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Keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes will cost billions and take decades
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a study Monday on how best to keep the invasive species Asian carp from overwhelming the Great Lakes and threatening the area's multi-billion dollar fishing...
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At Consumer Electronics Show, 'smartphone revolution' spreads from car to closet
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight, a future where your home can act a little smarter, your car starts with just the sound of your voice, and your clothes can measure your...
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From jetpacks to wolf innards, see science's really awesome stuff
If you've been trapped inside these past few days while the polar vortex swooped through North America, you've probably burned through your bookmarked YouTube clips and binge-watched "Breaking Bad" on...
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Closing the digital divide by helping seniors get online
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Going online to work, shop, or check in with loved ones is now just a part of daily life. But, for some senior citizens, the World Wide Web is a maze...
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Racism may accelerate aging on a genetic level, study finds
Jovan Washington, left, Cecil Boyce and Louis Estrada were interviewed in 2012 in New Haven, Conn., where they talked about the negative stereotypes attached to young African-American men. A new study...
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Were criminal gangs involved in the Target security breach?
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: Another story that we wanted to follow up on tonight is the state of credit card security, or lack of it. This following discourse is about major...
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Program teaches cybersecurity students how to think like hackers
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRICK KARR: The bad guys stole more than three million Social Security numbers from the State of South Carolina. As many as seventy million credit card numbers from Sony...
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Scientists search for understanding of dark matter in deep underground lab
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Basic research, the less glamorous side of science, is often the most important, leading to sometimes unanticipated discoveries that pay off years later....
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What a glowing green worm can teach us about our immune systems
By studying a worm that swims in bacteria, scientists believe they will gain a better understanding of our immune systems. Video and photos by Rebecca Jacobson. Dennis Kim, associate professor of...
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Betting on the Super Bowl? Get math on your side
For players, teams and gamblers, millions of dollars ride on this year's Superbowl. Can math give an edge to predicting the winner? Left: Quarterback Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos. Photo by...
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Ten years after first rover landing, Smithsonian to display images of Mars
*Curiosity Rover’s self portrait at “John Klein” drilling site. Photo by NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS* The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum’s is displaying more than 50 of its best photographs...
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An interactive globe shows wind flows around the world
Photo by earth.nullschool.net You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. You just need this interactive map. Using wind speed data from the National Weather Service and the National...
View ArticleSolar flare may give states a peek at the Northern Lights
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Mayor of Charleston, W.Va., says water emergency is devastating his community
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: We’re joined now by the mayor of Charleston, W.Va., Danny Jones. Thanks for joining us. What is the latest that you’re hearing now about the efforts...
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Federal disaster declared in W.Va., where chemical spill caused water emergency
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Hundreds of thousands of citizens in West Virginia are heading into the weekend dealing with a major water emergency caused by a chemical spill. Even as...
View ArticleUp to 300,000 West Virginians without water after chemical spill
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Many West Virginians still without tap water
Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: Joining us now from Charleston via Skype is Ashton Marra. She is the statehouse reporter for West Virginia Public Broadcasting. So, you have been living through...
View ArticleWest Virginia begins to lift water ban following chemical spill
A ban on tap water was lifted Monday in West Virginia after a chemical spill left 300,000 residents in nine counties with a contaminated water supply for five days, the Associated Press reports. In a...
View ArticleNews Wrap: Court throws out FCC’s rules on net neutrality
Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: The House of Representatives today approved a bill to fund the government through Saturday, and sent it to the Senate. It buys three more days to pass a $1.1 trillion...
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How can shoppers keep their information secure from hacks?
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: New revelations have come to light in the past several days about the massive hacking attack of consumers’ information affecting customers of some major...
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