Mar 28 Watch 7:40 Global antibiotic overuse is like a ‘slow motion train wreck’ By Miles O'Brien Deadly antibiotic resistance is predicted to eclipse the number of people affected by cancer by 2050, and one of the biggest causes is overuse. A new study out Monday found the use of antibiotics worldwide has increased 65 percent in… Continue watching
Mar 27 James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble’s $8.8 billion successor, faces lengthy delay By Lee Billings, Scientific American On Tuesday, NASA officials revealed James Webb Space Telescope’s launch date has slipped from spring of 2019 to approximately May 2020 — a delay that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Continue reading
Mar 25 Primeval salt shakes up ideas on how the atmosphere got its oxygen By Nola Taylor Redd, Scientific American Our planet may have gained breathable air in the geologic blink of an eye. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 6:57 High-tech imaging lets anyone dive into a Bermuda shipwreck By Jeffrey Brown, Mike Fritz The island of Bermuda has a rich history of shipwrecks dating back centuries. But instead of diving underwater to explore the cultural treasure, there's a non-invasive yet still immersive solution for observing the past: 3D models and videos that allow… Continue watching
Mar 23 Analysis: California’s forced sterilization programs once harmed thousands, especially Latinas By Nicole L. Novak and Natalie Lira, The Conversation In the first half of the 20th century, approximately 60,000 people were sterilized under U.S. eugenics programs. California led the nation in this effort at social engineering. Continue reading
Mar 22 Great Pacific Garbage Patch weighs more than 43,000 cars and is much larger than we thought By Nsikan Akpan The Great Pacific Garbage Patch weighs 87,000 tons -- 16 times more than previous estimates -- and contains more than 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic, according to a new analysis. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 7:50 How 3D printing is spurring revolutionary advances in manufacturing and design By Miles O'Brien A young startup called Relativity is pushing space technology forward by pushing 3D printing technology to its limits, building the largest metal 3D printer in the world. And other major companies anxious to try these new ways of manufacturing, too. Continue watching
Mar 20 Puerto Rico went dark 6 months ago. Could a solar smart grid prevent the next energy disaster? By Nsikan Akpan Making renewables a mainstay in Puerto Rico will require more than solar panels and wind turbines. There's also a monopoly and Congress with which to contend. Continue reading
Mar 15 Our ancestors in East Africa were making sophisticated tools far earlier than we thought By Teresa Carey Three new studies rewrite the timeline on early human innovation and long-distance trade. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 3:11 To heal scorched bear paws, California vets craft a bio bandage By Julia Griffin In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, when two black bears were burned in a California wildfire, veterinarians used a treatment never tried before on animals. Continue watching