Aug 08 Scientists launch technology that can change the weather … in your photos By Travis Daub After analyzing thousands of webcam snapshots of landscapes in various weather conditions, computer scientists at Brown University have developed a system that can automatically change the appearance of weather in nearly any outdoor photo. Continue reading
Aug 07 Astronomers discover 2.6 million light-year bridge between galaxies By Justin Scuiletti A team of astronomers and students have discovered a stream of hydrogen gas in space that is the largest known to date -- and dwarfs our own galaxy in comparison. Continue reading
Aug 07 Ten-year astronaut sleep study reveals widespread use of sleeping pills in space By Anna Christiansen According to the longest sleep study ever conducted in space, astronauts’ use of sleeping pills, like ambien, is extremely high. The decade-long study also revealed space-farers are chronically sleep deficient while in orbit, and during the period leading up to… Continue reading
Aug 07 Engineers want to fill up your tank with sunlight By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Experiments with solar power hope to answer a burning question: can we harness enough solar energy to make fuel for cars?… Continue reading
Aug 07 Euthanized pets give one last gift By Caitlin Cress, The Hale Center for Journalism at KCPT Making the decision to put down your pet is never easy, but a Kansas bioscience firm is offering dog and cat owners a little comfort -- in the form of an organ donation. Now, tissue taken from a euthanized animal… Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 7:09 Earthquake early warning system could save lives in California By PBS News Hour Earthquakes, unlike other natural disasters, often hit without warning. But some countries have systems to give residents a heads-up before one strikes. Despite a history of deadly quakes in California, the U.S. has no widespread warning system. The NewsHour’s Cat… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch How Rosetta can help decipher a comet’s secrets By PBS News Hour After a 10-year journey, the space probe Rosetta is orbiting a comet. The spacecraft is slated to follow the comet for more than a year on its way toward the sun. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Mark McCaughrean, senior scientific advisor… Continue watching
Aug 06 Miles O’Brien returns to the site of Japan’s nuclear disaster three years later By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy In March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 Tohoku earthquake shook Japan, triggering a catastrophic tsunami and nuclear disaster. Since then, PBS NewsHour science correspondent Miles O’Brien has provided some of the most in-depth reporting on the subject to-date. He has traveled… Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch Return to Fukushima with Miles O’Brien By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Continue watching
Aug 06 Rosetta spacecraft’s first images of comet By Larisa Epatko After a 10-year, 4-billion-mile journey, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta space probe reached its final destination on Wednesday: comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Continue reading