Jun 27 WATCH: NASA charts course to Saturn's moon Titan with 'Dragonfly' mission By Nsikan Akpan The American space agency plans to announce details of the new expedition from its headquarters on Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 27 Electricity demand will soar as households try to cope with hotter temperatures By Yale Environment 360 This increased energy use will disproportionately affect low-income households. Continue reading
Jun 26 Why you should embrace your foot calluses By Vicky Stein Unlike modern cushioned shoes, calluses both protect your feet and allow you to feel the ground you walk on. Continue reading
Jun 26 Are commercial honeybees making wild bees sick? By Berly McCoy Everyone wants to save the bees, but we may be saving them to death. Continue reading
Jun 25 Smartphones aren't making millennials grow horns. Here's how to spot a bad study By Nsikan Akpan The “millennials are growing horns” study is flawed, and its journal has launched an internal review. Can you spot the study's six major problems?… Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 8:19 The race to develop quantum technology is getting crowded By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber Quantum mechanics looks at how particles smaller than atoms interact. At this minuscule scale, entirely different laws of physics apply. But in the global race to develop quantum technology, the U.S. is competing in an increasingly crowded field. NewsHour Weekend's… Continue watching
Jun 23 Is burning trash a good way to dispose of it? Waste incineration in charts By Ana Baptista, The Conversation Emissions from burning waste worsen environmental inequalities, create financial risks for host communities and reduce incentives to adopt more sustainable waste practices. Continue reading
Jun 22 The Future of Food By Mark Bittman, Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman The Future of Food series from PBS NewsHour Weekend and Mark Bittman, former New York Times food writer and bestselling author, features reports about global efforts to produce enough food sustainably and ethically for a growing population. Reporting for this… Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 13:29 Future of Food: This genetically engineered salmon may hit U.S. markets as early as 2020 By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman, Mark Bittman People are eating more fish than ever, and a third of global stocks are threatened by overfishing. A small company says its genetically engineered salmon can help meet the demand, as critics say it’s a step in the wrong direction. Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 5:21 A universal flu vaccine could finally be within sight By William Brangham, Jason Kane Influenza is a shape-shifter virus that could spark a global pandemic. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health are working to deliver what is referred to as The Holy Grail in the fight: a universal flu vaccine that could protect… Continue watching