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Fighting to survive: Ukraine's cancer patients' struggle to find care while fleeing
Friday, March 18, 2022
Supplies are running low at Lviv's regional cancer hospital in Ukraine. The patient load has doubled and supplies in Kyiv are inaccessible. But hospital staff choose the duty of care over safety.
Far from the front lines, Ukrainians guard checkpoints and wait for the war to come
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Checkpoints have sprung up across Ukraine since Russia's invasion. Men at a checkpoint near Lviv have Molotov cocktails ready. Even hundreds of miles from the battles, the war hangs over everything.
Lviv takes in displaced Ukrainians but space and resources are strained
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Space and resources are strained in the western city of Lviv. More than 200,000 Ukrainians have temporarily settled in the city while Russian airstrikes continued this past week.
A Polish hotel recovering from its own tragic past has become a refuge for Ukrainians
Thursday, March 10, 2022
The Hotel Ilan in Poland has a renowned and troubled history for the country's Jewish community. Now, it has found a new purpose helping Ukrainians fleeing the war Russia has wrought on their country.
Ukrainian children and families are being taken in by Polish families
Monday, March 07, 2022
Many Polish families are offering temporary lodging for Ukrainians who have fled. Some Poles are fostering Ukrainian children who had been living at a home for orphaned or neglected children.
Our roads are killing wildlife. The new infrastructure law aims to help
Thursday, February 10, 2022
For the first time, the federal government is making a sizeable investment in wildlife road crossings. The goal is to help slow extinctions, and also protect people from animal collisions.
Guyana is a poor country that was a green champion. Then Exxon discovered oil
Sunday, November 07, 2021
Guyana, one of South America's poorest countries, is under severe threat by rising seas. That had made it a champion of climate action, but it all changed when ExxonMobil found oil off its waters.
Who Will Pay To Protect Tech Giants From Rising Seas?
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Coastal cities need billions of dollars to build defenses against sea level rise. Tensions are rising over where that funding will come from: taxpayers or private companies with waterfront property?
COMIC: How One COVID-19 Nurse Navigates Anti-Mask Sentiment
Saturday, March 06, 2021
At work every day, Agnes Boisvert attends to ICU patients "gasping for air" and dying from COVID-19. But communicating that harsh reality to her skeptical community has been a challenge.
Undisclosed: Most Homebuyers And Renters Aren't Warned About Flood Or Wildfire Risk
Sunday, October 18, 2020
Wildfires and floods threaten tens of millions of properties in the U.S. But most Americans get little or no information about climate risks when they move.
PHOTOS: A Summer Of Community, Despite Social Distance
Saturday, September 05, 2020
Celebrations, milestones and daily routines happen whether we're ready or not, and the summer of 2020 was no different. As Americans sought relief in an ongoing pandemic, they got creative.
On Dying Alone: 'Behind Every COVID-19 Case, There Is A Story'
Saturday, June 06, 2020
The unconscious man was a Beatles fan, his sister said. When she couldn't be with him in his final ICU hours she asked Dr. Daniel Colón Hidalgo to play music and say the words she wanted him to hear.
PHOTOS: Life And Work Amid The Outbreak
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Humans are adaptable, even in pandemic times. As the coronavirus spreads, ordinary citizens in several U.S. cities hit early say they are shifting daily routines to survive and thrive.
Seeing Apollo Through The Eyes Of Astronauts
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Five former NASA astronauts who flew on space missions reflect on some of the awe-inspiring photos from Apollo 11, the first lunar landing flight.
Step 1: Build A House. Step 2: Set It On Fire
Tuesday, April 02, 2019
After back-to-back hurricanes and wildfires, insurers are looking for more-resilient construction materials. That means building model homes and then blowing off their roofs or setting them on fire.
VIDEO: To Save A Fox, Scientists Took To Land, Air And Sea
Tuesday, December 04, 2018
When the population of Channel Islands foxes started to vanish in the '90s, no one knew why. Bringing them back from near-extinction has meant unraveling a mystery that started with World War II.
This Rapper Tried To Use Neuroscience To Get Over Her Ex
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Dessa is a singer and writer from Minneapolis who spent years trying to fall out of love and get over her ex. Nothing seemed to help — until she visited a research lab for a brain scan.
How To Find The Summer Constellations (360° Video)
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Have you ever wanted to casually point out Cygnus, Leo and Cassiopeia? Just in time for summer, this panoramic video shows you some tricks to help you navigate the night sky.
How Birds-To-Be Get Oxygen Inside Eggs
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Unlike humans, bird embryos don't have an oxygen pipeline from their mothers. They develop inside eggs in a nest. Skunk Bear's latest video explains why these pre-hatchlings don't suffocate.
Classroom Skeleton: Whose Bones Are These?
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Remember that skeleton hanging in the front of your classroom? In some schools, those were actual human remains. We used science to figure out the story behind one of them.