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
Oct 06 Storm surge maps predict widespread flooding in Savannah and Charleston By Nsikan Akpan Hurricane Matthew's arrival may trigger unprecedented flood damage in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas due to storm surge and sea-level rise, experts say. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 53:19 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 6, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, a state of emergency is declared in three states as Hurricane Matthew barrels toward the U.S. Also: The presidential candidates’ starkly different views on guns, why universities pay millions to host the debates, a possible “turning… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 7:39 The Paris accord won’t halt climate change, but it’s a step By PBS News Hour The international climate agreement is set to take effect next month, after the European Parliament ratified it earlier this week. Hillary Clinton supports the Paris accord but Donald Trump says if elected, he would withdraw from it. Judy Woodruff speaks… Continue watching
Oct 06 Theranos to shutter blood-testing labs and centers By Jon Brooks, KQED Future of You Theranos’ announcement comes in the midst of the company’s appeal of severe sanctions imposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Continue reading