Is Trump the president who will truly set a course for Mars? Proponents of going to Mars see peril and opportunity in Elon Musk's close relationship with Trump. Experts say just getting Americans back to the moon in the near future will be challenging enough. Nell Greenfieldboyce Play AudioListen 5 mins
Citizen science helped expose the biggest wildlife die-off ever documented Decades of citizen science in Alaska helped researchers figure out how one of the biggest wildlife die-offs -- that of the seabird the common murre -- unfolded. Sofia Stuart-Rasi Play AudioListen 4 mins
Meet the neuroscientist looking for whale and dolphin brains along Brazil's coastline Neuroscientist Kamilla Souza is bringing the study of whale and dolphin brains to her home country of Brazil. Now there's a team of Brazilian scientists intent on understanding the marine mammals. Ari Daniel Play AudioListen 6 mins
