Apr 16 Preview: The Last Continent By PBS NewsHour On April 24, the PBS NewsHour releases its first original podcast series, "The Last Continent," a four-part journey to Antarctica. Continue reading
Apr 16 The Last Continent By PBS NewsHour About 200 years ago, Antarctica was barely an idea. Today it’s a world of scientific possibility. How did we get here — and what will happen as climate change continues to threaten this pristine land and the creatures that call… Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch 2:38 More than a dozen tornadoes cut deadly path through the South At least 16 tornadoes touched down over the weekend in parts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, according to the National Weather Service. The twisters flattened several communities and the extreme weather caused at least eight deaths. Meanwhile, more dangerous… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch 1:50 Mobile's many shipwrecks help tell the area's long history By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman During last year’s search in Alabama’s Mobile River for the Clotilda -- the last known slave ship to arrive in the U.S. -- archaeologists also gathered data on all kinds of other artifacts that shed light on the area's rich… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 7:24 How the FCC is trying to pave the way for widespread 5G technology President Trump announced a series of moves Friday aimed at boosting development of a new frontier of high-speed mobile networks. Known as 5G, as in the fifth generation of cellular networks, the technology could eventually offer speeds up to 100… Continue watching
Apr 11 Katie Bouman 'hardly knew what a black hole was.' Her algorithm helped us see one By Vicky Stein Imaging scientist Katie Bouman chats with the PBS NewsHour about how she crafted an algorithm that constructed the first ever photo of a black hole. Continue reading
Apr 11 How Scott Kelly's year in space changed his poop By Vicky Stein The much-anticipated NASA Twins Study was released Thursday, more than three years since astronaut Scott Kelly returned from the International Space Station. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 6:57 What the first photograph of a black hole can reveal about space A black hole is a cosmic abyss with gravity of such intensity that nothing, not even light, escapes it. Now, for the first time, a team of astronomers has released an image of the space anomaly, which is created when… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch 10:15 Antarctica is losing ice at an accelerating rate. How much will sea levels rise? By William Brangham, Mike Fritz, Emily Carpeaux The frozen continent of Antarctica contains the vast majority of all freshwater on Earth. Now that ice is melting at an accelerating rate, in part because of climate change. What does this transformation mean for coastal communities across the globe?… Continue watching
Apr 10 Did scientists discover a new species of human in a Philippines cave? By Darren Curnoe, The Conversation The announcement of a new species of ancient human (more correctly hominin) from the Philippines will cause a lot of head-shaking among anthropologists and archaeologists. Continue reading