Nov 24 What scientists are thankful for this Thanksgiving By Leigh Anne Tiffany, Julia Griffin, Kristin Hugo This year, the NewsHour reached out to a handful of scientists to find out what they're thankful for -- and here's what they said. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 9:29 Can we reverse radicalization with counselling? By PBS News Hour Can aggressive counseling bring someone back from the brink of radicalization? Science correspondent Miles O’Brien explores the psychological basis for why people are drawn to extremist groups and how a bold experiment in criminal justice and clinical psychology taking place… Continue watching
Nov 23 Under Trump, NASA may lose climate research By Lee Billings, Scientific American President-elect Donald Trump’s next target in his political denial of human-driven global warming and climate change might be NASA’s $2-billion annual budget for Earth science. Continue reading
Nov 22 How big droughts, forest fires could be the new normal in Appalachia By Nsikan Akpan Wildfires have burned more than 100,000 acres across seven states in the southern Appalachian Mountains since late October. Continue reading
Nov 21 Wireless brain implant allows paralyzed woman to communicate, but is it safe? By R. Douglas Fields, Scientific American Experts call the brain implant technology a “significant achievement,” but critics say the risks may not be justified. Continue reading
Nov 20 Column: Reviving optimism for regenerative medicine By Jonathan Gertler, STAT The next wave of regenerative medicine research is tackling enormous health care issues: AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and heart disease, among others. Continue reading
Nov 18 Earthquakes triggered by fracking, not just wastewater disposal, study finds By Kristin Hugo Hydraulic fracturing drives earthquakes in western Canada, according to research published Thursday in Science. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 9:44 How Trump could dismantle current environmental policy By PBS News Hour Donald Trump made it clear during his campaign that as president he would make substantial changes in climate policy. The president-elect has threatened to withdraw from the Paris climate accord and has tapped climate-change skeptic Myron Ebell to head the… Continue watching
Nov 17 Column: How colors get their names By Claire Bowern, The Conversation A Yale linguist explains how many colors exist in your language’s rainbow. Continue reading
Nov 17 Pluto’s heart may conceal an ocean By Lee Billings, Scientific American Astronomers have just found the best evidence yet of an entire ocean in an exceedingly unlikely place—the dwarf planet Pluto. Continue reading