Nov 02 UN report: Without action, climate change effects will be 'irreversible' By Carey Reed The United Nations warned Sunday that the world must get most of its energy from renewable sources by 2050, or increase the likelihood of what it called "severe, pervasive and irreversible damage."… Continue reading
Nov 02 Virgin Galactic's 'SpaceshipTwo' had 'in-flight separation' before crash By Carey Reed The Virgin Galactic test flight that crashed in California's Mojave desert last week began breaking apart mid-air, according to officials from the National Transportation Safety Board, which launched its investigation Saturday. … Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch Oozy lava and solar cannonballs: Here are two hot spots we can't extinguish By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 30 Your eyes could open your bank account or play "World of Warcraft" By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy New biometrics technology could open your bank account, email, or help you play "World of Warcraft". Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch Rocket explosion raises questions about commercial space travel safety By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 29 There's a giant spot on the sun, and it's acting weird By Jenny Marder The giant spot on the face of the sun has scientists scratching their heads. By the time it rotated into our view, it was already 80,000 miles wide, big enough to fit all of Jupiter, big enough to lay 10… Continue reading
Oct 28 The newest addition to Lowe's toolkit: a robot sales associate By Ashira Morris Lowe’s newest employee is its most groundbreaking power tool yet. Say hello to OSHbot the robot sales associate. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch Protecting the African lion from trophy hunters By PBS News Hour The African lion population is shrinking due to habitat loss, lack of prey and violent contact with humans, including trophy hunting. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing that these animals be listed as a threatened species. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Oct 26 Can Alaska's waters be a respite for sick sea stars? By Katie Campbell, KCTS9/EarthFix A deadly disease has been wiping out West Coast starfish for more than a year. One place that has held off the disease the longest is Alaska. Researchers recently traveled there to search for new clues. Continue reading
Oct 24 Hand-rearing abandoned African penguins could help save endangered species By Ashira Morris While adult penguins can survive 21 days without food, baby chicks cannot. Under normal conditions, the chicks would be out of their nests and able to survive the fast. But sparse fish populations around the South African shore limit chick’s… Continue reading