Apr 25 Why Engineering, Science Gender Gap Persists A female lab technician pipettes liquid into test tubes. Photo by Apostrophe Productions. Shree Bose, who won the grand prize at this year's Google Global Science Fair, credits her love of science to her big brother, Pinaki. As a… Continue reading
Apr 25 Recap Live Chat: Why Aren’t There More Female Scientists, Engineers? Updated April 28 This week on the NewsHour, we examined why women lag behind in some areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (also known as STEM). Judy Woodruff also interviewed Maria Klawe, president of Harvey Mudd College on… Continue reading
Apr 24 Baby Dolphin Die-Offs Continue in the Gulf An unusually high number of dead dolphins - including stillborn and infant calves - have washed up along the Gulf of Mexico shores in the two years since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded into flames, unleashing tens of… Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch News Wrap: 3 More Secret Service Agents Lose Jobs Over Scandal In other news Tuesday, another three Secret Service agents lost their jobs as a result of the ongoing prostitution scandal ahead of President Obama's Colombia trip. A total of nine have now been forced out and three have been cleared. Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch ‘Earth: The Operator’s Manual’ Chronicles Conservation Solutions Around Globe 'Earth: The Operator's Manual' Chronicles Conservation Solutions Around Globe… Continue watching
Apr 23 Geoscientist Bungee Jumps to Imitate Shifting Climate By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy // Richard Alley has taken an extreme leap -- off a really high bridge -- to demonstrate how drastically the Earth's climate is shifting. In one of two installments of the PBS series "Earth: The Operators' Manual,"… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch New 3-D Structures Assemble with Remarkable Precision Science Nation video- Self Assembling 3D nanotechnology… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch Gulf Still Grapples With Massive BP Oil Leak 2 Years Later Two years after the largest oil leak in U.S. history, the Gulf of Mexico region still struggles with its impact. Jeffrey Brown, David Valentine of the University of California, Santa Barbara and Garret Graves of the Coastal Protection and Restoration… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch Tech’s Next Feats? Maybe On-Demand Kidneys, Robot Sex, Cheap Solar, Lab Meat Tech's Next Feats? Maybe On-Demand Kidneys, Robot Sex, Cheap Solar, Lab Meat… Continue watching