Science

FAQ: What will end the Zika impasse in Congress?

By Quinn Bowman

Members of the House and Senate are back in Washington after an extended summer recess. While they were away, fears of a local Zika outbreak on the U.S. mainland became reality. How did we get here?…

News Wrap: U.S.-Russia deal on Syria cease-fire fails

By PBS News Hour

In our news wrap Monday, President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to reach a deal on a cease-fire in Syria, amid an onslaught of Islamic State attacks. Also, the Taliban carried out twin attacks near the defense ministry…

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8 things you didn’t know about bees

By Kamala Kelkar

Beekeepers all over the world in the last ten years have reported significant colony losses that may be caused by interconnected effects of pesticides, parasites, landscape changes and a warmer climate.

Oklahoma rocked by one of its biggest earthquakes in history

By Kamala Kelkar

What is believed to be one of the biggest earthquakes in the state’s history struck northern Oklahoma on Saturday morning.

3 reasons why America’s ‘major hurricane drought’ is misleading

By Nsikan Akpan

Hurricane Hermine has caused severe damage in Florida and is predicted to pummel the mid-Atlantic Coast. But it won't be classified as a “major” tropical storm. Here’s why.

Aboard a boat that ferries scientists to Alaskan wildlife

By PBS News Hour

Every summer, the federal research vessel Tiglax travels along the chain of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, ferrying scientists to remote locations to study wildlife. The Aleutian archipelago is 1600 miles in length and constitutes an ecosystem of stunning diversity. Tiglax’s captain…

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Meet the mite, the tiny bugs in your mattress, your tea and on your face

By Julia Griffin

Millions of minuscule mites share our wide world. Mites are arachnids, much like spiders and scorpions, and the microscopic creatures are among the oldest and most plentiful invertebrates on the planet.

Paralysis cases could help identify Zika spread, researchers say

By Andrew Joseph, STAT

Health officials are now finding that reported cases of Zika track closely with the onset of a temporary paralysis called Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Dogs distinguish words and tone much like humans

By Leigh Anne Tiffany

Dogs are able to process individual words and intonations in a manner similar to humans, based on a new study in the journal Science.

3.7 billion-year-old Greenland fossils are oldest yet, scientists say

By Harry Zahn

A newly discovered fossil from Greenland may represent the oldest known evidence of life on earth and could guide the search for life on moons or others planets in our solar system.