Aug 20 Keeping up with the Joneses, Neolithic Scotland edition By Lorna Baldwin As I stand on this windswept bit of Orkney looking down at the Ness of Brodgar dig site, there’s a salty sea loch to my left, a freshwater loch to my right, and standing stones in front of and behind… Continue reading
Aug 20 8 things you didn't know about Orville Wright By Nsikan Akpan Happy 144th birthday, Orville Wright!… Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 7:03 When patients live far from care, video conferencing can be a palliative support lifeline By PBS News Hour People facing life-threatening illnesses often access palliative care to ease their pain and help with difficult end-of-life choices. But for those living in remote, rural areas, getting that comforting care can be unwieldy. Special correspondent Joanne Elgart Jennings reports on… Continue watching
Aug 18 Twin typhoons march toward Southeast Asia and Japan By Nsikan Akpan Meteorologists expect two storms in the Pacific to reach super typhoon status by Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 0:50 See the spectacular light show of this year's Perseid meteor shower By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, stargazers catch a glimpse of the annual Perseid meteor shower. This year, the show is especially brilliant. Continue watching
Aug 13 Photos: It's not too late to view the amazing Perseid light show By Ariel Min The annual Perseid meteor shower lit up the sky Wednesday night even brighter than previous years since 2007, with “no moonlight to upstage the power.”… Continue reading
Aug 13 Is diet soda any healthier than regular soda? By Catherine Woods People can't get enough information about artificial sweeteners. Do they help you diet? Do they make you fat? Are they healthier than sugar? Are they healthy? Six artificial sweeteners have passed toxicology tests and been deemed safe by the Food… Continue reading
Aug 13 The heart rates of black bears spike when drones fly overhead By Nsikan Akpan Drones are a popular toy/tool among ecotourists, ecologists and conservationists, but a new study shows an unintended health consequence of their use with bears. Continue reading
Aug 10 Why radiation can't give you superpowers By Nsikan Akpan A new video from the American Chemical Society explains the science behind superpowers. Continue reading
Aug 07 Why don't we ever see the far side of the moon? By Catherine Woods NASA this week released photographs of the far side of the moon, providing a lunar perspective we rarely get to see. But why is the dark side of the moon, as it's known, so elusive to the Earthbound?… Continue reading