Oct 01 Science and the shutdown and a lonely birthday for NASA The parachute for the Mars Science Laboratory mission to Mars. The Mars Curiosity Rover will stop collecting data during the shutdown. Photo by NASA/JPL-Caltech. Just before 11 p.m. Monday night, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft sent this message… Continue reading
Sep 30 Scientists discover source of 13th century “mystery eruption” Lombok Island, Indonesia. Photo by Trekking Rinjani/Flickr Scientists claim they have found the source of a mysterious volcanic eruption that has eluded glaciologists, volcanologists and climatologists for more than 30 years. In a report published by… Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket UPDATE - The launch was successful. A photo of today's Falcon 9 liftoff courtesy of SpaceX. Today at 12 p.m. ET, the commercial spaceflight company SpaceX will launch an improved version of their launch vehicle. The Falcon 9… Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch The Quantified Self: Data Gone Wild? Take a look at these new technologies that allow people to keep track and quantify every detail of their daily lives. It's a growing movement called “quantified self.” The personal data gathered is often health-related, but there are applications to… Continue watching
Sep 28 Can the right app help you reach your weight loss goals? Matthew Ames is a communications manager for a multinational bank and a member of the "Quantified Self" movement. At the end of 2012, he had a problem: he was about 50 pounds overweight. To reach his… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch Climate Scientists Warn Opportunity to Prevent Dangerous Warming Is Dwindling Climate Scientists Warn Opportunity to Prevent Dangerous Warming Is Dwindling… Continue watching
Sep 27 How much will the climate change in your lifetime? This morning, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the first of five parts of its report on climate change. Take a look at PBS NewsHour's cheat sheet on what to look for the mega… Continue reading
Sep 27 The brains behind the science of Breaking Bad .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%; } How much meth can you… Continue reading
Sep 27 Shrubs and grass in Greenland shift the carbon balance .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%; } For the online magazine Science… Continue reading
Sep 27 U.N. report declares climate change is here to stay, and it’s our fault By Jenny Marder Protesters in Stockholm demand political action on climate change as the United Nations panel released its latest assessment on Friday. Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images. On Friday, a group of sleep-deprived climate scientists in Stockholm revealed highlights from the latest… Continue reading