Sep 28 Watch 5:22 Where there's water on Earth, there's life. Is the same true on Mars? By PBS News Hour NASA has found evidence of liquid water on Mars. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the inevitable question: does this mean there could be some form of life on the red planet?… Continue watching
Sep 28 Mars has flowing rivers of briny water, NASA satellite reveals By Nsikan Akpan NASA solves part of the mystery about water on Mars… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 3:35 What you need to know about the 'supermoon' lunar eclipse By PBS News Hour Sunday night, the sun, earth and a full moon will be in a straight line, making the moon, which is in its closing point of orbit, appear much brighter than usual. This phenomenon, referred to as "supermoon" total lunar eclipse,… Continue watching
Sep 27 8 things you didn't know about the moon By Carey Reed Just in time for the supermoon lunar eclipse, here are eight things you may not have known about the moon. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch the supermoon lunar eclipse live By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins On Sunday evening, starting around 8:45pm there will be a full eclipse of the moon right when it is at the perigee of its orbit, the point closest to the Earth. This will lead to what is being called a… Continue reading
Sep 23 As a scientist, is the pope dodging the biggest contributor to climate change? By Nsikan Akpan Once you're a scientist, you're always a scientist, and Pope Francis was once a scientist. In recent years, the pope's outspoken views on issues like the environment seem to reveal his familiarity with life in a lab. Some scientists applaud… Continue reading
Sep 21 Could a mushroom save the honeybee? By Ken Christensen, KCTS9/Earthfix In recent years, research has shown that rare fungi found in the old-growth forests of Western Washington can help fight viruses, including tuberculosis, smallpox and bird flu. What if the honeybee would see similar health benefits from wood-rotting mushrooms?… Continue reading
Sep 18 Take a look inside a sea level rise time machine By Nsikan Akpan To explore future sea level rise, scientists engineered a giant outdoor experiment at the birthplace of coastal ecology. Continue reading
Sep 18 Thanks to Ig Nobels, we now know how long it takes elephants to pee By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Thursday evening marked the 25th first annual Ig Nobel awards. The awards are meant to “celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative — and spur people’s interest in science, medicine, and technology.”… Continue reading
Sep 17 New images reveal what sunset on Pluto looks like By Joshua Barajas NASA released images Thursday that show more details of the dwarf planet's icy landscape. Continue reading