Aug 23 Watch 7:06 Academic study concludes Exxon Mobil misled on climate change By PBS News Hour Exxon Mobil has been criticized for allegedly hiding what it knew about the perils of climate change. Now researchers from Harvard University have published a study alleging that the oil and gas giant tried to systematically mislead the public about… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 8:49 Millions of skygazers marvel at a historic American eclipse By PBS News Hour With special eye glasses or homemade boxes, tens of millions of people looked to the sky above the United States to witness a sight not seen in a lifetime: a total eclipse of the sun visible from coast to coast. Continue watching
Aug 21 WATCH: Total eclipse crosses the continental U.S. By Nsikan Akpan For those unable to visit a spot on the 3,000-mile-long, 70-mile-wide path of totality, you’re in luck. In partnership with NOVA, NewsHour will be streaming the solar eclipse event all afternoon. Continue reading
Aug 21 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… Continue reading
Aug 20 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. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 4:12 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… Continue watching
Aug 19 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. Continue reading
Aug 17 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. Continue reading
Aug 17 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. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 5:40 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… Continue watching