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
Nov 13 NASA releases first-of-its-kind portrait of Saturn Photo by NASA NASA released a new, natural-color portrait of Saturn on Tuesday. It is the first such image to showcase Saturn, its rings and moons, with Earth, Venus and Mars all visible as… Continue reading
Nov 13 What does space smell like? Astronaut Chris Hadfield answers your questions EmbedVideo(7971, 514, 320); Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield became an out-of-this-world celebrity when he covered David Bowie's "Space Oddity" aboard the International Space Station in May. The video went viral with more than 18 million views. Before that,… Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch Why the strongest storms are getting stronger The sheer deadly power of the Philippines typhoon has cast a fresh spotlight on the question, are storms getting stronger as the planet gets warmer? To examine the science of super storms, Gwen Ifill talks to Kevin Trenberth of the… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Climate talks address role of global warming in strengthening storms Climate talks address role of global warming in strengthening storms… Continue watching
Nov 11 European satellite crashes to Earth The Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer, or GOCE, satellite crashed to Earth Monday, according to the European Space Agency. ESA officials say approximately 25 percent of the 1.2-ton spacecraft hit the Atlantic Ocean; the rest burned as it… Continue reading