Nov 29 Watch In Colorado, Ice Age ‘Fossils Were Pouring Out of the Ground’ In Colorado, scientists made a very big and plentiful find of bones dating back to the Ice Age. Tom Bearden reports on what kind of fossils were unearthed and what the new findings can tell us. Continue watching
Nov 29 Warming Lakes, Restoring Youth and … Owl Puke Aging Ills Reversed in Mice Scientists have partially reversed age-related degeneration in mice, according to a study published online in the journal Nature and reported by the Wall Street Journal. Scientists achieved this by manipulating telomeres, DNA units that… Continue reading
Nov 29 Addressing Ocean Acidification on Both Coasts DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s45b8qfc4', 'kOPf8-hsWXk', '29'); An Environmental Protection Agency memo on ocean acidification played a role in the settlement of a lawsuit that challenged the EPA's failure to address the issue under the Clean Water Act. To help us… Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch As Wind Power Expands, So Do Threats to Bat Population Ed Jahn of Oregon Public Broadcasting looks at the deadly effect wind power turbines can have on migratory bats in the Pacific Northwest. Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch China’s Internet ‘Hijacking’ Creates Worries for Security Experts An 18-minute diversion of Internet traffic through China has raised security concerns around the world -- especially for governments and people in critical infrastructure -- and raises new concerns for online shoppers just ahead of Cyber Monday. Continue watching
Nov 26 China’s Internet ‘Hijacking’: Experts Take Your Questions By Jenny Marder // In April, Web traffic from tens of thousands of computer networks, including the U.S. Defense Department, the U.S. Senate and NASA, were diverted through China. A congressionally chartered panel concluded last week that China's state-based telecommunications company, China Telecom,… Continue reading
Nov 26 Channeling Einstein and Bending Time Inside a lab in Boulder, Colo., James Chou turns a crank underneath a table, raising one clock 33 centimeters higher than another, identical clock. As the table moves, the tick rate speeds up by 3.5 trillionths of a second. Continue reading
Nov 25 Study Suggests Simple Fix to Help Women Succeed in Science Students attend a 'Science Careers in Search of Women' event at Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago. (Argonne National Laboratory) A simple 15-minute writing exercise could help young women succeed in math and science classes, according to a study released… Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch Space Shuttle Program Winds Down as Era of Privatized Spacecraft Dawns As NASA's space shuttle program comes to an end after decades of service, private companies are looking to fill the void. Judy Woodruff looks at the future of space exploration with science correspondent Miles O'Brien. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Louisiana Official: Oil Spill Claims Process ‘Cumbersome, Complicated’ The window for short-term compensation claims to BP's $20 billion oil spill disaster fund closed on Tuesday. Jeffrey Brown speaks with John Young, president of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, about how Gulf Coast residents and businesses are coping with how the… Continue watching