Feb 23 Watch America at the Ballot Box: Technology Through the Years Historian and curator William L. Bird explains voting technology through the years. Continue watching
Feb 22 To Kill Parasites, Fruit Flies Self Medicate With Alcohol Fruit flies seek out alcohol as a drug to kill parasites. Video by Emory University. Infected fruit flies turn to alcohol to self medicate, a new study shows. It's no secret that fruit flies are fond of… Continue reading
Feb 21 Climate Expert Assumed False Identity to Obtain Documents Photo by Getty Images. Fallout over internal memos that were leaked from the conservative Heartland Institute rattled the climate world again this week, when a climate researcher confessed to lying in order to obtain and distribute them. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 50 Years Later, Astronaut John Glenn Recounts His Historic Mission in Space 50 Years Later, Astronaut John Glenn Recounts His Historic Mission in Space… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Internet Voting: Will Democracy or Hackers Win? While it seems like everything can be done online these days, that's not actually the case when it comes to elections. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien explores the security, logistical and secrecy challenges of Internet voting. Continue watching
Feb 16 Marine Experts Flummoxed by Mass Dolphin Strandings Scientists and volunteers respond to stranded dolphins on the shores of Cape Cod. Video by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. Since January 12, 179 dolphins have been found stranded on the sandy shores, mud flats, and shallow… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch Debating the Safety, Wisdom of New Nuclear Reactors in Georgia Surveying the Safety, Wisdom of New Nuclear Reactors in Georgia… Continue watching
Feb 14 Broken Heart Syndrome: Yes, It’s Real Photo by Flickr user bored-now. Sherry Hollingsworth nearly collapsed at her aunt's funeral. The death itself had rattled her, but not nearly as much as the chest pressure that struck that day and the diagnosis that eventually followed:… Continue reading
Feb 13 Animated Map Plots One Year of Quakes Updated: Feb. 14| We recently stumbled on this animated map that plots 2011's biggest earthquakes.* Each circle represents an earthquake -- the bigger the circle, the greater the magnitude. The line across the circle indicates the quake's depth. Most notable… Continue reading
Feb 09 Russians Drill Into Ancient Lake in Coldest Spot on Earth After decades drilling through more than two miles of ice in the coldest spot on Earth, Russian scientists announced this week that they reached their goal: a subglacial lake the size of Lake Ontario, which has been sealed off… Continue reading