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
May 23 Engineers look to scale up nanomanufacturing By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Nanotechnology is labor intensive, so tiny sensors are expensive to produce. Mass manufacturing flat, flexible sensors would reduce the cost. Continue reading
May 22 Watch a wall of dense fog creep across Lake Michigan By Lorna Baldwin Two fishermen on Lake Michigan caught more than a big fish yesterday. They caught on camera a massive fog bank making its way across the lake. Andrew Ballard and his father Spencer were out for a leisurely day of fishing near… Continue reading
May 21 In space, ‘take your protein pills’ and get your Sriracha on By Talia Mindich In space, green beans taste like grass and sliced strawberries are repulsively sweet. That's according to NASA astronaut Douglas Wheelock, who spent more than 178 days living -- and eating -- aboard the International Space Station and space shuttle Discovery. Continue reading
May 20 Watch NIH orders scientists to test new drugs on animals of both sexes By PBS News Hour The National Institutes of Health announced that it will require scientists to test new drugs on both male and female animals. Until now, most early trials have been conducted on males. Judy Woodruff joins Dr. Janine Clayton of National Institutes… Continue watching