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Dr. Shannon Schmoll, Director of the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University, speaks to NewsPoint360 about the discovery of phosphine in Venus's atmosphere and what it means for possible life on the planet as well as for future NASA missions.

Dr. Jacqualine Grant, Associate Professor of Biology at Southern Utah University, speaks to NewsPoint360 about why wildfires in the Intermountain South area are becoming more common, what's causing them, and how residents in wildfire danger zones can best protect their homes.

Dr. Randy Magiera, Adjunct Professor of Information Technology and Cybersecurity at Tulane University, speaks to NewsPoint360 about the proposed ban by the U.S. government of the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, if a mobile app can ever be fully banned, and how this ties into how public and private companies collect users' data and what they do with it.

Anita Windisman, co-founder of Blue Square Collective and former LinkedIn executive, speaks to NewsPoint360 about online networking platforms and gives her tips on navigating the job market in the digital world - even for those who find it intimidating.

Politics in the United Kingdom have been tumultuous to say the least, and it is stoking Scottish desires for independence once again. Dr. Simon Tormey, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law at the University of Bristol, speaks with NewsPoint360 about Scottish nationalist and independence movements in the wake of Brexit, and the likelihood Scotland will see another referendum under First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Dr. Bruno Takahashi, expert in environmental journalism at Michigan State University, speaks about what journalists need to be especially careful of when covering natural hazards like hurricanes and fires, why environmental stories are receiving less coverage by major news outlets and how journalists should go about telling both sides of a story responsibly.