Feb 12 Washington considers nation’s first carbon tax. Let these chickens give you the scoop By Ken Christensen, KCTS9/Earthfix Passing a voter-backed initiative would make Washington the first state to tax residents and businesses on their carbon emissions. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 5:25 What’s the sound of two black holes colliding? Proof that Einstein was right By PBS News Hour Gravitational waves -- ripples in the fabric of spacetime -- aren’t just an Einstein theory any more. A team of international scientists announced Thursday that they confirmed the waves’ existence after recording feedback from a black hole collision a billion… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 6:00 How a litter of puppies could help save endangered animals By PBS News Hour As conservationists struggle to save endangered species, a litter of adorable puppies -- and the secret behind their birth -- might provide a helpful breeding tool. The puppies, born in July, are the first successful examples of in vitro fertilization… Continue watching
Feb 11 The way we explore the universe just changed By News Desk One theoretical physicist explains why today's announcement about gravitational waves is so profound. Continue reading
Feb 11 Gravitational waves discovered from colliding black holes By Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American Scientists with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) announced on Thursday at a much-anticipated press conference in Washington, D.C. that the more than half-century search for gravitational waves has finally succeeded. Continue reading
Feb 10 Why it’s cool to be a space geek teacher By Vic Pasquantonio More than 400 teachers from 40 different states and seven countries ventured to Texas for a three-day space conference sponsored by Space Center Houston, a nonprofit organization backed by the support of NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 7:52 In Brazil, a race to solve the mysteries of Zika virus By PBS News Hour In Brazil, health workers are searching for the smoking gun link between the virus and infant microcephaly, while troops attack mosquito breeding grounds and mothers of affected children face the long-term consequences. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports. Continue watching
Feb 07 This teen inventor hopes to steer distracted drivers to safety By Michael D. Regan A young New Hampshire inventor has worked for years to create a product that limits distracted driving. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 5:44 The hidden psychology behind sports teams, coaches and their fans By PBS News Hour With the nation tuning in for Super Bowl 50 this Sunday, many sports fans have football on the brain, especially Sports Illustrated editor Jon Wertheim. He recently co-wrote the book “This is Your Brain on Sports,” a look at the… Continue watching
Feb 05 No stage of pregnancy safe for unprotected sex with Zika-exposed male, CDC says By Nsikan Akpan The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) release new guidelines on what pregnant women should do to protect themselves for sexually transmitted Zika virus. Continue reading