Feb 18 Mysterious bright spots on dwarf planet puzzling NASA scientists By Joshua Barajas Years into its nearly decade-long mission to survey the asteroid belt, NASA's Dawn spacecraft traveled through deep space to better understand the dwarf planet Ceres. Now within 52,000 miles of the celestial body, Dawn's latest images still leave scientists baffled… Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 8:18 Why scientists want to protect the piping plover’s winter home By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 17 Photos: Scientists ‘winter’ in Bahamas to study endangered migratory bird By Cat Wise PBS NewsHour traveled to the Bahamas recently with a group of scientists to study an endangered shorebird bird called the piping plover. The birds have been on the endangered species list in the United States since the late 1980s, but… Continue reading
Feb 16 How much would you sacrifice to be the first person on Mars? By Joshua Barajas Michael McDonnell has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. He has a physics degree. He’s worked in hazardous environments. His hope is that these qualifications will convince a selection committee that he’s the perfect candidate for the first human voyage to Mars. So… Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 9:24 Can modern prosthetics actually help reclaim the sense of touch? By PBS News Hour Prosthetic limbs have long been clunky, acting more as appendages than extensions. But modern technology is now helping amputees rediscover their sense of touch. Miles O’Brien, who lost his own arm in an accident last year, takes a look at… Continue watching
Feb 13 The Chuck Yeager of advanced arm prosthetics By News Desk Johnny Matheny, who lost his arm to cancer in 2008, is a pioneer of advanced arm prosthetics. “Everybody tells me that I’m the only one in the United States that has had my stump into every advanced prosthetic in the… Continue reading
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Feb 12 Watch 4:30 How professional survey-takers are shaping scientific research By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 9:47 Will a robotic arm ever have the full functionality of a human limb? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 12 U.S. headed for a ‘mega-drought’ in 21st century, scientists warn By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy New research published in the journal Science Advances finds that the American Southwest and Great Plains in the 21st century risk the worst drought conditions in more than 1,000 years. By 2050, the U.S. could surpass the “mega-drought” conditions… Continue reading