Jul 06 Why a goat may stare at you with puppy dog eyes By Nsikan Akpan Goats, like dogs, stare at humans when in need, according to a new study. Continue reading
Jul 05 Silly rabbit! Junk food ads contribute to childhood obesity, study says By Lora Strum Child-centric marketing icons contribute to childhood obesity, according to a new study. Continue reading
Jul 05 Juno meets Jupiter, survives radiation shower at north pole By Nsikan Akpan NASA's Juno spacecraft arrived successfully at Jupiter at 11:53 p.m. EDT on Monday. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 4:05 Can studying sewage reveal new insights about public health? By PBS News Hour Big data, which is usually used by organizations to find order within an expanding digital world, is coming to city planning. As part of our Urban Ideas series, the NewsHour’s Christopher Booker takes us under the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts… Continue watching
Jul 02 Florida confirms 10 new cases of Zika virus as U.S. total nears 1,000 By Michael D. Regan Florida health officials confirmed on Friday the discovery of 10 new cases of the Zika virus in parts of the state. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 4:08 Antarctic ozone hole believed to be shrinking By PBS News Hour Scientists studying climate change in Antarctica reported this week that a hole in the protective ozone layer of the Earth’s atmosphere has shrunk. The discovery of the hole in the 1980s led to a worldwide phasing out of ozone-depleting chemicals… Continue watching
Jul 01 Lego-like design may end smartphone upgrades, reduce pollution By Jeremy Hsu, Scientific American Google, LG and others are experimenting with gadgets that come with swappable cameras and sensors and could hit the market next year. Continue reading
Jul 01 How chemistry lights up the sky for the Fourth of July By Lora Strum The basic firework requires three ingredients: an oxidizer, a fuel and a chemical mixture to produce the color. Over the years, scientists have staged various chemical reactions to produce fireworks of different colors. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 6:35 The unsung women heroes of America’s space program By PBS News Hour They were living, breathing, walking, talking calculators who were key to America’s early space program. And they were women — and largely forgotten. At the time, the supercomputers that NASA now uses to crunch its numbers didn’t exist. Nathalia Holt… Continue watching
Jun 30 NASA’s Juno zooms in on Jupiter By Lora Strum, Julia Griffin On Independence Day, NASA’s Juno spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, and beam photos and other data 1.8 billion miles back to Earth. After traveling five years and 1,740 million miles at more than… Continue reading