Jun 01 Watch New report suggests Earth on the brink of a great extinction By PBS News Hour According to new research published in the journal Science this week, plant and animal extinctions are happening at a rate one thousand times greater than before humans walked the Earth. Stuart Pimm of Duke University joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss… Continue watching
May 31 Watch Looking within the mind of a rampage killer By PBS News Hour What Science Can Tell Us About the Minds of Rampage Killers… Continue watching
May 29 Humans increased species extinction rate by 1,000 times, new study says By Justin Scuiletti Plant and animal extinctions are occurring at a rate of at least 1,000 times faster than the time before humans, a new study says. Continue reading
May 29 Why you should stop using one of the most popular security software By Ariel Min The widely used disk-encryption tool TrueCrypt made an announcement Wednesday that the system is insecure and therefore unsafe. This unforeseen statement shocked the crypto world, as TrueCrypt has been considered one of the most secure software. Continue reading
May 28 Computer science’s diversity gap starts early By Kyla Calvert Mason When Vanessa Hurst graduated from college in 2008 she became part of a rare breed: women who hold bachelor’s degrees in computer science. In the U.S. in 2001, 27.6 percent of bachelor’s degrees awarded in computer science went to women,… Continue reading
May 28 How to get an octopus to cooperate at his photo shoot By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy In 2002, photographer Kent Treptow first picked up a $10 two-gallon aquarium, a hand-held light, and his camera and headed to Newport Beach’s rocky tidepools to capture the sea creatures there. But as photo shoots go, sea cucumbers, sea… Continue reading
May 27 Zebras take prize for longest terrestrial large mammal migration in Africa By Justin Scuiletti What’s black and white and holds the new record for large mammal land migrations in Africa? Eight collared adult female Burchell’s zebras, according to new findings. Continue reading
May 27 After decades, dirty power plant to get clean By Dina Cappiello, Kevin Begos, Associated Press HOMER CITY, Pa. — Three years ago, the operators of one of the nation's dirtiest coal-fired power plants warned of "immediate and devastating" consequences from the Obama administration's push to clean up pollution from coal. Faced with cutting sulfur dioxide… Continue reading
May 27 Study finds ‘global warming’ elicits stronger reactions than ‘climate change’ among Americans By Justin Scuiletti “Climate change” and “global warming” are often treated synonymously, but a new study says that the terms aren’t as interchangeable as one might think when it comes to public perception. Continue reading
May 26 Internet program helps veterans reconnect with civilian life By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy After months or years on the battlefield, soldiers can feel isolated as they cope with PTSD and trauma in day-to-day civilian life. At VetsPrevail soldiers can get online and chat with other veterans about how they're adjusting, and help them… Continue reading