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
Jan 13 West Virginia begins to lift water ban following chemical spill By Colleen Shalby A ban on tap water was lifted Monday in West Virginia after a chemical spill left 300,000 residents in nine counties with a contaminated water supply for five days, the Associated Press reports. In a news conference Monday, W.Va. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch Many West Virginians still without tap water By PBS News Hour An estimated 300,000 West Virginians still have little or no tap water after a major chemical spill in the capital city of Charleston. State officials say up to 7,500 gallons of an industrial chemical spilled into the drinking water supply… Continue watching
Jan 10 Up to 300,000 West Virginians without water after chemical spill .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Updated | 12:05 p.m. EST:… Continue reading
Jan 09 From jetpacks to wolf innards, see science’s really awesome stuff By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy YouTube science will keep you entertained. Continue reading