Nov 05 Photos: Delhi's air pollution closes hundreds of schools, renews alarms By Kamala Kelkar Delhi closed more than 1,700 schools on Friday and Saturday because air pollution there is too dangerous for children’s lungs. Continue reading
Nov 04 A single mutation bolstered the fury of West Africa's Ebola outbreak By Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American A single genetic alteration may have increased Ebola virus transmissibility and boosted its killing power during the West Africa outbreak. Continue reading
Nov 04 Column: The most important issue this election forgot By David Biello Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump differ sharply on climate change. One candidate's views would invite catastrophe, but the other's policy would not fair much better. Continue reading
Nov 03 Genetic tests, with little proven merit, sprint into the world of sports By Rebecca Robbins, STAT Genetic analysis companies are forging alliances with personal trainers, chiropractors, and sports coaches, yet there is little science to back up their claims. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 8:09 These robots are helping answer a huge unknown about young marine life By PBS News Hour Many mysteries remain about life under the sea, like what happens to marine creatures between life stages of larvae and adulthood. These tiny creatures are extremely hard to track in the open ocean, so one marine ecologist is using robots… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 54:03 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 2, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, we look at how control of the Senate will affect the next president. Also: Which candidate appeals most to voters with disabilities, key ballot issues from marijuana to the death penalty, Turkey’s growing crackdown on journalists,… Continue watching
Nov 01 Explosives reveal Mount St. Helens' cold heart By Nsikan Akpan Geologists paired explosives and seismic readings to look for Mount St. Helens’ magma chamber. Here's what they found instead. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 2:41 Debunking the myth of the vampire bat By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, vampire bats may be some of the spookiest species on earth. But the surprisingly social animals make sacrifices to save one another’s lives. We debunk some of the popular myths about these… Continue watching
Oct 31 Listen to 58 years of climate change in one minute By John Ryan, KUOW Public Radio Data you can dread — and dance to: the Keeling Curve. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 5:05 Ocean's 'Garden of Eden' to house world's largest marine reserve By PBS News Hour A seminal multinational agreement will set aside roughly 600,000 square miles of ocean to create the world’s largest marine reserve. Adjoining Antarctica, the area of the Ross Sea will be protected as of December 2017; fishing will be prohibited, though… Continue watching