Dec 09 Energy Department workers sent detailed questionnaire by Trump transition team By Richard Lardner and Matthew Daly, Associated Press The document offers a window into how far the incoming Trump administration may go to reverse President Barack Obama's worldview on pressing energy and climate policies. Obama's allotted more than $90 billion in stimulus money to boost the clean energy… Continue reading
Dec 09 This jumping robot leaps to new heights By Leigh Anne Tiffany A new primate-inspired robot has a feature that is leaps and bounds above the rest. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 10:30 Remembering John Glenn, space pioneer and American statesman By PBS News Hour Former astronaut and senator John Glenn has died at age 95. In every chapter of his life, whether on Earth or above it, Glenn accumulated achievements -- serving as a Marine fighter pilot in two wars and later launching into… Continue watching
Dec 08 John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, dies at 95 By Julia Griffin, Alexis Cox John Glenn, NASA astronaut, U.S. Senator and the first American to orbit the planet, died Thursday. He was 95. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 5:53 Science’s most valuable prize puts spotlight on discovery By PBS News Hour The Breakthrough Prizes honor scientific achievements with the largest cash prizes in the field. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with science correspondent Miles O’Brien for more on this year’s winners. Continue watching
Dec 07 Column: Trump Tower, the skyscraper and the future of urban development By Kevin D. Murphy for The Conversation Trump Tower is loaded with polished metal and stone and clad in reflective glass. Will it stand just for the questionable taste of the one percent, or could it stimulate more creative, sustainable approaches to urban development?… Continue reading
Dec 07 What Amazon’s cashier-free store could mean for millions of workers By Alison Thoet On Monday, Amazon forayed into the brick and mortar grocery industry with the launch of Amazon Go. But the high-tech market could drastically change shopping and eventually eliminate the need for millions of cashiers. Continue reading
Dec 06 Big antlers shouldn’t exist. This math model explains why they do By Kristin Hugo Mathematicians tackle a question that once stumped Charles Darwin: Why do animals have antlers, manes and other ornaments?… Continue reading
Dec 06 Math a concern for U.S. teens; science, reading flat on test By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press WASHINGTON — American students have a math problem. Continue reading
Dec 05 The very real consequences of fake news stories and why your brain can’t ignore them By Nsikan Akpan Incidents like the #Pizzagate shooting signify one step in a long, dark trail of real world consequences caused by fake news. Experts explain this history and why these stories are so hard to ignore. Continue reading