BEST WEATHER APPS
According to a Washington Post article, 82 percent of people get their weather updates on their phones, and there are more than 10,000 weather apps to choose from. The article breaks down the pros and cons of each app.
LOUD PLANET
Researchers said a repeating radio signal from an exo-planet 12 light years away suggests the planet may have a magnetic field, and even an atmosphere that could support life.
A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton sold at Christie's Auction House for a record-shattering $31.8 million. Cheddar's Chloe Aiello takes a look into the sale of the massive complete fossil and Christie's virtual auction process.
Democratic lawmakers are speaking out against a proposed Labor Department rule that they argue would make it harder for retirement funds to consider important environmental factors when making investment decisions.
Mindmed has entered a partnership with NYU Langone and will invest $5 million in psychedelic treatments. JR Rahn, Mindmed CEO, joined Cheddar to discuss how the company can help patients suffering from mental health issues and other illnesses like addiction.
U.S. Surgeon General, Jerome Adams, joined Cheddar to discuss why he feels Americans should trust in a coronavirus vaccine once it clears the protocols.
Grammy-winning singer Mary J. Blige, and Linda Goler Blount, CEO of the Black Women's Health Imperative, joined Cheddar to discuss a new Breast Cancer Month initiative encouraging Black women to get mammogram screenings.
Frenchwoman Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna developed a method known as CRISPR-cas9 that can be used to alter the DNA of animals, plants, and microorganisms.
Hurricane Delta is getting bigger fast and speeding up as it takes aim at Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
Julie Samuels, executive director at Tech: NY, joined Cheddar to discuss the COVID NY Alert app that will be used for contact tracing in New York.
The Food and Drug Administration has laid out its safety standards for developers of COVID-19 vaccines after the White House blocked their formal release.
The staggering scale of California’s wildfires has reached another milestone: A single fire has surpassed 1 million acres.
