Apr 11 These 13 adults escaped deadly genetic childhood disorders, but how? By Nsikan Akpan Scientists have identified 13 so-called “superheroes” -- adults with disease-causing mutations who are mysteriously healthy -- from a genetic survey of half a million people. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 3:29 Water systems across country repeatedly exceed federal lead standards By PBS News Hour An Associated Press investigation of Environmental Protection Agency records has found nearly 1,400 water systems providing tap water to nearly 4 million Americans exceeded the acceptable lead level at least once between 2013 and 2015. AP Reporter Meghan Hoyer, who… Continue watching
Apr 10 SpaceX pulls off first successful mid-ocean rocket landing By Daniel Costa-Roberts Four failed attempts and years of effort paid off Friday, as the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster re-entered Earth's atmosphere and lowered itself vertically onto a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean -- the company's first successful landing at sea. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 4:23 Sleep-deprived teens at greater risk for injuries, accidents By PBS News Hour A study by the Centers for Disease Control published this week shows sleep-deprived teenagers are more likely to receive sports injuries and become involved in automobile accidents. One of the study’s authors, Dr. Anne Wheaton, spoke with Hari Sreenivasan about… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 9:29 Should people convicted on unsound science be given new trials? By Hannah Yi Continue watching
Apr 08 NASA: Earth’s poles are tipping thanks to climate change By Shannon Hall, Scientific American Melting ice and shifting rain patterns are causing the north and south poles to drift. Continue reading
Apr 08 Disney tried to suppress nutrition study on its theme park meals By Sheila Kaplan, STAT Disney, fearing a scandal, tried to press a journal to withdraw research paper from a controversial scientist. Continue reading
Apr 07 Brief, face-to-face canvassing reduces transgender prejudice, study says By Nsikan Akpan A 10-minute, face-to-face conversation can reduce transphobia, according to researchers at Stanford University and the University of California Berkeley. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 9:01 These researchers don’t just track the weather, they fly right into it By PBS News Hour When weather events like El Niño impose themselves, everybody on the planet feels it. Scientists are getting better at predicting El Niño, but there is still a lot they don't know amid an absence of data. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien… Continue watching
Apr 06 This supernova blast was so close, it littered the ocean floor with radioactive dust By Nsikan Akpan Radioactive stardust confirms the two closest supernovae to ever explode near Earth. The most recent of the pair may have altered human evolution. Continue reading