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Will declining funding stunt scientific discovery in the U.S.?
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioKARLA MURTHY: Loredana Quadro left Italy 19 years ago to pursue a career in science here in the U.S. LOREDANA QUADRO: The United States was always seen as the place to...
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Australia to expand shipping curbs around Great Barrier Reef
A tourist swims on the Great Barrier Reef in this undated file picture. Amid pressure of losing its World Heritage status, the government has decided to expand areas subject to curbs on shipping. Photo...
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This genetically modified yeast can now brew morphine
Synthetic biologist at the University of California, Berkeley show off their brewer’s yeast for opiates. The beaker on the left contains a yeast strain that changes color when a key ingredient for...
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Feds propose plan to bolster decline in bees
Can the federal government save the honeybee population? Photo by Flickr user Texas Eagles. WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government hopes to reverse America’s declining honeybee and monarch butterfly...
View ArticleAstronomer’s ‘boys with toys’ remark inspires #GirlsWithToys response
#GirlsWithToys Toy penguins? Nope, those are real! But the Mustang Suit kept me warm while sampling in Antarctica. pic.twitter.com/GuUo5gJCkS — Mrina Nikrad (@extremophile) May 18, 2015 A male...
View ArticleThe secret to New York City bagels isn’t (just) in the water
“It’s all about the water.” New Yorkers love to claim that the secret behind their delicious bagels flows from the faucet. A new 3-minute explainer from the American Chemical Society (ACS) begs to...
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NOAA Report: Deepwater Horizon oil spill caused biggest dolphin die-off in...
A new NOAA study shows a link between the 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident and a flourish of dolphins deaths along the Gulf coast. This is one of the stranded dead dolphins that came ashore in 2012...
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Will your job get outsourced to a robot?
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Have you ever worried you might lose your job to a robot? I have. Hari Sreenivasan finds it could well happen with advances in artificial intelligence, or...
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New science shows Gulf spill is still killing dolphins
Watch VideoJUDY WOODRUFF: Now: the lasting impact of America’s biggest offshore oil spill. It comes as officials are grappling with a new spill along the coast of Southern California near Santa...
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3 white collar jobs that robots are already mastering
Automation has long been a part of the service industry, but how much will robots contribute the white collar world? Photo by Reuters Over the past 20 years, we’ve seen plenty of blue collar jobs...
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Photos: Capturing the slick from California’s oil spill
A sea lion swims in oil-contaminated water near Refugio State Beach on the Californian coast in Goleta on May 21. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Reuters For most of the week, hundreds of clean-up workers...
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How to hook young people on math and science? Robots.
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioLYNN SHERR: Science and SciFi have always attracted Freya Wilhelm, whose favorite TV show as a child was this animated series set in the fantastic future. LYNN SHERR:...
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What’s making this galaxy shine with the light of 300 trillion suns?
An artist’s rendering shows the current record holder for the most luminous galaxy in the universe. Image courtesy of NASA/JPL-CaltechIn a galaxy far, far away — specifically 12.5 billion years from...
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How to stop a bamboo invasion and other surprising facts about roots
The maze-like roots of the Blonde Bombshell (Plectranthus scutellarioides) are among those on display at the U.S. Botanic Garden’s newest exhibit on roots. Photo by Nsikan Akpan When you’re facing a...
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Researchers use brain scans to hunt for Alzheimer’s cause
WOLFRATSHAUSEN, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 15: Two female inhabitants of a residential care home for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia patients walk hand-in-hand in the corridor of the residential home on...
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Scientists trace cancer-causing chemical in drinking water back to methadone
Researchers find that methadone and wastewater disinfectants create the carcinogen NDMA, which can filter into drinking water supplies. Photo by Adam Lister/Getty Images Like death and taxes, at some...
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The case for starting sex education in kindergarten
Teacher Janneke van den Heuvel leads her 8-year old students in a group discussion during Spring Fever week in the Netherlands. NewsHour photo by Saskia de Melker “Who here has been in love?” Anniek...
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Watch: Which U.S. cities face the heaviest downpours?
The Brays Bayou flows after massive flooding in Houston. Photo by Eric Kayne/Getty Images. Texas and Oklahoma aren’t alone when it comes to recent catastrophic rainfall. According to a new report from...
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Video: Human ancestor ‘Lucy’ may have had a neighbor, new fossils suggest
“Lucy,” arguably the world’s most famous human ancestor, had a crosstown rival, according to a new batch of fossils reported Thursday in the journal Nature. Archaeologists from the Cleveland Museum of...
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Science Magazine officially retracts study on gay equality canvassing
Photo by Yuri Alexandre/Getty Images Science Magazine has officially retracted a study that argued a single conversation could change a person’s opinion on a divisive issues, namely gay marriage. The...
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