Nov 25 UN weather agency: 2015 hottest year on record By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Because of man-made global warming and a strong El Niño, Earth's wild weather this year is bursting the annual heat record, the World Meteorological Organization announced on Wednesday. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch 8:45 Are pesticides to blame for the massive bee die-off? By PBS News Hour Commercial beekeepers across America have been struggling with great numbers of bee deaths over the past few years. What’s behind their failing health? Some research points to a class of pesticide that’s coated onto a large proportion of corn and… Continue watching
Nov 24 How Einstein inspired me to find a magical piece of mathematics By S. James Gates, Jr. S. James Gates, Jr., a theoretical physicist, explains how geometry, string theory and Einstein's mathematics have brought society closer to a theory of everything. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 3:48 3-D printers put limb prosthetics for kids in reach By PBS News Hour A professor from upstate New York is transforming the world for young people in need of limbs. WXXI's Innovation Trail offers his story in his own words. Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch How to grow an Ebola vaccine with a tobacco plant By PBS News Hour What looks like an ordinary greenhouse is actually an around-the-clock Ebola vaccine factory. At a facility in Kentucky, plants are being injected with a protein in order to spur them into producing one of the three antibodies used in the… Continue watching
Nov 23 These 7 simple airplane fixes could cut carbon emissions in half at little to no cost By Nsikan Akpan U.S. passenger airlines could cut carbon dioxide emissions (and travel headaches) at little to no cost to carriers or consumers, according to a new study. Continue reading
Nov 23 For some people's diets, ice cream is … a good thing? By Alexandra Sarabia A new study finds a successful diet hinges less on what you eat and more on who you are. Continue reading
Nov 23 What else is possible if space and time can change? By Sean Carroll Albert Einstein's theories of relativity state nothing in the universe is constant, except light. Sean Carroll, a CalTech theoretical physicist, explores the mind-bending consequences. Continue reading
Nov 22 Fact checking the presidential candidates on climate science By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press When it comes to climate science, two of the three Democratic presidential candidates are A students, while most of the Republican contenders are flunking, according to a panel of scientists who reviewed candidates' comments. Continue reading
Nov 18 Lab-grown vocal cords offer hope of treating voice disorders By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Wednesday, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison reported the first lab-grown replacement vocal tissue that appears pretty close to the real thing — and that produced some sound when tested in voice boxes taken from animals. Continue reading