Nov 20 Lighting up elementary school science with ‘lab before the blab’ By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; 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%; }Elementary school science students in Leigh… Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch Silicon Valley entrepreneurs set their sights on space travel, moon mining Silicon Valley entrepreneurs set their sights on space travel, moon mining… Continue watching
Nov 18 Promiscuous mouse moms have sexy sons Male mouse pheromones released in urine attract female mice and increase the male's chance of mating and producing offspring. In that way, mouse pheromones act much like a peacock's tail to attract mates. Illustration by Sarah Bush/University of… Continue reading
Nov 18 MAVEN to answer the mystery of Mars’ missing atmosphere An artist's concept of MAVEN satellite, pictured, shows Mars in the background. NASA plans to launch the satellite into Mars' orbit on Monday. NewsHour will live stream the launch. Image by NASA/Goddard Mars is a cold, dry, dusty… Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch Tiger shrimp invade Louisiana waters An invasive species known as tiger shrimp have been spotted in the Gulf of Mexico over the last six years. Charlie Whinham talks with shrimpers and researchers about how these huge shrimp could cause big problems for Louisiana’s multi-billion dollar… Continue watching
Nov 17 Update: Kauai GMO bill passed by county council Earlier this month, NewsHour Weekend published a story about the debate (below) surrounding genetically-modified seed farming on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto;… Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch The heights of vanity? The New York-Chicago skyscraper duel Competition between Chicago and New York over which city has the tallest building. Continue watching
Nov 16 Revealed: the vainest skyscrapers in the world With the recent competition between New York and Chicago over which city has the tallest skyscraper in the U.S. (winner: New York), we were reminded that many of the world's loftiest towers benefit from some seemingly dubious enhancements. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch EPA weighs environmental consequences of ethanol with proposed cuts EPA weighs environmental consequences of ethanol with proposed cuts… Continue watching
Nov 14 Your brain sees things that you don’t Image courtesy of Jay Sanguinetti/University of Arizona Your brain saw something in the black and white image above, even if you didn't. According to a study published this week in the online journal Psychological Science, the brain processes… Continue reading