Oct 27 Iron deficient? These edible insects pack more minerals than sirloin steak By Nsikan Akpan In a new study, an artificial gut reveals the best edible insects for combating mineral deficiencies in the global nutrition crisis. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 7:38 Cracking the stealth political influence of bots By Miles O'Brien Among the millions of real people tweeting about the presidential race, there are also a lot accounts operated by fake people, or “bots.” Politicians and regular users alike use these accounts to increase their follower bases and push messages. Science… Continue watching
Oct 26 America’s HIV outbreak started in this city, 10 years before anyone noticed By Nsikan Akpan A new study pinpoints exactly when HIV arrived in the U.S., while also exonerating Gaëtan Dugas, a man once branded as "patient zero" and blamed for starting the outbreak. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 6:30 Who will pay for water pollution cleanup divides urban and rural Iowa By PBS News Hour Iowa is home to some of the richest farmland in the country, but the Des Moines Water Works says that has come with an environmental price. The city water authority has filed a lawsuit against three rural counties claiming that… Continue watching
Oct 25 Aviation world remembers ‘greatest stick-and-rudder’ pilot Bob Hoover By Larisa Epatko Legendary military, air show and test pilot Robert “Bob” Hoover, who survived more than his share of close calls, died Tuesday at age 94 near his home in Southern California. Continue reading
Oct 25 Here’s why artificial intelligence isn’t out to get us By Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American Hollywood’s dark vision of machines taking over belies how far artificial intelligence is from meaningful reality—and what it will look like when it gets there. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 4:27 What will Dakota Access protesters do if final pipeline restrictions are lifted? By PBS News Hour Over the weekend, more than 120 protesters who oppose the Dakota Access oil pipeline were arrested, part of a months-long campaign by more than a hundred different Native American tribes. William Brangham joins Judy Woodruff for an update on where… Continue watching
Oct 24 Telling a lie makes way for the brain to keep lying By Simon Makin, Scientific American A new study from University College London and Duke University shows how the brain adapts to dishonesty and telling tall tales. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch and learn how termites turn your house into a poop palace By Gabriela Quirós, KQED Science Researchers are now trying to take advantage of termites’ digestive systems to control the pests. Continue reading
Oct 24 With email dumps, WikiLeaks probes the limits of full transparency By Raphael Satter, Associated Press WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange first outlined the hypothesis nearly a decade ago: Can total transparency defeat an entrenched group of insiders?… Continue reading