Feb 06 Japan to probe melted Fukushima reactor with ‘snake’ robot By Jasmine Wright Tokyo Electric Power Co. is finally ready to examine the inside of one of the three compromised reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant -- with the help of a remote-controlled robot that uncannily resembles a snake. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 5:31 The $20 prosthetic knee that could change lives in India By PBS News Hour In Jaipur, India, about 150 patients show up every day at an organization that creates low-cost prosthetic limbs for people with mobility problems. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on an innovative and affordable design being developed for those… Continue watching
Feb 05 Hello, Pluto! New Horizons sends its first pictures of the dwarf planet By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Three billion miles from Earth, the New Horizons space probe sent back its first images of Pluto and its largest moon Charon. Moving at 31,000 miles per hour, New Horizons is set to snap more photos in the coming months,… Continue reading
Feb 04 Smartphone accessory delivers HIV results in 15 minutes By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy With a smartphone and a finger prick, this new device can deliver HIV test results in 15 minutes. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 5:47 Scientists try to regrow a dying coral reef 25 times faster than nature By PBS News Hour The world’s coral reefs are in perilous danger due to overfishing, pollution and climate change. But a team of scuba-diving scientists has developed a groundbreaking method for speeding up coral growth in hopes of stemming the underwater crisis. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Feb 03 Are you getting enough sleep? By Colleen Shalby When was the last time you woke up bright-eyed after a solid night’s rest?… Continue reading
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