Jul 23 NASA’s Kepler telescope finds the closest copy of Earth to date By Nsikan Akpan NASA Kepler's mission adds 500 new exoplanets to its library. Continue reading
Jul 22 This lab is like CSI … for endangered wildlife By Jes Burns, OPB/EarthFix While there are other labs around the globe that specialize in specific types of plants and animals, a forensics lab in Ashland, Oregon is the only one in the world dedicated to solving crimes against all kinds of wildlife. Continue reading
Jul 22 Mediterranean whales bear the brunt of industry’s historic toxins By Catherine Woods Researchers detect high levels of banned toxic chemicals in whales in the Mediterranean Sea. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch 5:10 To find life in the universe, a new initiative to help us hear the signals By PBS News Hour Are we alone in the universe? A new project called the Breakthrough Initiative may help scientists like Stephen Hawking get closer to the answer. Tech investor Yuri Milner pledged $100 million to help survey one million of the closest stars… Continue watching
Jul 20 Russian billionaire and Stephen Hawking announce $100 million search for aliens By Nsikan Akpan Russian tech entrepreneur Yuri Milner funds the most ambitious hunt to date for alien life, thanks to a new $100 million project called the Breakthrough Initiatives. Continue reading
Jul 19 Consumer drones interfere with CA firefighting efforts By Kenzi Abou-Sabe In the past month alone, drones have gotten in the way of firefighters in San Bernadino County, the Plumas National Forest and, most recently, a busy highway that connects Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 7:45 How studying insects may lead to smarter drones By PBS News Hour When you watch an insect fly in slow motion, you get a whole new perspective on the complexity of movement and engineering. A new collaborative research project, funded by the U.S. Air Force, is devoted to studying how insects and… Continue watching
Jul 17 Nepal gets a piece of Pluto plus four new surprises from New Horizons By Nsikan Akpan Gas tails and Nepalese landmarks are just some of the latest updates from NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto. Continue reading
Jul 17 Fancy fabrics trap dangerous gases By Catherine Woods Researchers bring smart technology to cotton wearables. Continue reading
Jul 17 Velociraptor cousin looked like ‘big fluffy bird from hell’ By Justin Scuiletti This summer’s blockbuster “Jurassic World” ruffled the feathers of many a paleontologist when the movie’s depiction of several dinosaurs, namely the ferocious Velociraptor, lacked, well, feathers. Continue reading