Feb 08 Earliest Placental Mammal Described in Breathtaking Detail Some 65 million years ago, an asteroid possibly as big as Mount Everest plowed into the Earth, wiping about 70 percent of all species, including dinosaurs, off the planet. Why this event killed off the dinosaurs but spared other species,… Continue reading
Feb 08 With Unfinished Business, NASA Plans More Missions to Mars The Mars "Curiosity" rover's mission to the red planet has been hailed as a success, so why does NASA want to keep going back to the same place again and again? Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory explain. Adam… Continue reading
Feb 06 Air Pollution Boosts a Child’s Chance of Getting Cockroach-Related Asthma Cockroach allergens are a major contributor to asthma, particularly in urban areas. Photo by Luis Davilla/Cover/Getty Images. In New York City's East Harlem, a startling 19 percent of 5-year-olds have asthma, according to a report from the New York… Continue reading
Feb 04 Now Is the Winter of Our Discovery: Tracing History Through DNA By Ray Suarez Project osteologist Jo Appleby points out damage to a skull, believed to be that of Richard III, during a news conference in Leicester, central England, on Monday. Photo by Darren Staples/Reuters. King Richard III, depicted by some as a wicked,… Continue reading
Feb 01 Whip Scorpions and Jungle Nymphs: Behind the Scenes at the Insect Zoo An eastern lubber grasshopper, or Romalea guttata sits on a leaf at the Insect Zoo at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Photos by Jenny Marder. And now, an end-of-the-week pause to celebrate insects and the people who love… Continue reading
Feb 01 Keeping Your Company, Personal Info Safe from Social Engineering Hacks Keep your computer safe from hackers. Before you click on a link in an email, ask yourself a few questions: do you recognize the domain name? Is your name spelled correctly in the email? What time was the email sent?… Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch New York Times Computer System Target of Lengthy Chinese Hacking Attack New York Times Computer System Victim of Lengthy Chinese Hacking Attack… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch Al Gore’s ‘Future’ Tackles Technology, Global Economy, American Democracy Al Gore's 'Future' Tackles Technology, Global Economy, American Democracy… Continue watching
Jan 31 Al Gore: Public Conditioned to Accept Atmosphere as ‘Open Sewer’ By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy // Former Vice President Al Gore talks to NewsHour about climate change and how U.S. policy needs to evolve to confront the crisis. In his new book, "The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change," former Vice President Al Gore examines… Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch Al Gore: Public Conditioned to Accept Pollution Al Gore: Public Conditioned to Accept Pollution… Continue watching