Mar 22 Watch 6:28 Climate change is killing the Great Barrier Reef By PBS News Hour Coral reefs are more than examples of natural beauty; they harbor fish that feed millions and shield us against storms and floods. Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the largest living structure on the planet, is dying. As ocean waters steadily warm,… Continue watching
Mar 22 How are U.S. zoos keeping animals safe? By Alison Thoet The past month has seen a plethora of zoo-related violence and injury in the news, raising recurrent questions about what zoos are doing to protect animals. Continue reading
Mar 21 Why a baby’s first touch may set their sense of the world By Nsikan Akpan Early medical procedures can dampen a child’s ability to perceive touch in the long run. Continue reading
Mar 20 Why looking at the sun can make you sneeze By Julia Griffin Do you ever sneeze when you walk into sunlight? If so, you may have a seemingly harmless disorder and you're hardly alone. Continue reading
Mar 19 Trump’s proposed budget would gut Great Lakes cleanup, a ‘game-changer’ for the region By Michael D. Regan Municipalities in the Great Lakes region could lose $300 million in annual federal funding under the budget proposal the White House released on Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 19 Delicious and nearly extinct, can white abalone be saved? By Lindsey Hoshaw, KQED On the brink of extinction, white abalone get another chance inside a Northern California science lab. Continue reading
Mar 16 How California is preparing for a future full of extreme weather By Michael Rios There's no end in sight for California's extreme weather. Gov. Jerry Brown has requested $437 million to prepare for it. Continue reading
Mar 16 Scientists have discovered 4.2 billion-year-old remnants of the Earth’s first crust By Andrew Wagner Scientists find 4.2 billion-year-old remnants of the planet’s earliest crust right in our continental backyard. Continue reading
Mar 16 Trump’s budget cuts drastically into science and health programs By Nsikan Akpan The White House’s budget proposal for 2018, released Thursday, seeks cuts in science and health agencies across the board. Yet, some budgetary wallets will be lightened more than others. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 6:26 Typing sentences by simply thinking is possible with new technology By PBS News Hour For decades, researchers have worked to find and create more direct connections between the human brain and computers. New groundbreaking technology may now help improve the lives of people who are paralyzed or experience severe limb weakness due to illness… Continue watching