Jan 05 Why ground squirrels turn into ninjas over nothing By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy In a standoff with a rattlesnake, the California ground squirrel stares down its opponent. It might kick sand at the snake, whipping its fuzzy tail back and forth in a “come and get me” taunt. The snake lounges and the… Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 4:11 Luck, not lifestyle, may be to blame for more cancers than previously thought By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 31 Why are snowy owls moving so far from their Arctic home? And where can I spot one? By Lorna Baldwin Why are so many snowy owls popping up thousands of miles from their Arctic stomping grounds? Bird experts say the most likely reason is an abundance of rodents (lemmings are their prey of choice) in northern Quebec last year, and… Continue reading
Dec 31 Ebola outbreak started with bat-filled hollow tree, study finds By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy A group of researchers from the Robert Koch Institute in Germany found that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa likely began when a young boy played too close to an infected group of bats. Their findings were published Tuesday in… Continue reading
Dec 30 Are 2015’s tech trends worth your time? Judge for yourself By Colleen Shalby Earlier this month, digital strategist Amy Webb talked to Hari Sreenivasan on the PBS NewsHour about some of 2015’s top tech trends to watch. We have a breakdown. Continue reading
Dec 29 Drunk birds have trouble singing too By Justin Scuiletti Humans aren't the only species that tend to belt out a drunk song or two after consuming alcohol -- songbirds will get in on the act as well. But first, scientists had to get them drunk. Continue reading
Dec 28 Researchers unveil new chemical combination to trap bedbugs By Carey Reed Researchers at Simon Fraser University have discovered a chemical combination, which can be used to lure and trap bedbugs for the killing. Continue reading
Dec 26 Spectacular timelapse shows the International Space Station at work By News Desk European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst used his 166 days aboard the International Space Station to build an enormous high-resolution time lapse sequence featuring more than 12,000 photos of the planet, the atmosphere and the systems on the station. Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch 5:19 Sparking a love for science by studying how Christmas trees burn By PBS News Hour A group of high school students in Maryland aren’t just playing with fire -- they are gathering and studying the data as well. The NewsHour’s April Brown reports on a fire science class at the University of Maryland for local… Continue watching
Dec 24 The day that changed tsunami science By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy On the day after Christmas 2004, a horrifying tsunami swept across the Indian Ocean. It claimed an estimated 230,000 lives. With no warning system in the Indian Ocean, scientists were helpless to provide an accurate warning in time. Ten years… Continue reading