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
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