Oct 21 Internet struggles? It’s not you. A colossal attack has crippled America’s web address book By Nsikan Akpan Early Friday, Hackers struck the New Hampshire-based web company Dyn, which controls one of the cornerstones of U.S. internet infrastructure. Continue reading
Oct 21 7 reasons flesh-eating screwworms are as gross as you think By Nsikan Akpan, Courtney Norris As Florida's outbreak of flesh-eating screwworms continues to expand, here are 7 things you didn’t know about the parasites. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 9:26 Pay for carbon pollution? Why some environmentalists don’t support this state tax By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 20 Ice detectives race against time as climate change destroys evidence of itself By Dhananjay Khadilkar, Scientific American Threatened glaciers store many of Earth’s fading prehistoric memories, including valuable temperature information about climate change… Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 6:43 Using sensors to spoon-feed crops with extreme precision By PBS News Hour To profitably produce corn in on Midwestern farms, nitrogen must be added to the soil. But the practice has an unwanted environmental impact: water contamination. A University of Nebraska professor thinks he may have a solution. Special correspondent Ariana Brocious… Continue watching
Oct 19 ExoMars mission hits snag after scientists lose contact with Mars lander By Alison Thoet The European Space Agency is waiting anxiously for confirmation that part of its $1.4 billion ExoMars mission landed safely on the red planet. Continue reading
Oct 19 Tasmanian devils gain ground in cancer battle against extinction By Nsikan Akpan A contagious face cancer has decimated wild Tasmanian devils, but a new study shows a small group is fighting back. Continue reading
Oct 17 Your devices are probably ruining your productivity. Here’s why By Lesley McClurg, KQED Science Mounting evidence shows that multitasking could impair the brain’s cognitive abilities. Continue reading
Oct 17 Column: Why science issues seem to divide us along party lines By Lauren Griffin, The Conversation Much has been made of the partisan split between presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on issues of science and public policy. But can their American supporters really be that far apart in terms of science?… Continue reading
Oct 15 Polar bears, growing desperate for food, threaten Alaska Natives By Kamala Kelkar Warmer temperatures have melted Alaska Natives' traditional permafrost freezers in the U.S. arctic and also forced polar bears onto land near them. They hope stainless steel containers shipped from Oregon will help keep the hungry bears away. Continue reading