Science Jan 17 This graveyard gives scientists insight into lives of stranded dolphins In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a group of citizen scientists use a dolphin graveyard to uncover how the majestic mammals live. The NewsHour's Teresa Carey reports.
Science Jan 12 Excess carbon is making freshwater lakes more acidic — at triple the rate of oceans A new study by Ruhr University aquatic biologists shows that freshwater acidification may be catching up -- and even surpassing -- ocean acidification in a race that may harm essential parts of the food chain -- like water fleas --…
Science Jan 04 Can migratory birds survive rapid climate change? The answer may be in their genes Genetic traits in yellow warblers can gauge if the migratory birds will adapt to the pace of climate change, according to a new study.
Science Dec 29 3 eye-opening, science-based New Year’s resolutions that could help everyone A New Year’s resolution might not change the world, but what if it could change how you see things?…
Science Dec 13 Amazonian fish need tropical forests to survive Fisheries ecologists at Virginia Tech have found a link between tropical forest loss in the Amazon and declines in freshwater fish populations.
Science Dec 07 Why you can’t always resist running yellow lights Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins University look into why you can sometimes change your mind at the last second, but fail horribly at others.
Science Nov 30 LISTEN: These kayaks turn ocean science into music New kayaks, rigged with custom sensors by British scientists, can serenade paddlers with music made from environmental data.
Science Nov 22 Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link 50 years ago, researchers say Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have uncovered documents demonstrating that members of the sugar industry called off a study in the 1960s because it linked sucrose -- a common sugar -- to heart disease and bladder cancer…
Science Nov 13 Decision over a tiny baitfish could sway the largest East Coast fishery Hundreds are expected to gather in Baltimore Monday as interstate regulators make a landmark decision for a baitfish called menhaden, and possibly, all Atlantic fisheries.
Arts Nov 08 What a fashion line made from food will teach you about waste Jacinda Martinez hopes her clothes send a message about the ephemerality of fashion and how, like vegetables, designs are seasonal and not meant to last.