Feb 03 Keystone XL’s climate impacts need to be revisited, EPA says By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press With the recent dip in oil prices, the Environmental Protection Agency wants the State Department to "revisit" how much of a toll the Keystone XL oil pipeline would have on global warming. Continue reading
Feb 03 UK House of Commons passes controversial three-person fertility treatment By Carey Reed Should doctors be allowed to exchange bad genes for good ones in order to produce a healthy baby?… Continue reading
Feb 02 Does spaceflight accelerate immune system aging? By Justin Scuiletti According to a new study, spaceflight may have detrimental effects on the immune system. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 3:39 Poll: Scientists and public differ on what’s ‘dangerous’ By PBS News Hour A new study conducted by the Pew Research Center found a large gap between what the public believes is dangerous and what scientists believe. Pew's Lee Rainie joins William Brangham from Washington with more. Continue watching
Jan 31 New technique may make solar panel production less expensive By Carey Reed Scientists have developed a more efficient method of creating the material that makes solar panels work, according to a report published this week, which researchers say could be key to creating clean global energy in the future. Continue reading
Jan 30 Rehabbed endangered turtles returned into the Gulf By Ashira Morris The conditions on Tuesday were perfect to release 21 rehabilitated sea turtles off the Louisiana coast into the Gulf of Mexico . Continue reading
Jan 30 Are vitamin drinks providing too many vitamins? By Anna Sillers Health and sports drinks like Vitaminwater and Naked Juice pride themselves for containing high amounts of vitamins or nutrients. But a new study finds that many of these beverages often have excessive amounts of vitamins, sometimes in harmful dosages. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 3:40 Using AirAsia Flight 8501’s mistakes to prevent future crashes By PBS News Hour The black box from AirAsia Flight 8501 provided some answers about what caused the crash, but also opened up questions about automation and why mistakes from past accidents haven’t been corrected. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Gwen Ifill to discuss… Continue watching
Jan 29 Rare fox trots into view after 100 years, thrills biologists By Lorna Baldwin It's one of only about 50 thought to exist in North America, making the Sierra Nevada red fox one of the rarest mammals on the continent. In December and early January, one (or possibly two) came trotting into view of… Continue reading
Jan 29 Study reveals wide gaps in opinion between scientists and general public By Laura Santhanam Scientists and the public agree on very little when it comes climate change, childhood vaccine requirements and more, but both groups feel more pessimistic about the direction of science, according to a new study released today from the Pew Research… Continue reading