Sep 20 Watch 4:04 Why Mexico City is vulnerable to earthquakes By PBS News Hour Tuesday’s earthquake was Mexico’s second in less than two weeks, bringing back memories of the country’s catastrophic 1985 earthquake that killed thousands. What makes the region prone to earthquake damage? Judy Woodruff asks seismologist Lucy Jones to explain the science. Continue watching
Sep 20 Dos terremotos poderosos han golpeado a Mexico en dos semanas By Nsikan Akpan, Michael Rios Usted puede encontrar la versión en inglés aquí. Un terremoto poderoso agitó la Ciudad de México el martes por la tarde, colapsando edificios en la capital del país. El evento ocurrió 11 días después de que otro terremoto… Continue reading
Sep 20 Here’s how Republicans and Democrats feel about science news By Nsikan Akpan Republicans, Democrats are equally engaged with science news, but one group is less pleased with what they read, see or hear. Continue reading
Sep 19 2 devastating earthquakes have hit Mexico in as many weeks. Here’s why By Nsikan Akpan By Tuesday evening, 149 people had died from the earthquake, which came 11 days after another major earthquake. Continue reading
Sep 16 They got hundreds of thousands to rally. Where does the March for Science go from here? By Lev Facher, STAT The rally was a demonstration of enthusiasm and political clout. But organizers now hope to turn a march into a movement. Continue reading
Sep 15 With FaceID, Apple’s iPhone X wades into Fifth Amendment gray area By Michael Boulter Could FaceID on Apple's iPhone X pose a conflict of self-incrimination? Legal experts weigh in. Continue reading
Sep 14 Let Cassini live forever with these desktop and smartphone wallpapers By Julia Griffin After 20 years and 5 billion miles traveled, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will plummet Friday into Saturn, but you can keep the mission alive with these NewsHour-crafted backgrounds for your computers and smartphones. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 8:25 Why NASA’s Cassini will take a fiery swan dive into Saturn By PBS News Hour Some 800 million miles away, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has orbited Saturn and captured images of its rings and icy moons. After nearly 5 billion miles traveled and 20 years of sending revealing data from the gas giant, Cassini is winding… Continue watching
Sep 13 Analysis: Why NASA’s Cassini probe had to be destroyed By Fedor Kossakovski The death of NASA's Cassini spacecraft is a matter of life or… well…life. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch Could genetically engineered mice reduce Lyme disease? By PBS News Hour Lyme disease has become part of daily life for residents on the rural Massachusetts islands of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, where the tick population has exploded. Now a scientist at MIT is turning to a different culprit -- infected white-footed… Continue watching