Mar 17 Scientists find ‘smoking gun’ evidence from the creation of the universe By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Scientists believe that less than a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang, the universe began to rapidly expand as fast as the speed of light. With a radio telescope at the South Pole, scientists followed gravitational waves which… Continue reading
Mar 16 Study finds phone metadata can reveal sensitive personal information By Hari Sreenivasan, News Desk The government has your number, and the meta-data surrounding it. What does that really mean? From the heads of intelligence agencies to the president, they've all said it is not identifiable, but a couple of students at Stanford are finding… Continue reading
Mar 14 Find your slice of birthday in pi By Frank Bi Because it is an irrational number, pi is infinite and never falls into a repeating pattern. Despite its use in mathematics for centuries, research is still being done on pi to determine whether the numbers repeat in a certain frequency. Continue reading
Mar 14 Welcome to Pleistocene Park: Russian scientists say they have a ‘high chance’ of cloning a woolly mammoth By Zachary Treu Woolly mammoth blood and tissue discovered in Siberia in 2013 will give scientists “a high chance” to clone the prehistoric animal, a medical anthropologist told the English-language Siberian Times this week. Paleontologists discovered the carcass of a female… Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch Japan considers energy future after Fukushima By PBS News Hour A disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 11, 2011, has greatly affected how Japanese citizens feel about that energy source. Polls suggest that 80 percent of voters now oppose nuclear power in Japan. But walking away… Continue watching
Mar 12 Why is my baby’s poop this color? By Jenny Marder I’d like to say that our conversations in the early weeks of parenthood focused on how to contribute most effectively to the college fund, establish healthy sleep habits and encourage muscle-building activities like tummy time. They didn’t. They were about… Continue reading
Mar 12 Ancient tree rings suggest good weather helped Genghis Khan build his empire By Sarah Sheffer New research suggests that Genghis Khan, one of the greatest conquerors in all of history, may have been given an advantage by Mother Nature. Continue reading
Mar 11 15 predictions for the future of the Internet By Bridget Shirvell What is the future of the Internet? Here are 15 predictions from the newly released Digital Life at 2025 survey. Continue reading
Mar 10 An elephant never forgets (a voice) By Justin Scuiletti Elephants may be listening closer than you think. A new study released Monday from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says that not only can wild elephants distinguish between different human languages, but they can also differentiate between… Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch Unlikely partners work to make fracking safer By PBS News Hour In an unlikely alliance, natural gas companies and environmentalists have decided to work together to make fracking safer. Rick Karr travels to Pennsylvania to explore the tensions this has created among environmental groups. Continue watching