Apr 03 Watch What Do Federal Spending Cuts Mean for Science and Researchers? What Do Federal Spending Cuts Mean for Science and Researchers?… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch After Oil Spill in Arkansas, Weighing Risks of Keystone Pipeline Extension After Oil Spill in Arkansas, Weighing Risks of Keystone Pipeline Extension… Continue watching
Apr 03 Sequester Cuts to Science Slow Biomedical Research A scientist from the National Center for Toxicological Research analyzes microarray results to measure and assess the level of genes found in a tissue sample. FDA photo by Michael J. Ermarth. Rebecca Riggins, an assistant professor of… Continue reading
Apr 02 James Hansen Steps Down from NASA By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy // Revisit NewsHour's interview with retiring NASA climate scientist James Hansen, who discussed why summer droughts in the summer of 2012 were linked to climate change. James Hansen, an outspoken advocate for action on climate change, announced Monday that he… Continue reading
Apr 02 Tips (and Recipes) for the Cicada Invasion Swarms of cicada nymphs emerge from the ground. Photo by Michael Raupp. On Friday, we wrote about the impending arrival of the 17-year cicadas -- the root sucking, egg laying, battery-sized bugs that will emerge from the… Continue reading
Apr 02 What if a Search Engine Could Determine an Election? EmbedVideo(6100, 482, 304); Hari Sreenivasan hosted a Google Hangout with Dr. Robert Epstein, whose study on search engine rankings show that results can be manipulated in a way that may influence voter preference. Where do you get your political… Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch EPA Advances New Proposal for Cleaner Gas Emissions Obama Administration Makes Run For Cleaner Gas… Continue watching
Mar 29 Swarms of Cicadas to Invade Eastern U.S. If you live along the mid-Atlantic from North Carolina to Connecticut, get ready to witness the loud and "spectacular" mating ritual of the cicadas. Photo by Michael Raupp. Sometime around Memorial Day, in the declining hours of daylight, swarms… Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch Generation of Tech-Savvy Toddlers Go for Tablets Over Teddy Bears Generation of Tech-Savvy Toddlers Go for Tablets Over Teddy Bears… Continue watching
Mar 28 Create a Science Rhyme to Win a Shout-Out From Wu-Tang Clan’s GZA EmbedVideo(6066, 482, 304); Teachers in New York are using rap to teach complex science. PBS NewsHour senior correspondent Ray Suarez reports on the effectiveness of this strategy and interviews hip-hop legend GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan. In his upcoming… Continue reading