Feb 28 Watch 3:16 How scientists brought bison back to Banff By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, bison have returned to Canada's Banff National Park after being wiped out more than a century ago. A biologist explains the efforts to help anchor a herd to its new home. Continue watching
Feb 28 Laser light uncovers hidden secrets of feathered dinosaur fossils By Kristin Hugo In a new study, researchers have used lasers and simple cameras to uncover the body shape and texture of 200 fossils of a small, feathered dinosaur named Anchiornis huxleyi. Continue reading
Feb 27 SpaceX charters human mission to the moon By Andrew Wagner SpaceX announced Monday that two private citizens have booked a trip around the moon for late 2018. Continue reading
Feb 27 Column: How Mardi Gras beads get to the French Quarter By David Redmon for The Conversation A U.K. criminologist tells the dark story behind the production and use of Mardi Gras beads. Continue reading
Feb 24 Cloudflare data leak potentially exposed trove of passwords, personal information for months By Andrew Wagner Cloudflare, an internet services company that manages 10 percent of all web traffic, has been leaking assorted bits of customer information since a bug appeared in their code in September 2016. Continue reading
Feb 24 This new Barbie hologram toy is actually an old magician's trick By Andrew Wagner Last week's New York Toy Fair introduced a number of new toys to consumers. One of the biggest hits: Toys that play with light. Continue reading
Feb 23 Intelligence test shows bees can learn to solve tasks from other bees By Kristin Hugo Scientists teach bees how to solve puzzles, who in turn teach the solution to other bees. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 4:50 Hunt for alien life zooms in on newly discovered solar system By PBS News Hour Astronomers have identified seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a star that's just a mere 230 trillion miles from our own planet, raising the tantalizing prospect of life in a solar system beyond our own. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Feb 22 Scientists find 7 Earth-like planets orbiting nearby ultracool star By Nsikan Akpan Exoplanets are a dime a dozen these days, but the Trappist-1 exosolar system stands out by hosting seven Earth-like exoplanets, according to a new study. Continue reading
Feb 21 President Trump promised California farmers he would 'start opening up the water.' Can he? By Michelle Mizner, Katie Worth Though California is a famously blue state, its agricultural heartland beats red. This is slowly changing as the valley diversifies and urbanizes. Continue reading