Sep 22 Scientists look to increase crop production by speeding up photosynthesis By Justin Scuiletti How does one improve the amount of food a crop yields? Speed up the way that plant eats. Continue reading
Sep 22 China, U.S. and India push world carbon output to record levels By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The world pumped an estimated 39.8 billion tons (36.1 billion metric tons) of carbon dioxide into the air last year by burning coal, oil and gas. That is 778 million tons (706 metric tons) or 2.3 percent more than the… Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch Man on Mars? NASA's Maven spacecraft explores the possibility By PBS News Hour The NASA Maven spacecraft is expected to complete a 10-month voyage to Mars on Sunday. Once in orbit, NASA scientists will gather information about the Red Planet’s atmosphere. Information that will hopefully offer clues about Earth’s climate and the future… Continue watching
Sep 20 Study: Large galaxies swallow up smaller ones to survive By Carey Reed Large galaxies absorb smaller ones in order to survive in the universe, according to a new study recently published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Continue reading
Sep 18 How did life on Earth begin? By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy It's one of the biggest unanswered questions in science: How did life on Earth begin? Biochemists are breaking apart early Earth molecules to find out how RNA and DNA formed. Continue reading
Sep 18 Dustbusters, pacemakers and seven other inventions NASA science made possible By Laura Santhanam NASA announced this week that the agency would partner with the private sector to send astronauts to the International Space Station. The space agency awarded contracts to aerospace companies, Boeing and SpaceX. Together, they will send commercial crews into… Continue reading
Sep 18 USDA approves new genetically modified corn, soybean seeds By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department has approved the use of genetically modified corn and soybean seeds that are resistant to a popular weed killer. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch GMO debate grows over golden rice in the Philippines By PBS News Hour Vitamin A deficiency is a deadly threat to kids and pregnant mothers in the Third World. In the Philippines, the best nutrient sources are rarely part of the daily diet, so researchers have tried adding vitamin A to rice, a… Continue watching
Sep 17 New technology may let you throw away your ice scrapers By Justin Scuiletti Forget blasting your defrosters and scraping windshields tirelessly in the wintertime -- a new technology may help keep them ice-free. Continue reading
Sep 17 Are you getting enough vitamin A? Probably, but half of the world isn't By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Scientists are genetically modifying crops like rice to get vitamin A into impoverished diets in southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. NewsHour explains why this vitamin is so important, where you can get it and why you shouldn't eat polar bear… Continue reading