Aug 25 The language gives it away: How an algorithm can help us detect fake news By Fatemeh Torabi Asr, The Conversation False stories are now spreading 10 times faster than real news and the problem of fake news seriously threatens our society. Continue reading
Aug 24 Russian capsule carrying robot fails space station docking By Associated Press A statement from the Russian space agency Roscosmos said the failure on Saturday was because of problems in the docking system. It said the space station itself and the six-person crew are safe. Continue reading
Aug 23 Scientists lost a shark tag. Months later, an 8-year-old found it. By Vicky Stein Chippy the shark’s tag, containing a full 30 days of precious information on great white shark behavior, had arrived on a beach on an island more than 2,000 miles away and 15 months after he had swallowed it. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 9:04 A scientific approach to evaluating global anti-poverty programs By Fred de Sam Lazaro In Ethiopia, over a quarter of the population survives on less than two dollars a day. International organizations and foreign governments provide funds to address the rampant poverty in this country and others, but little data is available to assess… Continue watching
Aug 22 What is an endangered species worth? Trump rule sparks debate By Gretchen Frazee The Trump administration could soon start to publicize the economic cost of listing a species as threatened or endangered, under new rules finalized this month. Continue reading
Aug 22 'Old Town Road' defied a 20-year trend in hit music. Math explains why By Nsikan Akpan A new study shows the average lifetime in the charts for singles and albums has dropped dramatically since the 1990s. How did "Old Town Road" buck this trend?… Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 8:17 How the Trump administration is shaping the future of America's public lands By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane The Trump administration is responsible for the largest reduction of federally protected land in U.S. history, according to a recent study by the journal Science. And in the wide expanses of the American West, Trump's encouragement of industry and development… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 3:47 As Maine's waters warm, vulnerable puffin population faces a new threat By Susan Sharon, Maine Public A handful of interns is spending this summer in primitive conditions on a tiny, treeless island several miles off the coast of Maine. Their job? To monitor Atlantic puffins and other vulnerable seabirds. While the interns occasionally fend off predators… Continue watching
Aug 21 This young scientist studies wild animals. Bias against disability won't stop her By Vicky Stein Field biologist Charlotte Devitz is part of a trend: researchers expanding the boundaries of accessible science. Continue reading
Aug 18 Huge wildfires in the Arctic and far North send a planetary warning By Nancy Fresco, The Conversation More than 600 wildfires have consumed more than 2.4 million acres of forest across Alaska this summer, and fires are also raging in northern Canada and Siberia. Continue reading