Dec 28 Watch 7:28 Is it really gluten-free? You could soon test it table-side By PBS News Hour For people with food allergies or sensitivities, the pleasure of dining out can be dampened by the stress of not knowing exactly what goes into what you're ordering. Now a San Francisco startup wants to take away the uncertainty with… Continue watching
Dec 26 Death toll rises from storms that hit southern U.S. By Michael D. Regan Residents of several southern states on Saturday began surveying the ruins left by tornadoes and heavy rains that barreled through the region this week, killing at least 18 people. Continue reading
Dec 25 On Christmas, a rare full moon By Jenny Marder In December 1977, Jimmy Carter was president and George Lucas’ Star Wars, released six months earlier, had become the highest grossing film of all time. It was also the last time a full moon occurred on Christmas. Until today. Continue reading
Dec 24 Pluto gets festive for Christmas in the cosmos By Justin Scuiletti On Thursday morning, NASA released a new image of Pluto decked out for the holidays in a festive green and red coloring as its "Image of the Day."… Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 4:42 What a reusable rocket means for the future of spaceflight By PBS News Hour A SpaceX rocket made a historic landing Monday night. After taking off from Cape Canaveral, the rocket booster landed gently back on Earth, suggesting a possible future for reusable rockets. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the… Continue watching
Dec 22 What made this week’s SpaceX rocket landing historic By Nsikan Akpan SpaceX successfully landed its Falcon 9 rocket booster late Monday. Here's why should you care. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 6:28 Lost history treasures revealed as waters recede in Nevada By PBS News Hour The devastating drought that has ravaged the West has had an upside: it has made never-before-seen sights accessible. At Lake Mead in Nevada, recreational history hunters can now dive to see a B-29 bomber, and as special correspondent Sandra Hughes… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 5:03 How a new U.S. law protects lions in Africa By PBS News Hour African lions are getting new protections from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Five months after an American hunter killed an animal named Cecil in Zimbabwe, a new classification will help prohibit imports of lion trophies from Central and West… Continue watching
Dec 17 Let us tell you a science bedtime story By Travis Daub We had a challenge. Could we report, write and create a series of true science stories parents would want to share with their kids at bedtime? It’s time to find out. Continue reading