Denise Chow
Science Reporter
I am a science reporter for NBC News covering the environment, climate change and space. My work focuses, in particular, on extreme heat and other ways that climate change is affecting human health. I also write about NASA, the commercial space industry and new discoveries in the world of astronomy.
I am a science reporter for NBC News covering the environment, climate change and space. My work focuses, in particular, on extreme heat and other ways that climate change is affecting human health. I also write about NASA, the commercial space industry and new discoveries in the world of astronomy.
Latest from Denise Chow
56 days and counting: Two NASA astronauts are still in space as tests on Boeing capsule continue
Eight weeks after they launched, two NASA astronauts are still waiting aboard the space station as engineers try to address issues with Boeing's spaceship.
Smoke from wildfires in Canada and the West Coast spreads across North America
Intense wildfires in western Canada have sent plumes of smoke across North America, and fires in Oregon, Idaho and California are also causing air quality to drop.
Northern lights may be visible this week over several states from New York to Idaho
The northern lights may be visible Tuesday and Wednesday over several northern states, from New York to Idaho.
A third of Hurricane Beryl deaths in Texas were caused by heat. Victims' relatives say they should still be alive.
Seven deaths in Texas caused by Hurricane Beryl were the result of heat exposure because of widespread power outages.
Near-complete Stegosaurus fossil sells for record $44 million at auction
A 150-million-year-old, 20-foot-long Stegosaurus skeleton that is nearly complete sold at an auction for a record $44.6 million on Wednesday.
Perseid meteor shower, one of the most dramatic of the year, is underway
The annual Perseid meteor shower — often one of the best of the year — has begun and will peak the night of Aug. 12.
Even for Las Vegas, it's too hot
Record hot temperatures over the past week have turned the Las Vegas valley into a giant oven.
Fertility declines, tapering populations, soaring life expectancies: What the U.N. population report shows about us and our future on this planet
Life expectancies around the world have bounced back from the pandemic but fertility rates are declining faster than expected, according to a United Nations report.
NASCAR debuts electric race car prototype ahead of Chicago Street Race
NASCAR on Saturday unveiled a prototype electric race car as part of a new initiative that aims to reduce the organization’s emissions and electrify aspects of the sport.
Heat records fell, some shattered, in June across parts of Arizona, Nevada and Texas
Parts of Arizona, Nevada and Texas just endured their hottest June on record, where sweltering conditions shattered several long-standing marks.
Hurricane Beryl is breaking records as it wreaks havoc in the Caribbean
Hurricane Beryl was the first Category 4 storm ever to form in the Atlantic Ocean in the month of June, and the earliest Category 5 storm on record.
