Science

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.

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…

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Make history during the solar eclipse as a citizen scientist

By Anna Kusmer

Today’s instant global connectivity makes whole new kinds of citizen science possible during a solar eclipse.

This chewing gum detects dental disease

By Roni Dengler

European scientists develop a chewing gum for spotting oral infections with peri-implant disease.

Amazon recalls potentially hazardous solar eclipse glasses

By Nsikan Akpan

Amazon issued a recall for some eclipse glasses sold on its internet marketplace, but did not publicly list the offending vendors or brands.

In the shadow of a nuclear plant, the U.S. government lays out an unusual mission: teach the locals to trust science

By Max Blau, STAT

Fear haunts a community near a nuclear plant. So the U.S. is sending scientists there — to explain to dubious locals why they should trust in science.

When faced with pollution, these sea snakes shed their stripes

By Teresa Carey

Australian ecologists found turtle-headed sea snakes cope with excessively polluted waters by losing their white stripes.

2016 was the hottest year on record and other takeaways from NOAA's new climate report

By Dayana Morales Gomez

Last year was the hottest on record, according to a new report from the American Meteorological Society. The group's annual State of the Climate report, led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, found global temperatures and the amount of…

How industrial farming techniques can breed superbugs

By Miles O'Brien

As high-density, industrial-scale livestock farms have become fertile breeding grounds for disease, they’ve also become a major source of drug-resistant superbugs. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien and economics correspondent Paul Solman team up to report on how scientists are studying how…

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How a flood of antibiotics landed in your chicken

By Nsikan Akpan

In the book "Big Chicken," Maryn McKenna chronicles how humanity went from developing antibiotics to keep healthy to standing on the verge of an onslaught of unstoppable diseases.