Science Nov 04 Take a video tour of the earth’s violent geological history NOVA’s new series “Making North America” looks at how the continent morphed into what it is today. And on tonight’s program, Kirk Johnson, director Kirk Johnson, director of Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, discusses how so much of the…
Nation Nov 03 3 ways Americans are becoming less religious The Pew Research Center's follow-up study on religion in the U.S. found that Americans are becoming less religious, specifically young adults who are less likely to believe in God, pray daily or regularly attend religious services.
Science Oct 28 7 times that science explained aliens You want to believe in aliens, UFOs, crop circles and Roswell, but science says not so fast. Happy Halloween!…
Nation Oct 27 S.C. school resource officer fired after he drags student, sheriff says At Spring Valley high school pic.twitter.com/ScWrJz6x6J — Yessenia (@Motive__Money) October 26, 2015 Richland County sheriff’s department will hold a news conference to announce the results of its investigation into Monday’s incident…
World Oct 24 Hurricane Patricia fades to tropical depression after crashing into Mexico Hurricane Patricia toppled trees and battered buildings after crashing into western Mexico Friday evening, but the Category 5 storm, which was briefly rated as the strongest hurricane on record in the Western Hemisphere, skirted major cities and caused much less…
Science Oct 22 NASA carefully steers New Horizons mission toward second target Flight controllers initiated the first of four maneuvers Thursday needed to change New Horizons’ trajectory toward an object elsewhere in the Kuiper Belt.
Arts Oct 22 ‘Sesame Street’ debuts Julia, its first character with autism Joining Abby Cadabby and Elmo on “Sesame Street” is Julia, a green-eyed, orange-haired character with autism.
World Oct 21 Hungarian camerawoman plans to sue Facebook and migrant she tripped The TV camerawoman who was caught on camera kicking and tripping migrants along the Hungarian-Serbian border last month plans to sue one of them.
Health Oct 21 23andMe returns with modified, FDA-approved genetic tests Nearly two years after the Food and Drug Administration barred its only product from sale, 23andMe announced Wednesday that it can market its health-related genetic tests again.
Nation Oct 21 Ole Miss students vote to remove state flag, and its Confederate emblem, from campus After more than 90 minutes of debate, the University of Mississippi student senators voted Tuesday night to remove the state flag, whose design incorporates the Confederate battle flag, from campus grounds, the Clarion-Ledger reported.