Science

These photographs capture the eclipse as it crosses the continental U.S.

By Julia Griffin

For the first time in nearly a century, a total solar eclipse is casting a shadow from coast to coast and plunging millions of eager onlookers into temporary darkness. From the “first kiss” in Lincoln Beach, Oregon, to the final…

How white supremacists respond when their DNA says they’re not ‘white’

By Nsikan Akpan

When confronted with genetic evidence suggesting someone isn't “pure blood,” as white supremacists put it, they do not cast the person out of online communities. They bargain.

Can students return a billion oysters to a New York harbor?

By Laura Fong

Oysters were once abundant in New York City, but decades of over-harvesting and pollution led to their near-extinction there. Now, an education initiative called the Billion Oyster Project teaches public school students how to help bring them back to the…

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An eclipse made this atheist photographer find God

By Lesley McClurg, KQED Science

Self-described 'shadow lovers' -- like photographer Mark Bender -- chase eclipses all over the globe, in part because they say the awe-inspiring experience is spiritual.

5 things you should remember as you prepare for the great solar eclipse

By Nsikan Akpan, Julia Griffin

If you plan to join the 5,000-year-old tradition of eclipse watching next Monday, here are five things you need to remember.

Giant plankton eat and transport plastic through the ocean

By Roni Dengler

Giant larvaceans -- bizarre and beautiful zooplankton -- can transport ocean plastic and may introduce it into the food chain.

Why this year’s total eclipse is a bright opportunity for science

By Miles O'Brien

A dazzling spectacle will grace the United States from coast to coast on Monday, when the moon passes between the sun and earth, climaxing with momentary darkness. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the science and what…

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