May 23 116 Confirmed Dead After Tornado in Joplin, Mo. View a slide show of the damage in Joplin: 4:21 p.m. ET | Authorities say the confirmed death toll has risen to 116 after search and rescue efforts Monday, with seven people rescued alive. 1… Continue reading
May 20 Furry Robots, Foldable Cars and More Innovations from MIT’s Media Lab We recently visited the Media Lab at MIT for our story on George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen's ebook, "The Great Stagnation." Cowen argues that the pace of innovation is stalling. We went to MIT for the counterargument. Here's a… Continue reading
May 20 ‘Lab in a Can’ Puts Underwater Worlds in Closer Reach Microbiologists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have developed a machine that uses built-in robotics to study water quality while underwater. The Environmental Sample Processor, known as "Lab in a Can," relies on intake valves to draw… Continue reading
May 19 Watch Mark Kelly Followed Wife Giffords’ Latest Surgery From Space NASA's space shuttle Endeavour launched Monday on a 16-day mission to the International Space Station. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien posed crowdsourced questions to the commander and crew early Thursday in a collaboration with Google and YouTube. Here is an excerpt. Continue watching
May 19 Rep. Giffords Recovering ‘Really Well,’ Husband Mark Kelly Says from Space EmbedVideo(605, 482, 304); Full Video and Transcript Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is recovering well after a piece of her skull was repaired during surgery in Houston on Wednesday, reports her husband Mark Kelly, in an interview Thursday morning from… Continue reading
May 19 Exclusive: Watch Live Interview With Shuttle Cmdr. Mark Kelly, Astronauts EmbedVideo(602, 482, 304); Full Video and Transcript Cmdr. Mark Kelly and crew members of the space shuttle Endeavour talked damaged tiles, the future of spaceflight and the health of Kelly's wife Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, during a live interview… Continue reading
May 19 Watch You Talk to Endeavour: Shuttle Crew on Giffords, Tile Damage, Trips to Mars Google, YouTube and the PBS NewsHour took you aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station for a live interview with Commander Mark Kelly and crew. Watch the full interview here. Continue watching
May 18 Watch The Great Stagnation: Why Hasn’t Recent Technology Created More Jobs? As part of his continuing coverage of Making Sen$e of financial news, Paul Solman reports on why more good jobs haven't been created in recent years. Can new technological innovations create widespread job growth as past generations have seen?… Continue watching
May 18 Farm Runoff in Mississippi River Floodwater Fuels Dead Zone in Gulf A dead zone -- already the size of the state of New Jersey -- is growing in the Gulf of Mexico, fueled by nutrient runoff from the swollen Mississippi River. This year, with floodwaters from the… Continue reading
May 17 Watch Author James Gleick Traces Information’s Evolution in New Book Author's New Book Traces Evolution of Information… Continue watching