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Climate solutions do exist. These 6 experts detail what they look like

We asked six climate experts what questions you should ask yourself whenever you come across something claiming to be a "climate solution".

File photo of supporters attending a rally held by Planned Parenthood commemorating the 45th anniversary of the landmark Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court ruling at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 22, 2018.

California to vote on constitutional right to abortion

Supporters say constitutional protection will not negate current state law that restricts late-term abortions unless the mother's life or health is at stake.

A robot nicknamed Icefin operates under the sea ice near McMurdo Station in Antarctica in 2020. The pencil-shaped robot is giving scientists their first look at the forces eating away at the Thwaites glacier.

A skinny robot documents the forces eroding a massive Antarctic glacier

Scientists got their first up-close look at what's eating away part of Antarctica's Thwaites ice shelf, nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier because of its massive melt and sea rise potential.

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacy Abrams lost the election this year by a larger margin than she did 4 years ago, leading to questions about the future of the party in the state.

Georgia Democrats weigh what's next after losing race for governor again

Democrat Abrams ran for governor 4 years ago but narrowly lost to Republican Brian Kemp. This year, she lost by a larger margin. Analysts are uncertain whether it was her message or political party.

Low water levels at Shasta Lake on April 25, 2022. The reservoir as of Feb. 21 , 2023 was at more than 86% of historic average levels.

Water board waives Delta rules that protect salmon

Angering environmentalists, the water board decided that cities and farmers would get more Delta water while restricting flows for endangered salmon and other fish. The move came after Gov. Gavin Newsom suspended key environmental laws.

Not all educators are shying away from artificial intelligence in the classroom.

'Everybody is cheating': Why this teacher has adopted an open ChatGPT policy

An associate professor at the prestigious Wharton School is not only allowing his students to use ChatGPT, they are required to.

Joshua Browder's artificial intelligence startup, DoNotPay, planned to have an AI-powered bot argue on behalf of a defendant in a case next month, but he says threats from bar associations have made him drop the effort.

A robot was scheduled to argue in court, then came the jail threats

The man behind a startup called DoNotPay planned to use AI to help fight a traffic ticket. But professional lawyers shut it down.

Lunar module pilot Walt Cunningham performs flight tasks on the ninth day of the Apollo 7 mission in 1968.

NASA Apollo astronaut Walt Cunningham has died at age 90

Cunningham piloted the first manned Apollo mission, a key step in the drive to reach the moon, but he never flew in space again. He was a physicist who later became known as a climate-change skeptic.

People remove Sargassum in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, in April, 2022. Researchers expect this year will bring another massive bloom, choking local ecosystems and tourism economies.

Meet the sargassum belt, a 5,000-mile-long snake of seaweed circling Florida

Since 2011, a fleet of seaweed patches double the size of the contiguous U.S. has cycled from West Africa to Florida, threatening beaches from Martinique to Miami. This year, it could grow bigger.

Pivot, the humpback whale stranded on the Assateague Island shoreline.

Experts explain why humpback whales are washing up on the East Coast

Humpback whales are washing up on east coast beaches. Boats, fish, and their growing population may be to blame.

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