May 05 Column: How a reporting trip to coal country inspired my 7-year-old's science fair project By Cameron Hickey When science reporter Cameron Hickey made a recent trip to West Virginia coal mines, it afforded him a unique opportunity to bring what he learned back home -- for his son's science fair project. Continue reading
May 04 Toddlers' screen time linked to slower speech development, study finds By Nsikan Akpan Children who spent more time with hand-held screens were more likely to exhibit signs of an expressive speech delay, according to a new study from Toronto. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 9:24 How mountaintop mining affects life and landscape in West Virginia By Miles O'Brien Deep layers of underground coal are all but gone in West Virginia after 200 years of relentless mining, leaving thinner seams of coal on top of the state's beautiful mountains. But surface mining carries a huge cost: nothing less than… Continue watching
May 01 This digital archive of slave voyages details the largest forced migration in history By Philip Misevich, St. John's University, Daniel Domingues, University of Missouri-Columbia, David Eltis, Emory University, Nafees M. Khan, Clemson University, Nicholas Radburn, University of Southern California A new digital archive seeks to track the path of the 12.5 million African slaves who were part of the largest forced oceanic migration in human history. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 1:49 Climate marchers urge Trump to protect environment By PBS News Hour As President Donald Trump reached the 100th day of his presidency, tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C., for the People’s Climate March, with similar demonstrations around the country. Protesters called for environmental protections even as Trump has… Continue watching
Apr 29 On Trump's 100th day in office, march calls for action on climate change By Kamala Kelkar On President Donald Trump's 100th day in office, thousands of protesters were marching to the White House and across the country for a People's Climate March. Continue reading
Apr 29 Can zapping your neck help you quickly learn a foreign language? By Ike Swetlitz, STAT A new project at DARPA aims to improve people’s ability to learn new things by stimulating nerves in the neck or behind the ear. Continue reading
Apr 27 Column: Why the U.S. should remain in the Paris climate agreement By Ban Ki-moon, Robert Stavins After 20 years of negotiations, the path-breaking Paris climate agreement, with its exceptionally broad participation, is the answer to long-standing, bipartisan appeals, and provides an excellent foundation for progress. Continue reading
Apr 27 Can Arctic ecosystems survive without river icings? By Dave Berndtson A crucial water source for northern ecosystems -- arctic river icings -- are slowly melting away with each successive year. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 7:52 Nature knows no borders. Border security can take a heavy toll on endangered wildlife By PBS News Hour One of President Trump’s key promises rests on building a wall across the U.S.-Mexico border. But how would a continuous barrier stretching from California to Texas affect the wildlife that live there? At least 50 species near the border are… Continue watching