Jan 20 Watch Can the tech industry strike the privacy, safety balance? By Gwen Ifill, PBS News Hour Even before President Obama outlined his proposed changes in how the NSA should collect data for surveillance, many tech giants were vocal in their criticism. Gwen Ifill discusses what's at stake with Christian Dawson of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition and… Continue watching
Jan 18 Which countries are competing in the modern-day space race? By News Desk On NewsHour Weekend Saturday, Hari Sreenivasan reports from Bangalore on India’s Mars Orbiter Mission, a great point of national pride. The global “space race” may have ended with the Cold War, but competition remains between a variety of nations… Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch Is India’s space program worth the money? By PBS News Hour India's Mars Orbiter Mission is a point of great national pride. It will be completed for just over $70 million, a tiny fraction of the cost spent by NASA on similar programs. But is spending any resources on a mission… Continue watching
Jan 17 Which bears took home Giant Panda Zoo Awards? By Zachary Treu Giant pandas bond at the Smithsonian Institute’s National Zoo. Photo by Ann Batdorf/Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Pandas and advocates for the animal from all over the world were honored at the Giant Panda Zoo Awards ceremony Friday morning at… Continue reading
Jan 15 Chimpanzees feel love when they share food, study shows By News Desk A new study shows that chimpanzees who share food develop strong bonds with each other. Continue reading
Jan 15 Racism may accelerate aging on a genetic level, study finds By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Can experiencing discrimination lead to premature aging? Researchers think there could be a connection. According the Centers for Disease Control, African-American men die six to seven years earlier than white men. But no one is exactly sure why. David… Continue reading
Jan 15 Pine Island Glacier’s demise is ‘irreversible,’ researchers believe By News Desk Scientists have concluded that the massive Pine Island Glacier is melting irreversibly. This is likely caused by warm ocean bottom waters, causing the grounded ice sheet to seperate from the floating ice shelf. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch How can shoppers keep their information secure from hacks? By PBS News Hour U.S. retailer Target has acknowledged that up to 110 million customer accounts were compromised by a data breach during the holidays, raising consumer concerns and prompting lawmakers to demand answers. How can shoppers protect themselves? Gwen Ifill talks to Nicole… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch News Wrap: Court throws out FCC’s rules on net neutrality By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal appeals court set aside the FCC's net neutrality rules. Now, major Internet providers can decide what can be accessed through their networks and at what cost. Also, the tap water ban has been… Continue watching