Jun 12 Watch 9:29 Why testing an Ebola vaccine isn't so easy By PBS News Hour In Sierra Leone and Liberia, where the Ebola epidemic has been a nightmare, the promise of a vaccine offers hope. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on the challenges of conducting experimental drug trials there and the desperate need to find… Continue watching
Jun 12 The real killer in the Ebola epidemic By Miles O'Brien Some disasters are more transparent than others. As we departed JFK airport on our way to Brussels and ultimately Freetown, Sierra Leone, we flew right over the Rockaways and Broad Channel, NY. Photojournalist Cameron Hickey was sitting right beside me. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 9:58 Using the power of prediction to halt Ebola in its tracks By PBS News Hour The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 11,000 lives. But it could have been worse if it wasn’t for sophisticated prediction models. In the third installment in our series Cracking Ebola's Code, science correspondent Miles O’Brien discovers… Continue watching
Jun 11 Synthetic marijuana triggers spike in suspected poisonings By Catherine Woods Synthetic marijuana caused a spike in suspected poisonings earlier this year, according to a new report from the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
Jun 11 Bill Nye's experimental satellite finally sails on the solar wind By Catherine Woods It's a bird...it's a plane...No! It's a sun-propelled cubesat! Born in 1999, cubesats are the generation Y of satellites. They're miniaturized and inexpensive, while doing the stuff of regular satellites -- tracking stars and beaming telecommunications. But like any space… Continue reading
Jun 10 How close is the Ebola vaccine? By Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center Is the world prepared to fight the next Ebola outbreak? NewsHour provides an update on Ebola vaccine testing in West Africa. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 8:07 Florida's Everglades face new invasive threat: rising sea levels By PBS News Hour Climate change is already impacting one of the most unique habitats in the world: Florida’s Everglades. Millions in South Florida depend on the vast watershed, once dubbed the “river of grass,” not to mention the hundreds of species of animals… Continue watching
Jun 10 What my Ebola scare taught me By P. J. Tobia Miles O’brien has given NewsHour viewers a look into the heart of West Africa’s Ebola outbreak, digging deep into the science, medicine and cutting edge research unfolding along with the crisis. But behind the science are human beings. Doctors and… Continue reading
Jun 09 Chimpanzees use leafy cups to chug alcohol By Nsikan Akpan Unlike other booze-seeking wild animals, chimps use tools and exhibit other unique behaviors by partaking in fermented drinks. Continue reading
Jun 09 16 animal selfies that capture life in the Serengeti By Catherine Woods Researchers set up 225 cameras across more than 400 square miles of the Serengeti region in northern Tanzania. The cameras captured it all from monkey selfies to a gazelle family portrait. Continue reading