Dec 31 Watch 4:27 Years after transatlantic slavery, DNA tests give clarity By PBS News Hour DNA ancestry tests in the last decade have helped some African-Americans reconcile with aspects of their identities that might have been obscured during the transatlantic slave trade. Alondra Nelson chronicles this journey in her book, "The Social Life of DNA:… Continue watching
Dec 30 Column: Why you can't fry eggs (or sperm) with a cellphone By Timothy J. Jorgensen for The Conversation Do male cellphone users really risk infertility due to radiation?… Continue reading
Dec 30 How the shock of a lost loved one might cause serious illness By Megan Thielking, Leah Samuel, and Karen Weintraub, STAT Why did Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds die one day apart? Here’s what science can tell us. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 6:58 Budding regulation in one of California's marijuana meccas By PBS NewsHour As more states move to legalize pot, Humboldt County, California, an epicenter of the underground marijuana industry, has begun a new, bold experiment to bring growers out of the shadows and regulate the growth, sale and environmental impact of cannabis. Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 7:37 The science that shaped 2016 By PBS News Hour What did 2016 mean for science? Science correspondent Miles O’Brien sits down with William Brangham to discuss some of the more remarkable discoveries, innovations and setbacks this year, including the confirmation of one of Einstein's major predictions, the global outbreak… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch Editor's note: Dec. 27 story on Greek inventor and clean energy The PBS NewsHour strives to present clear and thorough reporting in developments in science and technology and has for decades. Last night's report did not meet our own high standards. We can and will do better. Continue watching
Dec 27 Vera Rubin, who spotted the first evidence of dark matter, dies at 88 By Nsikan Akpan Vera Rubin, a pioneer astrophysicist who discovered the first evidence for dark matter, passed away Sunday night at the age of 88. Continue reading
Dec 26 Why do baby crabs hitch rides on sea pigs? By Yasemin Saplakoglu, Scientific American Whether nanny, port, or protective building, sea cucumbers -- so-called sea pigs -- seem to be playing an important role in the survival of juvenile king crabs. Continue reading
Dec 23 'Hidden Figures' and the journey to celebrate NASA's black female pioneers By Nsikan Akpan The story behind how Hidden Figures went from biography to Hollywood, as told by the author, cast and crew. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 53:47 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 23, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, President-elect Donald Trump says the U.S. would triumph in an arms race. Also: The FBI warns ISIS is urging holiday attacks, the U.S. abstains from a U.N. rebuke of Israel, more on Mr. Trump’s comments on… Continue watching