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PBS NewsHour full episode March 11, 2016

By PBS News Hour

Friday on the NewsHour, Dr. Ben Carson endorses Donald Trump after an unusually civil Republican debate. Also: The nation bids farewell to former first lady Nancy Reagan, Shields and Brooks talk the week in politics, an exclusive look at the…

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For this scientist, brain tumors are an artistic inspiration

By Corinne Segal

An artist-in-residence at a brain tumor research center visualizes the often-unseen issue in ink, paint and text.

New Pentagon program will pay tech inventors to think like terrorists

By Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American

DARPA’s new “Improv” program wants hackers to weaponize common gadgets in order to anticipate the next big threats.

Could these 3 laws reduce gun deaths by 90 percent?

By Ike Swetlitz, STAT

Scientists deliberate over a new Boston University study claiming that three laws could dramatically reduce gun-related deaths.

Florida may use GMO mosquitos to fight Zika. Here’s what you should know

By Jennifer Kay, Associated Press

MIAMI — The spread of the Zika virus in Latin America is giving a boost to a British biotech firm's proposal to deploy a genetically modified mosquito to try to stop transmission of the disease.

These plastic-munching bacteria could degrade soda bottles in weeks

By Nsikan Akpan

Scientists in Japan have discovered bacteria that feed on plastic and may change the future of recycling.

PBS NewsHour full episode March 9, 2016

By PBS News Hour

Wednesday on the NewsHour, Sen. Bernie Sanders triumphs in Michigan just before another Democratic debate while GOP figures clash over Donald Trump. Also: An inside look at the class-action lawsuit against Trump University, how to build a thriving rural hospital,…

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The first uterus transplant in U.S. has failed, doctors say

By Melissa Bailey, STAT

Despite this setback with the nation's first uterus transplant, a small clinical trial into this pregnancy-assistance method will continue.

5 years later, Fukushima radiation continues to seep into the Pacific Ocean

By Ken Buesseler

it is incorrect to say that Fukushima is under control when levels of radioactivity in the ocean indicate ongoing leaks, caused by groundwater flowing through the site and, we think, enhanced after storms. At the same time, it is wrong…

Google artificial intelligence beats world champion in first game of Go tournament

By Nsikan Akpan

Artificial intelligence 1, humans 0 is current score of a five-game, five-day tournament between a Google computer program and the world champion of Go, the most complex board game ever created.