Oct 07 Nobel Prize in Physics illuminates accomplishment of blue LED inventors By Justin Scuiletti The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded Tuesday to the inventors of the blue light-emitting diode, or LED, shining a light on the creation that solved the final puzzle piece to energy-efficient lighting. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch News Wrap: Neuroscientists to share Nobel in Medicine for discovering brain’s ‘GPS’ By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to three neuroscientists for discovering the brain system that helps people orient themselves. Also, pro-democracy protests seemed to wane in Hong Kong. Talks have begun between the government… Continue watching
Oct 06 Pinpointing brain’s inner GPS leads to Nobel Prize in medicine win By Justin Scuiletti The research, started by scientist John O'Keefe in 1971 and continued by the husband-and-wife team of May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser more than 30 years later in 2005, aimed to explore the mechanics of how humans were able to… Continue reading
Oct 03 Diminished sense of smell may indicate imminent death, study finds By Nora Daly Olfactory dysfunction, the scientific term for a sub-par sniffer, is a strong indicator of imminent death, researchers found. Continue reading
Oct 03 Freewheelin’ Swedish scientists sneak Bob Dylan lyrics into scholarly articles By Nora Daly Five professors at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm have entered into a competition to see who can incorporate the most Bob Dylan lyrics into their work before retirement. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch Largest number of walruses seen ashore in Alaska is sign of ‘tremendous change’ By PBS News Hour Walruses are one of many animals who need Arctic sea ice. But when that ice melts, they must to go ashore to rest and find food. In Alaska, 35,000 walruses have been observed on one beach. Judy Woodruff speaks with… Continue watching
Oct 02 MIT to study every tweet through $10 million deal with Twitter By Colleen Shalby Twitter is giving MIT access to every single tweet that has been sent in the social network’s eight-year history. Continue reading
Oct 02 Just how much ice is left underneath Alaska’s glaciers? Scientists dig to find out By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Alaska's glaciers are facing a warm future. Scientists are digging into the icy giants to learn more about how they have weathered past climate changes, and if they will survive. Continue reading
Oct 02 Big scary spiders hiding in banana cargo ships are usually harmless, researcher finds By Travis Daub Is the giant, hairy spider on your bunch of bananas cause for alarm? Most likely not. Continue reading
Oct 01 Why do honeybees die when they sting? By Anna Christiansen We return to our Just Ask feature, where experts tackle your questions on science and technology. Why do honeybees die when they sting? When a honeybee stings, it dies a gruesome death. The bee’s stinger is structured in such… Continue reading