http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/topic/science/The latest news, analysis and reporting about Science & Technology from the Online NewsHour and its Web site, the feed is updated periodically with interviews, background reports and updates to put the news in a larger context.en-usWed, 04 Nov 2009 16:22:20Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:22:20Copyright ©2009 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved.144144http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_rss.jpghttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec09/nova_11-03.htmlTue, 03 Nov 2009 18:34:00 ESTNOVA explores the issue of climate change as it relates to human origins in part one of a three part series on evolution. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/books_11-02.htmlMon, 02 Nov 2009 18:42:00 ESTJeffrey Brown explores the shifting world of book publishing, and examines how technology and readers are changing the industry. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/july-dec09/algae_10-30.htmlFri, 30 Oct 2009 18:33:00 ESTIn the latest in a series about innovation amid economic turmoil, Tom Bearden reports on efforts to convert algae into clean fuel.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/other_10-30.htmlFri, 30 Oct 2009 18:06:00 ESTIn other news, stocks dropped on Friday on news of weak consumer spending, and the White House said it was unhappy with the output of swine flu vaccine.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/july-dec09/borneo_10-28.htmlWed, 28 Oct 2009 18:39:00 ESTOn the tiny island of Borneo, the Asri Clinic doesn't take credit cards. Instead, the clinic accepts payments that improve the local ecosystem, be it seedlings for replanting, eggshells for composting, even manure. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june09/grid_06-09.htmlWed, 28 Oct 2009 18:36:00 ESTIn cities across the country, officials are faced with the task of getting renewable energy from the outskirts of town to the urban centers where demand is greatest. NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports from Los Angeles.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/insider/health/july-dec09/h1n1vaccine_10-26.htmlMon, 26 Oct 2009 14:00:00 ESTThe H1N1 swine flu virus is now widespread in 46 states and has hospitalized more than 20,000 people in the U.S., according to CDC officials. Meanwhile, delays in vaccine production have led to long lines at clinics and doctors' offices. Two experts on vaccines answer your questions. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/h1n1_10-23.htmlFri, 23 Oct 2009 18:03:00 ESTThe Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that the H1N1 flu's effects have already matched those of the seasonal flu. Ray Suarez reports.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/flu_10-23.htmlFri, 23 Oct 2009 17:07:00 ESTThe H1N1 swine flu virus is now widespread in 46 states, has hospitalized more than 20,000 people and caused more than 1,000 deaths in the U.S., Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Friday.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/h1n1_10-21.htmlWed, 21 Oct 2009 18:18:00 ESTThroughout the nation, concern over a possible H1N1 vaccine shortage is causing chaos at hospitals. Betty Ann Bower visits a clinic in Maryland for more.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/hivvaccine_10-20.htmlTue, 20 Oct 2009 17:43:00 ESTPARIS | The complete results of the first vaccine trial to ever show some protection against HIV were released Tuesday, and researchers sought to refute criticism that the study's results could be weaker than indicated.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/july-dec09/greenland_10-19.htmlMon, 19 Oct 2009 18:20:00 ESTScientists dig deep into Greenland's ice to unearth the history of climate change. Climatologist and Climate Central correspondent Heidi Cullen reports.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/science/july-dec09/solardecathlon_10-15.htmlThu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 ESTGreen technology can take many forms, be it in eco-friendly light bulbs, hybrid cars, or wind turbines. It can even take the form of homework, as in the case of students competing in the Department of Energy's "Solar Decathlon." http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec09/hubble_10-13.htmlTue, 13 Oct 2009 18:49:00 ESTThe NewsHour airs an excerpt from a NOVA ScienceNow report on efforts to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec09/moon_10-09.htmlFri, 09 Oct 2009 18:45:00 ESTScientists hope crashing a probe into the moon will shed light on whether there is much water there. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/science/july-dec09/moon_10-09.htmlFri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 ESTA NASA spacecraft crashed into the Moon on Friday morning, on purpose, in a bid to discover ice hidden below the lunar surface. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/food_10-08.htmlThu, 08 Oct 2009 18:34:00 ESTLee Hochberg reports on the difficulty in tracking the source of tainted foods and the complicated trail from production to sale.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/flu_10-08.htmlThu, 08 Oct 2009 18:27:00 ESTThe flu season might start earlier than expected, complicating efforts to distribute an H1N1 vaccine before people are infected. Betty Ann Bowser reports.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/science/july-dec09/saturn_10-07.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2009 17:59:00 ESTA team of scientists have discovered a new ring around the planet Saturn, already famous for its many rings, that is so large that it has the volume equivalent to one billion Earths.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec09/nobel_10-06.htmlTue, 06 Oct 2009 18:36:00 ESTJeffrey Brown reports on three American scientists who were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their pioneering research in fiber optics and digital photography. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/science/july-dec09/nobelphysics_10-06.htmlTue, 06 Oct 2009 11:58:00 ESTThe three scientists awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Tuesday all developed new ways of harnessing light for different technological applications that are now used all the time, every day, all over the world.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/nobel_10-05.htmlMon, 05 Oct 2009 18:10:00 ESTThree Americans were named the 2009 winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine Monday for their work identifying a key growth enzyme that has important implications for research on aging, and for diseases like cancer.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec09/ancestor_10-01.htmlThu, 01 Oct 2009 18:39:00 ESTA 4.4-million year old fossil, discovered in Africa has opened a window onto humans' "early evolutionary steps," according to the group of scientists responsible for the find. Ray Suarez reports.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec09/earthship_09-30.htmlWed, 30 Sep 2009 18:29:00 ESTIn the latest installment in his series on innovation during the recession, Tom Bearden examines how one architect is turning unlikely items into environmentally friendly homes he calls "earthships."http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/transportation/july-dec09/bridge_09-29.htmlTue, 29 Sep 2009 18:30:00 ESTPolitical wrangling can often get in the way of critical infrastructure improvements Case in point: The rebuilding of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Spencer Michels reports.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/government_programs/july-dec09/apps-gov_09-28.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2009 12:20:00 ESTWhen Vivek Kundra, the federal chief information officer, describes how the government has gone about spending money on information technology in the past, images of infamous $200 government hammers and ashtrays can easily spring to mind.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/europe/july-dec09/gold_09-25.htmlFri, 25 Sep 2009 18:48:00 ESTBritain's largest collection of gold artifacts has been discovered and it dates back 1,300 years to the Anglo-Saxons. Nicholas Glass of ITN reports.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/july-dec09/iranlead_09-25.htmlFri, 25 Sep 2009 18:02:00 ESTPresident Obama and the leaders of France and Britain accused Iran Friday of building a covert uranium-enrichment site. Former U.N. weapons inspector David Albright examines what's known about the Iranian facility.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/hiv_09-24.htmlThu, 24 Sep 2009 18:29:00 ESTAn AIDS vaccine tested in Thailand has shown signs of stopping HIV infection for the first time. Tim Clarke of ITN reports on the clinical research.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/health/july-dec09/hiv_09-24.htmlThu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 ESTPromising results released Thursday from an HIV vaccine trial in Thailand show for the first time that a vaccine may prevent HIV infection.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/july-dec09/solar_09-22.htmlTue, 22 Sep 2009 18:32:00 ESTTom Bearden reports on new innovations that would allow for better storage of electricity generated by the wind and sun.