Jun 12 Singapore’s Vegetable Towers By Larisa Epatko In order to grow fresh produce on limited land, Singapore has constructed towers where seedlings grow into eatable plants. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch Google Asks Approval to Offer More Transparency About Role in PRISM Program Google Asks Approval to Offer More Transparency About Role in PRISM Program… Continue watching
Jun 11 Google: We Turned Over Information on a ‘Tiny Fraction’ of Users By Larisa Epatko In his first U.S. television interview since the latest news broke of the government's surveillance program, Google's chief legal officer David Drummond told PBS NewsHour senior correspondent Jeffrey Brown on Tuesday that the company has given the U.S. government information… Continue reading
Jun 11 In Qatar, Coaxing Food From One of the World’s Driest Places By Larisa Epatko In the small Middle Eastern country of Qatar, where fresh water is scarce and most food is imported, scientists are testing ways to grow vegetables that use more greenhouse gases than they produce. Continue reading
Jun 11 Greening the Deserts of Qatar By Larisa Epatko Researchers in Qatar are trying new techniques to grow food, such as pumping carbon dioxide into greenhouses and using drip irrigation in sandy plant beds. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch From Glowing Cats to Robo-Bugs, Book Explores How Biotech Creates Weird Wildlife From Glowing Cats to Robo-Bugs, Book Explores How Biotech Creates Weird Wildlife… Continue watching
Jun 10 When Does Genetic Modification of Animals Cross a Line? By Ellen Rolfes In a web exclusive interview, Emily Anthes, author of the book, "Frankenstein's Cat," talks to Ray Suarez about the ethical limits when using animals in biotech research and development. Continue reading
Jun 10 In Costa Rica, Farmers Start to See Value of Biodiversity By Larisa Epatko In Costa Rica, birds, bats and bees serve vital roles in controlling pests and pollinating crops. Now, researchers are measuring the contributions of these critters to encourage farmers to move away from the single-crop model and toward biodiversity. Continue reading
Jun 10 Biotech’s Brave New Beasts By Ellen Rolfes Chickens that lay eggs with life-saving drugs inside. Cyborg rats with microchips embedded in their brains. Beetles wired for wartime surveillance. These are just a few examples of the science fiction-type fantasies that are becoming reality in the animal kingdom… Continue reading
Jun 05 Expanded List of Science Rap Contest Finalists This rap about the math concept known as the Fibonacci Sequence, is by Elissa Malcolm. Last week, we announced the finalists for the PBS NewsHour's Gza-inspired science rap contest. The entries were terrific and ranged from rocks and space… Continue reading