Science Apr 17 Americans predict what the future looks like for technology Over the past 50 years, Americans have witnessed the first man walk on the moon, the birth of the Internet, cell phones, large and small and large again. What will the future of technology and science hold in the next…
Science Apr 16 Your brain’s reaction time peaks at age 24, study finds The next time some twenty-something complains that they feel old, you can reassure them that their feelings are, in fact, not ridiculous. Researchers found that the brain’s response time begins to decline at age 24. The descent is a slow,…
Science Apr 11 Daddy longlegs once had four eyes, research says Hey, four-eyes. No, not you with your glasses perched on your nose. I’m talking to Daddy Longlegs over there, hiding in the corner. Turns out, a 305-million-year-old fossil has revealed an eye-opening truth about our eight-legged friend’s ancestors: they had…
Education Apr 10 Should six years be the new standard for high school? During Thursday's 6 p.m. EDT showing of P-TECH on NewsHour's live stream channel, the American Graduate team offered some extra insight into their report on Twitter.
Nation Apr 10 Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman on ‘The Late Show’ CBS announced Thursday that Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert will replace David Letterman on "The Late Show," just one week after the legendary host announced his retirement.
Nation Apr 09 How could encryption flaw ‘Heartbleed’ affect you? On Monday, security researchers at Codenomicon and Google discovered a bug in the encryption technology meant to protect your passwords, online files and valuable online information. They’re calling the bug “Heartbleed.” What can you do if you think a site…
World Apr 08 Flaw in encryption technology may compromise your data The little padlock that that sits next to that website you just logged into -- the one that's meant to protect your privacy, your passwords, your online files -- isn't as secure as you thought.
Nation Apr 04 Engineering trees to make environmentally friendly paper Researchers have found a way to genetically modify trees for the purpose of creating sustainable paper.
Nation Mar 27 Instagram reaches 200 million users, passes Twitter in U.S. mobile use Mashable reported Wednesday that during a phone conference about Facebook’s purchase of virtual reality company Oculus VR, Mark Zuckerberg casually dropped the fact that Instagram now has two million users.
Nation Mar 26 Pew examines news industries in latest State of News Media report Pew Research Center’s 11th State of the News Media report, released Wednesday, looks at these changes and examines consumer, ownership, investment and technology trends of the various news industries over the past year.