Oct 14 Look up. There are 10 times more galaxies than once thought By Nsikan Akpan By remapping the deepest corners of the universe, scientists now believe there are 10 times as many galaxies in the universe. Continue reading
Oct 14 Gene-editing, religion and one scientist’s quest to reconcile the two By Andrew Joseph, STAT Religious leaders and bioethicists have debated genome editing for decades. One geneticist is addressing concerns among religious communities. Continue reading
Oct 13 Flesh-eating screwworms return to U.S. By Courtney Norris As if Zika virus and Hurricane Matthew aren’t enough, Florida residents are now facing the country’s first local infestation of flesh-eating screwworms in 30 years. Continue reading
Oct 13 Brain implant revives some feelings of touch in a paralyzed man By Nsikan Akpan Mind-controlled robot arms can now generate feelings of touch, based on new research from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 8:19 How moss revealed an undetected air pollution threat in Portland By PBS News Hour Portland, Oregon, prides itself on being very focused on the environment. So many people were shocked to discover that certain neighborhoods contain high levels of toxic metals. Scientists made the discovery when ordinary moss samples taken from all over town… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 4:46 How the demise of its flagship phone will hurt Samsung By PBS News Hour Samsung has announced that it’s halting production of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. The news comes after reports of the replacement phones catching fire -- just like the original models -- and on the same day that the battle between… Continue watching
Oct 11 Obama: Let’s go to Mars! By Josh Lederman and Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Obama pushes U.S. goal to send humans to Mars by 2030s. Continue reading
Oct 10 Without human-made climate change, U.S. forest fires would be half the size By Nsikan Akpan Human-made climate change doubled forest fires over the last three decades, a new study says. Here's what people can and can't do to fight these blazes in the future. Continue reading
Oct 09 The race to create a new class of ovarian cancer drugs heats up By Meghana Keshavan, STAT The race to create the next potent ovarian cancer drug is coming to a head. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 53:49 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 7, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, southeastern states prepare for Hurricane Matthew. Also: the U.S. formally charges Russia with hacking, this year’s Nobel Peace Prize recipient, rebuilding a city destroyed in the fight against ISIS, a video shows Donald Trump making lewd… Continue watching