Apr 22 Should scientists bring extinct species back from oblivion? By Gabriela Quirós, KQED Science Ever since the 1993 blockbuster “Jurassic Park,” the possibility of bringing extinct species back to life has been part of our collective imagination. The film, based on a Michael Crichton novel, was itself inspired by actual scientific breakthroughs in… Continue reading
Apr 21 Will you survive Extinction Week? By Travis Daub This week, to mark the 44th observance of Earth day, we invite you to join us in our pursuit to better understand extinction. Continue reading
Apr 21 Corn-based ethanol is environmentally damaging in the short run By Ariel Min It turns out production of corn-based ethanol has a tremendous environmental cost, according to a new $500,000 government-funded study released on Sunday. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch Kepler telescope spots a planet that seems a lot like home By PBS News Hour NASA scientists say the Kepler space telescope may have discovered the most “Earth-like” planet yet. Circling a star about 500 light-years away, planet Kepler 186-F may be the right temperature to allow liquid water to flow on its surface. Hari… Continue watching
Apr 17 Kepler finds new Earth-like planet 500 light-years away By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy NASA explanatory scientists announced Thursday that the Kepler Space Telescope has found an Earth-like planet in our galaxy. Elisa Quintana, exoplanet research scientist for the SETI Institute at NASA's Ames Research Center, says the planet is in the “Goldilocks zone,”… Continue reading
Apr 17 Engineers recreate ‘fishy’ locomotion By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy How do fish move? Engineers are trying to find out so they can make better underwater materials. Continue reading
Apr 17 Americans predict what the future looks like for technology By Colleen Shalby Over the past 50 years, Americans have witnessed the first man walk on the moon, the birth of the Internet, cell phones, large and small and large again. What will the future of technology and science hold in the next… Continue reading
Apr 16 Portrait of a dyslexic artist, who transforms neurons into ‘butterflies’ By Ellen Rolfes Rebecca Kamen’s sculptures appear as delicate as the brain itself. Thin, green branches stretch from a colorful mass of vein-like filaments. The branches, made from pieces of translucent mylar and stained with diluted acrylic paint, are so delicate that they… Continue reading
Apr 16 Your brain’s reaction time peaks at age 24, study finds By Colleen Shalby The next time some twenty-something complains that they feel old, you can reassure them that their feelings are, in fact, not ridiculous. Researchers found that the brain’s response time begins to decline at age 24. The descent is a slow,… Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch As another report urges action, how can U.S. overcome obstacles to effective climate policy? By PBS News Hour Continue watching