Mar 03 Recalling the early days of the World Wide Web By Bridget Shirvell In honor of the World Wide Web's 25th birthday we asked you to share your recollections of first using the internet. Here are some of your responses. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch Inside the slow and dangerous clean up of the Fukushima nuclear crisis By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 28 Northern Lights make rare appearance By Lorna Baldwin People across the British Isles looked up at the night skies on Thursday and saw a rare sight -- the dancing, flickering lights of the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis. Continue reading
Feb 28 Teens take STEM reporting to the airwaves By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Teenagers in Oakland, Cali. are ready to go on the air with their STEM reporting. Youth Radio, a program underwritten by the National Science Foundation, is teaching high school students how to be in-depth reporters covering science and… Continue reading
Feb 28 Why ranting online doesn’t help manage anger By Ellen Rolfes Often rooted in a heightened level of expressed emotion, uncensored anger or frustration, the rant is accessible to anyone armed with a computer keyboard and an Internet connection. But what are Internet ranters really after? And does ranting bring them… Continue reading
Feb 27 NASA and JAXA launch mission to measure global precipitation By News Desk A rocket containing the Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory satellite launched from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center at 3:37 a.m. Japan Standard Time Friday. The GPM satellite, a joint-effort between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, will be used to… Continue reading
Feb 27 LIVE: Climate change, explained; Miles O’Brien hosts discussion By News Desk, Miles O'Brien The US National Academy of Sciences and the UK’s Royal Society have jointly released a report that uses simple language, pictures and accessible graphics to show that climate change is altering the planet and that the… Continue reading
Feb 27 The web turns 25 By Bridget Shirvell A new report from the Pew Research Center's Internet Project shows Americans generally feel the internet has made a positive impact on their lives and personal relationships. Continue reading
Feb 26 Regarding Miles O’Brien’s ‘new reality’ By News Desk Like everyone else, we are amazed by Miles’ determination to soldier on, in spite of his life-changing accident. We are prepared to assist him every way we can, so our viewers will continue to benefit from his great intelligence and… Continue reading
Feb 26 Do dogs feel shame? You may be surprised By Thaisi Da Silva Scientists say dogs don’t really feel shame. The “guilty” look is really an attempt to change your response to them. Continue reading