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Curiosity Rover Lands Safely on Surface of Mars
After a 354 million-mile journey, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory and its rover Curiosity succeeded in a risky, sophisticated landing on the surface of Mars, and began beaming back photos of its own...
View ArticleFor NASA Rover Team, Many Years of Work and 'Seven Minutes of Terror' Paid Off
Listen to the AudioIt only took minutes for Curiosity to land on Mars. But the celebration of the successful landing -- and the mission itself -- will last much longer. Judy Woodruff talks to science...
View ArticleNASA Study Links Extreme Summer Heat to Climate Change
Listen to the AudioA new statistical analysis from NASA reveals that the extreme summer heat felt by many Americans this year is the result of global warming. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Columbia...
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Energy Boom in West Creating Jobs and Growth, But Changing Way of Life
An electric crude oil pumping unit stands on a hill overlooking Williston, North Dakota. Photo by Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images.At a time when it's difficult to find enough industries that...
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Tips From Mat Honan After the Hack That Brought Down His Cloud
Mat Honan has lived through a difficult reminder about the precarious nature of our digital identities. The technology writer, who contributes to publications like Wired and Gizmodo, painstakingly...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Boomtown Suffers Growing Pains Trying to Keep Up with Demand
Listen to the AudioAs domestic oil production increases, towns like Williston, N.D., struggle to meet demand for workers, housing and improved infrastructure. For some communities experiencing the...
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Fracking: What is it, and Is it Safe?
Workers lay a section of gas pipeline outside the town of Waynesburg, PA in April 2012. It is estimated that more than 500 trillion cubic feet of shale gas is contained in this stretch of rock that...
View ArticleCoal-Powered Colorado Undergoing a Natural Gas 'Revolution'
Listen to the AudioIn Colorado, coal and natural gas producers are fighting for energy dominance. Ray Suarez reports on the battle in a state that's also weighing what will be the most sustainable...
View ArticleCritical U.S. Infrastructure Vulnerable to Cyber Attack, Congress Fails to Act
Listen to the AudioSince the internet has become so critical to daily life, systems like the electrical grid and water supply have become vulnerable to cyber attacks. Margaret Warner looks at Congress...
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Are American Companies Ignoring Significant Cyber Threats?
The internet was never designed to be a secure means of communication, yet it's become the backbone of the U.S. economy. Hundreds of millions of dollars are drained from corporate accounts, and...
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Building a Natural Gas Fleet? Infrastructure Not Included
EmbedVideo(4105, 482, 304);By 2008, the pressure to switch from diesel to natural gas was growing at the United Parcel Service shipping facility in Denver. A new technology called hydraulic...
View ArticleUtah Makes Deal For Private Gas Drilling on Pristine Public Land
Listen to the AudioWhite River, Utah, attracts adventurers for its gorgeous vistas and rare solitude. But proposals to drill for natural gas on the public land worry environmentalists and Native...
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Natural Gas and Where it Fits in America's Energy Future
Ray Suarez recently visited Colorado, where he reported on a natural gas revolution occurring in the coal-powered state. It's part of a series on the changing landscape of energy in the United States....
View ArticleWeighing Benefits and Pitfalls of Increased Oil and Gas Production in the U.S.
Listen to the AudioTwo years ago, the U.S imported two-thirds of its oil. Now, imports are less than half of U.S. oil needs. Jeffrey Brown talks to National Resources Defense Council's Kate Sinding and...
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Surveying the Changing Landscape of 'Homegrown Energy'
Weighing Benefits and Pitfalls of Increased Oil and Gas Production in U.S. EmbedVideo(4124, 482, 304);Read the full transcript for the video here.Two years ago, the U.S imported two-thirds of its oil....
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Early Michigan Spring Leaves Field Workers Underemployed
EmbedVideo(4143, 482, 304);For 26 years, Pedro and Juana Francisco have pruned trees and picked cherries, apricots, peaches and apples at Northern Michigan's King Orchards farm. The job has provided...
View ArticleA Perilous Cyber World: Guarding Personal Information from Hackers and Thieves
Listen to the AudioWhen tech writer Mat Honan's iCloud account was hacked, he lost control over his emails, phone, and personal computer, losing correspondence, photos of family members and more....
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Mars Revealed by Intrepid New Rover
NASA's intrepid Mars Rover, Curiosity has been through a lot in the past year. It flew 354-million miles, deployed a supersonic parachute and sky crane and landed on the surface of Mars. And while it...
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Curiosity Rover Gets Brain Transplant, Prepares for Mountain Trek
NASA's intrepid Mars rover, Curiosity has been through a lot in the past year. It flew 354 million miles, blasted through the Mars atmosphere, deployed a supersonic parachute, unfurled a giant sky...
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Beekeepers Feel the Sting of Climate Change
EmbedVideo(4155, 482, 304);"Better stay back. They're getting mad!" Jeremy Jelinek hollers over the angry buzzing of his beehives.Jelinek, a Michigan beekeeper, has been stung more times than he can...
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