Miles O'Brien

Boston, Āir

Science Correspondent at PBS NewsHour

Aviation Analyst at CNN

Producer, Writer and Director, NOVA at WGBH-FM (Boston, MA)

I'm on Threads as @milesobrien. https://t.co/2AZ3dD1oHX

Articles

How the Trump administration’s plans to slash NASA’s budget will impact science

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Miles O'Brien

2 hours agoHow Ukraine pulled off ‘Operation Spiderweb’ deep inside Russia In a surprise attack, Ukraine struck targets deep within Russia. How they pulled it off – and what it says about the state of the conflict between these two countries. Monday, June 2, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, …
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Why engineers are turning to beavers for insights into managing water resources

Feb 7, 2025 | ourcommunitynow.com | Miles O'Brien

Share Scientists estimate there were between 100 and 400 million beavers in North America before European migration. For a few centuries, beavers were trapped for their pelts and killed as nuisances to near extinction. Beavers can cause unwelcome flooding on property and crops. Videos showing their dams and lodges being gleefully blown to smithereens are all over social media.
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Jan 31, 2025 | milesobrien.substack.com | Miles O'Brien

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Disabled pilot reacts to Trump’s comments on deadly crash and hiring of people with disabilities | CNN Politics

Jan 30, 2025 | cnn.com | Miles O'Brien

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How a newly discovered galaxy could offer clues on how our Milky Way Galaxy formed

Dec 25, 2024 | pbs.org | Miles O'Brien

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Concerns swirl over impact of offshore wind farms on fishing industry

Dec 24, 2024 | pbs.org | Miles O'Brien

With the growth of offshore wind farms there are many questions surrounding their impact. In the second of two stories about what researchers are finding, science correspondent Miles O'Brien takes us to New Bedford, Massachusetts, where local officials are trying to strike a balance between greener, renewable energy and a potential impact on the critical fishing industry in that region.
Unmasking Methane – The Fight Against Invisible Pollution – Miles...

Nov 20, 2024 | milesobrien.com | Fedor Kossakovski |Miles O'Brien

Unmasking Methane – The Fight Against Invisible PollutionIn the Allegheny National Forest of Pennsylvania, an unassuming detective with a thermal imaging camera is chasing an invisible but potent climate culprit: methane. Melissa Ostroff, of the environmental advocacy group Earthworks, uses a $100,000 optical gas imaging camera to make the unseen seen—methane leaks from aging oil wells that dot the forest, many dating back over a century.