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
Dec 22 Watch 7:35 Building literacy among the blind with a teen inventor's low-cost Lego printer By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 22 Fast-food slows learning, study shows By Nora Daly Frequent fast-food consumption may slow children’s academic growth, according to a new nationwide study published in the journal Clinical Pediatrics. Continue reading
Dec 22 Today's science champions, tomorrow's Nobel scientists By Adelyn Baxter Forget homemade volcanoes and models of the solar system. Today's science fairs feature self-driving cars and computer-generated simulations of galaxies. And the prizes, if you're really good, award way more than extra credit. The most ambitious young inventors have… Continue reading
Dec 20 New fish species discovered in deepest part of Pacific Ocean By Carey Reed Researchers discovered a new fish species living at the greatest depths ever explored of the world's largest ocean. Continue reading