Jan 18 Planning to cheer or jeer at inauguration? Here's how to care for your voice By Nsikan Akpan When the dust settles this weekend, after inauguration celebrations and protests alike, many may complain of hoarse voices, but why?… Continue reading
Jan 17 Meet the endangered plant named after rockstar Jimi Hendrix By John R. Platt, Scientific American The entire Hendrix’s liveforever species could be wiped out by a single tractor. Continue reading
Jan 17 A third of asthma patients may not have asthma, study finds By Kristin Hugo A new study suggests many adult asthma patients are misdiagnosed or improperly managed, which leads to unnecessary drug treatments. Continue reading
Jan 17 A stealthy superbug appears to be spreading in U.S. hospitals, study finds By Helen Branswell, STAT A new study suggests a dangerous, antibiotic-resistant superbug may be evading disease surveillance. Continue reading
Jan 16 Hang 10, Venus! Huge wave spotted in planet's cloudy atmosphere By Andrew Wagner A Japanese space probe records a 6,000-mile-long wave in the atmosphere of Venus. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 25:01 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 15, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this episode for Sunday, Jan. 15, breaking down the tradition of using the first 100 days of presidency as a benchmark for future success. Later, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is considering whether it should make kratom, a painkiller… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch: SpaceX successfully returns to flight By Andrew Wagner SpaceX returned to the cosmos Saturday, launching its first mission since one of the company’s Falcon 9 rockets exploded on Sept. 1. Continue reading
Jan 14 California begins to emerge from its five-year drought By Michael Rios Despite some improvements in drought conditions, California Gov. Jerry Brown is not ready to ease or rescind the drought state of emergency declaration he made in 2014. Continue reading
Jan 13 Stanford invention stops a cell phone battery from exploding By Kristin Hugo Stanford engineers create a fire extinguisher capsule for your overheating cellphone or laptop batteries. Continue reading
Jan 12 What medical marijuana can and can't do for your health By Nsikan Akpan Cannabis can help chronic pain, and other conclusions from a federal advisory review of more than 10,000 marijuana studies to determine the health pros and cons. Continue reading