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
Mar 04 Step inside a wired nursery: Lots of tech — and not much evidence it's helpful By Megan Thielking, STAT A flurry of high-tech baby products has hit the market in recent months, but experts say there hasn’t been thorough research on many of those products and warn that they can sometimes do more harm than good. Continue reading
Mar 04 Why farmers and ranchers think the EPA Clean Water Rule goes too far By Reagan Waskom and David J. Cooper for The Conversation Some farmers and ranchers fear the Clean Water Rule could expand federal regulations that impact their private property rights. Continue reading
Mar 03 Artificial sweetener reveals how much pee is in the average pool By Nsikan Akpan Environmental toxicologists at the University of Alberta, Edmonton have tallied how much pee is in commercial-sized swimming pools. Continue reading