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World Population Poised to Hit 7 Billion. What Challenges Lie Ahead?
Photo of man in Uzbekistan by Nabikhan Utarbekov via Flickr Creative Commons.On Monday, a baby will be born somewhere and demographers will proclaim that the world's population has reached 7 billion....
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It's Official: Fungus Causes Bat-Killing White-Nose Syndrome
Scientists have identified the cause of a vicious disease devastating the northeastern U.S. bat population. Photo by Jonathan Mays, Wildlife Biologist, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and...
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Will Space Junk Collide With Plans for Future Exploration?
EmbedVideo(1850, 482, 304);On Oct. 23, a German research satellite re-entered the earth's atmosphere and plunged into the northeast Indian Ocean's Bay of Bengal. This event came less than two months...
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Advanced Weather-Watching Satellite Blasts Into Orbit
A satellite designed to study the Earth's weather and climate launched into space aboard a Delta II rocket early Friday morning. It lifted off from California's Vandenberg Air Force through clear...
View ArticleSteve Jobs Biography Examines How Rule-Breaker Tied 'Artistry to Engineering'
Listen to the AudioAuthor Walter Isaacson tells the story of Apple's late co-founder in a new biography simply titled "Steve Jobs." Jeffrey Brown and Isaacson discuss Jobs' personality, legacy and how...
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Antarctic Rocks Provide Clues to Bigger Earth Questions
John Goodge of the University of Minnesota Duluth is studying rocks from the 2 percent of Antarctica that is not under ice in search of clues to the rest of the continent: how it formed and shaped...
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The Sweet Smell of Chocolate: Sweat, Cabbage and Beef
Photo by Flickr user J. Paxon Reyes.Chocolate may be the most sought-after treat among trick-or-treaters on Halloween, with little hands grasping for all of the milk- and dark-chocolate morsels they...
View ArticleVirus Hunter Tracks New and Deadly Pathogens Around the Globe
Listen to the AudioStanford University biologist Nathan Wolfe is the founder and director of the Global Viral Forecasting Initiative and one of the world's more prominent virus hunters. Ray Suarez and...
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Peering Into the Cosmos with Brian Greene
EmbedVideo(1900, 482, 304);In NOVA's latest four-part series, physicist Brian Greene covers an astonishing swath of material in the world of physics: quantum mechanics, general relativity, light speed...
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Tough Questions on Dam Removal
As river dams age, communities wrestle with how to how to repair and remove them, and a lack of scientific understanding on the subject doesn't help. How does dam removal affect river systems? Could...
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Mars500 Crew Finally Freed
More than 500 days of isolation with five other guys ... could you do it? That is what one Chinese man, two European and three Russian men have been through to simulate what humans might encounter if...
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Mysterious Noncoding DNA: 'Junk' or Key Genetic Ingredient?
On a regular basis, reporter Jenny Marder tackles a question in science and technology news. It's a feature we call "Just Ask." Today our topic is DNA.What is noncoding DNA, and why do we need it?In...
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Asteroid Encounter: YU55 To Fly By Earth on Tuesday
This radar image of asteroid 2005 YU55 was obtained at 2:45 pm ET on Nov. 7 when the space rock was 860,000 miles from Earth. Photo by NASA/JPL-Caltech.As folks on the East Coast are feeding the dog,...
View ArticleSupreme Court Hears Landmark GPS Tracking Case
Listen to the AudioCan the government track a suspect using a GPS device without a warrant? That question was at the center of a high-profile case before the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Judy Woodruff...
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'Hacker' Group Safecast Crowdsources Radiation Data in Japan
EmbedVideo(1943, 482, 304);We officially launch a new feature today we're calling "Science Thursday." Each week, we'll feature an online-exclusive multimedia piece on a topic in the world of science...
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What's the Fallout for Dogs Near Fukushima?
While shooting, the NewsHour and Safecast crew encounter an abandoned dog. Photo by Sean Bonner of Safecast.org. Update: 4 pm ET, Nov 11| At the tail end of Miles O'Brien's latest NewsHour report on...
View ArticleObama Administration Delays Keystone XL Pipeline Approval
Listen to the AudioShould President Obama approve a major extension of the Keystone XL pipeline? Ray Suarez discusses that question, which has divided business, environmental groups and labor unions,...
View ArticleSafecast Draws on Power of the Crowd to Map Japan's Radiation
Listen to the AudioEight months after a tsunami caused a nuclear accident in Japan, ordinary people are using new technology and the power of crowdsourcing to find radiation hotspots. NewsHour science...
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Did Fracking Cause Oklahoma's Largest Recorded Earthquake? Probably Not.
A worker cleans and lubricates the head of a hydraulic fracturing machine at Southwestern Energy Co.'s natural gas production site at the Marcellus Shale formation in Camptown, Pa. Photo by Bloomberg...
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NewsHour Connect: World's Largest Dam Removal Set to Restore Ecosystem
The world's biggest dam removal project -- and the second-largest environmental restoration project in U.S. history -- is in progress on the Elwha River on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state....
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