Mar 30 This ancient arachnid ushered in the spider uprising By Nsikan Akpan X-ray scans of a 305-million-year old fossil have unlocked a new chapter in the spider origin story. Continue reading
Mar 30 How the transgender community finds a voice through speech therapy By Alexandra Sarabia Want to train a voice to align with a gender that is different than the one assigned at birth? Try this clinic. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 6:51 Turning poop into power, not pollution By PBS News Hour Move over solar and wind power, there’s another renewable energy source: poop. Thanks to rapidly advancing “digester” technologies, it’s possible to extract and refine natural gas from the methane in human and animal waste, generating power rather than polluting greenhouse… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 53:39 PBS NewsHour full episode March 28, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, the Iraqi army launches an offensive to retake the vital city of Mosul from the Islamic State. Also: Pakistani authorities crack down after an Easter suicide attack on Christians in Lahore, Amy Walter and Tamara Keith… Continue watching
Mar 28 Drilling-induced earthquakes may endanger millions in 2016, USGS says By Anna Kuchment, Scientific American Scientists are increasingly confident about the link between earthquakes and oil and gas production, yet regulators are slow to react. Continue reading
Mar 28 New cousin of El Niño may forecast summer heat waves months in advance By Nsikan Akpan A new climate model, based on a cauldron of Pacific ocean water, may soon be able to predict heat waves 7 weeks before they happen. Continue reading
Mar 26 Why do we tip? By Melanie Saltzman, Saskia de Melker Some people tip to show off. Some people tip to help the server. Others tip out of a sense of duty. Michael Lynn of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration weighs in on the psychology behind tipping in America. Continue reading
Mar 25 World Cup fans didn’t trigger Zika outbreak in Brazil, study says By Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American New genomic analysis clears 2014 sports enthusiasts of unwittingly transporting Zika virus into Brazil. Continue reading
Mar 25 New tetraquark particle sparks doubts By Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American The Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator failed to confirm the Tevatron accelerator’s discovery of a new arrangement of quarks. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 2:59 Inventor Ray Kurzweil sees immortality in our future By PBS News Hour What if we could overcome disease and aging to extend our lives indefinitely? Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil says that's a reality that's coming soon. Kurzweil reflects on the exponential growth of technology and the promise of immortality. Continue watching