Mar 10 Why did humans evolve big brains? We don't know, but math can help By Kristin Hugo Evolutionary biologists can use this new equation to test their ideas for how the human brain got so big. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 6:12 Stamping out smallpox is just one chapter of his Brilliant life story By PBS News Hour Larry Brilliant jokes that he doesn't live up to his last name, but he has lived a remarkable life, from his early days in the San Francisco hippie scene, to his work as one of the world’s leading disease fighters… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 4:38 When smart devices are always on, vulnerability may be a trade-off of convenience By PBS News Hour WikiLeaks' release of a trove of documents about the CIA's ability to breach smartphone and TV encryption was a revelation of potential vulnerabilities that surprised many. Hari Sreenivasan separates fact from fiction about their capabilities to take advantage of those… Continue watching
Mar 09 EPA environmental justice head resigns By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency's office on environmental justice has resigned in protest over the Trump administration's proposal to slash funding for programs that help poor and minority communities nationwide. Mustafa Ali, an associate assistant EPA… Continue reading
Mar 09 Top U.S. hospitals promote unproven medicine with a side of mysticism By Casey Ross, Max Blau, Kate Sheridan, STAT The embrace of alternative medicine has been building for years. But an examination of 15 academic research centers across the U.S. underscores just how deeply these therapies have become embedded in prestigious hospitals and medical schools. Continue reading
Mar 09 Column: What fax machines can teach us about electric cars By Jonathan Coopersmith for The Conversation The electric car marketplace is filled with competing standards. A Texas A&M history professor argues the industry should take a hint from fax machines. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 5:55 How scientists are tracking a massive iceberg in the making By Miles O'Brien Antarctica's Larsen Ice Shelf is disappearing section by section. A fast-growing rift, one of the largest ever seen, is now teetering on the edge of breaking away from the glacier. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien explores how scientists have tracked the… Continue watching
Mar 07 Want to cut carbon emissions? Try growing cement bricks with bacteria By Nsikan Akpan, Matt Ehrichs A North Carolina startup grows "biocement" bricks to circumvent the hefty load of fossil fuels needed for normal cement. Continue reading
Mar 07 Kristen was the picture of health. She died of colorectal cancer at 38 By Vic Pasquantonio Colon and rectal cancer rates have risen sharply among generation X and millennials based on a new study. Here is one woman's story. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 3:48 Student scientists devise experiment that will really take off By PBS News Hour Students from 21 schools across the U.S. and Canada competed for the chance to have their science experiments sent to the International Space Station. One of the student teams selected, from East High School in Rochester, New York, designed an… Continue watching