Jan 19 Watch 5:09 The high-tech coating that makes ketchup, toothpaste and glue glide out of the container By Nsikan Akpan Getting ketchup out of the bottle wasn't always so smooth or easy. But a coating material called LiquiGlide, originally invented to solve a problem in the oil industry, cuts the natural friction and tension between liquids and solids, allowing you… Continue watching
Jan 19 How a massive database could help people find their enslaved ancestors By Rashmi Shivni To help families and scholars, search for enslaved individuals and their descendants, Michigan State University researchers are launching a new project called "Enslaved: The People of the Historic Slave Trade."… Continue reading
Jan 19 ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ has been inspiring other movies for 50 years. Here are 6 to watch By Alison Thoet Director Stanley Kubrick’s landmark space saga, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” turns 50 this year, remaining remarkably relevant and influential even 17 years after surpassing its titular year. Here are six movies Kubrick helped influence. Continue reading
Jan 18 2017, a year of extreme disasters, was also one of the hottest on record By Rashmi Shivni Scientists worry that the extreme weather events seen in 2017 will only get worse as the planet heats up. Continue reading
Jan 17 Reporter’s Notebook: Waiting in the dark for sea turtles to nest By Lorna Baldwin To find a sea turtle as she lay her nest, we had a few rules to follow. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 8:54 Cracking down on poaching with 3D-printed fake turtle eggs By John Yang One of the world’s most endangered species, the sea turtle, is under threat from human encroachment and poaching. But a conservation biologist has developed a strategy that could help save them. By placing 3D-printed eggs with GPS trackers in nesting… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 3:41 This graveyard gives scientists insight into lives of stranded dolphins By Teresa Carey 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. Continue watching
Jan 16 The 16 ‘billion dollar disasters’ of 2017 By Jennifer Hijazi Three massive hurricanes, severe storms and wildfires across the U.S. caused more than $306 billion in damage last year, making 2017 the most expensive year for climate disasters on record. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 6:50 Why shareholders are pushing Apple to study smartphone effects on kids By PBS News Hour Smartphones have changed the way kids live and interact, prompting growing concerns about the consequences. In January, two of Apple's big shareholders called on the maker of the iPhone to come up with ways for parents to restrict their kids'… Continue watching
Jan 14 Puerto Rico energy authority investigates dozens of post-Maria bribery cases By Nsikan Akpan The employees under investigation are accused of requesting money in exchange for restoring energy to houses or businesses, as Puerto Rico continues to recover from Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. Continue reading