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
Dec 05 Massive amounts of carbon dioxide could leak from the soil by mid-century, study finds By Leigh Anne Tiffany The words “climate change” tend to invoke images of heat and storms and smog-filled air. But one of the greatest global warming risks may start in the ground. Continue reading
Dec 01 Treatment with hallucinogenic mushroom drug shows promise for patients with deep anxiety By Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center It was mid-morning when Carol Vincent, the owner of a small marketing firm in Victoria, British Columbia, sat down and swallowed a capsule full of pure, synthesized psilocybin. Many people are familiar with the "natural" version, found in so-called magic… Continue reading
Dec 01 UK adopts unprecedented electronic surveillance bill. Could the U.S. be next? By Ryan Connelly Holmes The United States could look to the United Kingdom's new Snoopers Charter as a model for expanding electronic surveillance, experts say. Continue reading
Dec 01 ExoMars orbiter gets up close to the Red Planet By Leigh Anne Tiffany European scientists are getting new snapshots of the Red Planet thanks to the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. Continue reading
Dec 01 Using Ecstasy to treat PTSD: 'I felt like my soul snapped back into place' By Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration gave an important boost to a therapy that uses MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, to treat PTSD, clearing the way for one or more large-scale research studies. Since 2004, more than 100 patients… Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 7:44 California's 'Salad Bowl' is cultivating more than crops By PBS News Hour In California's Salinas Valley, known as the "Salad Bowl of the World,” a push is underway to expand agriculture's adoption of technology. The mobile app HeavyConnect, for example, enables farm managers to track personnel and equipment efficiently. Special correspondent Cat… Continue watching