Oct 10 U.S. Scientists Win Nobel for Cell Receptor Research Pictures of US scientists Robert Lefkowitz (L) and Brian Kobilka who won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry are projected on a screen as the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announces the laureates on October 10, 2012 in Stockholm. Continue reading
Oct 09 Key to a Cool City? It’s in the Trees By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy // This week on the NewsHour we have been looking at how the urban heat island effect and climate change turn up the thermostat on U.S. cities, and how places like Chicago are trying to cool off with… Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch From Rooftop to Alleyway, Chicago Fights Extreme Urban Heat With Greener Ideas From Rooftop to Alleyway, Chicago Fights Extreme Urban Heat With Greener Ideas… Continue watching
Oct 09 Chicago Gets a Greener, Cooler Makeover In the latest installment of our Coping with Climate Change series, NewsHour visited Chicago to see how the city is keeping cool in the face of rising temperatures. Click on the infographic below to enlarge and click here to… Continue reading
Oct 09 U.S. and French Scientists Win Nobel Prize for Quantum Optics Pictures of Serge Haroche of France and David Wineland of the U.S. are projected on a screen as the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announces the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics on October 9, 2012 at the… Continue reading
Oct 09 How to Build a Cooler City By Saskia de Melker As global temperatures rise, urban areas are facing challenges in keeping their infrastructure and their residents cool. Chicago is tackling that problem with a green design makeover. This report is part of our Coping with Climate Change series. Continue reading
Oct 08 House Report Flags Chinese Telecom Firms on Espionage Fears Part of an 11-month investigation into two of China's largest suppliers of routers, switches and other vital communications equipment, the U.S. House Intelligence Committee announced Monday that evidence and a shortage of information regarding each companies' history and ties to… Continue reading
Oct 08 Building Tools for Democracy at the Political Hackathon Photo by Alex Bruns/PBS NewsHour How do you measure the effectiveness of a politician? How can you tell if the new voter identification laws will affect your ability to vote? What are your chances of being frisked by a… Continue reading
Oct 08 Coping with Climate Change: Green Roofs of Chicago By Saskia de Melker As global temperatures rise, cities face the challenge of keeping their infrastructure and residents cool. Chicago is tackling the problem with a green design makeover that includes 369 green roofs covering 5.5 million square feet -- more than any other… Continue reading