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Pine Island Glacier’s demise is ‘irreversible,’ researchers believe
Scientists believe that the Pine Island Glacier in Antartica is melting irreversibly. Photo by Penn State University/Flickr Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier covers approximately 9,942 square miles,...
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Which bears took home Giant Panda Zoo Awards?
Giant pandas bond at the Smithsonian Institute’s National Zoo. Photo by Ann Batdorf/Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Pandas and advocates for the animal from all over the world were honored at the Giant...
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Can the tech industry strike the privacy, safety balance?
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: The president’s speech on surveillance and privacy late last week rattled cages from Silicon Valley to foreign capitals. But a new survey from the Pew...
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There’s a new supernova in the neighborhood
Image by UCL Mathematical and Physical Sciences The astronomy world is abuzz with excitement over the birth of a new supernova in the relatively nearby galaxy known as M82. As far as intergalactic...
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The tortoise and the flare: Calif. solar power projects confront habitat impact
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Now the challenges of combating climate change. This week, the European Union announced it was loosening its strict environmental regulations in the face...
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Medical study suggests little evidence that former athletes suffer...
A medical study is questioning the existence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in former football players and other athletes. Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images A study published this month in...
View ArticleAddressing climate change, Obama pledges commitment to clean energy
[Watch Video] President Barack Obama pledged his commitment to U.S. energy independence by investing in natural gas and solar energy. He also talked about shifting to a “cleaner energy economy” that...
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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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Got health problems? Blame it on Neanderthal DNA
Geneticists have found that Neanderthals passed on genetic traits to modern day humans that may explain immune diseases and other traits. Photo courtesy of Flickr User Matt Celeskey. If you are...
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Researchers make stem cell discovery by studying tissue stress and repair
Watch VideoGWEN IFILL: Today’s news of a breakthrough in stem cell research captured the attention of scientists around the world. For years, researchers have been investigating how to get adult stem...
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Which countries are competing in the modern-day space race?
On NewsHour Weekend Saturday, Hari Sreenivasan reports from Bangalore on India’s Mars Orbiter Mission, a great point of national pride. The global “space race” may have ended with the Cold War, but...
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To err is human, to forgive is animal
Redneck wallabies at Tier-und Vogelpark Reilingen (Baden-Württemberg, Germany). Photo by Wikimedia Commons user 4028mdk09 “To err is human, to forgive divine.” While conflict in any social group is...
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Mysterious epidemic devastates starfish population off the Pacific Coast
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Scientists are searching for clues to what’s been killing starfish up and down the West Coast. The mysterious die-offs were first noticed in Washington...
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Even at an early age, women underrepresented in tech
AP Testing In Progress sign, Neuqua Valley High, Chicago. Photo by Flickr User Cory Doctorow. Silicon Valley business woman Sheryl Sandberg has popularized a movement to get professional women to “lean...
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Greenland glacier hits record speeds
The calving front of the Jakobshavn Glacier in western Greenland, as seen from NASA’s P-3B aircraft on April 21, 2012. Photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video Traveling just over 6 mph would hardly...
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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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Enhanced hearing in adult ‘blind’ mice provides future hope for human sensory...
A new study shows that the brains of adult mice could be rewired after the rodents received temporary vision loss. Photo by Rick Eh and Flickr. It may sound like it came out of a comic book — gaining...
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What Hawking meant when he said ‘there are no black holes’
This artist’s concept shows a supermassive black hole with millions to billions times the mass of our sun. Supermassive black holes are enormously dense objects buried at the hearts of galaxies, and...
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