Oct 08 Financial Crisis Illustrates Influence of Emotions, Behavior on Markets By PBS News Hour The past month of corporate failures, government rescues and stock market gyrations has visibly shaken the confidence of Wall Street tycoons and ordinary investors alike. Continue reading
Oct 08 Study of Glowing Jellyfish Nets Nobel Prize for Trio By PBS News Hour One Japanese and two American scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for discovering and developing a glowing jellyfish protein that has revolutionized the way researchers study disease and normal development in living organisms. Continue reading
Oct 06 European Scientists Share Nobel Prize for Medicine By PBS News Hour Three European scientists will share this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine, for identifying two deadly sexually transmitted viruses, the Nobel committee announced Monday. Continue reading
Sep 30 Phoenix Lander Witnesses Snow on Mars By PBS News Hour NASA's Phoenix spacecraft has spotted snow falling from Martian clouds, and detected evidence of past water at its landing site in the Martian arctic plains. Continue reading
Sep 26 Particle Collider Start-up on Hold Until Spring By PBS News Hour Disappointed scientists learned this week that the Large Hadron Collider -- the most powerful particle collider ever built -- will be shut down until next spring after an electrical glitch sparked a helium leak in the machine's 17 miles of… Continue reading
Sep 24 Battle to Replace Domenici in New Mexico Senate Race Centers on Energy Policy By PBS News Hour The race for New Mexico's first open Senate seat in 26 years has brought the national renewable energy debate into local focus as Republican Rep. Steve Pearce battles Democratic Rep. Tom Udall for the job. Continue reading
Sep 23 Google Barges Into Phone Market with G1 and Open-Source Android Software By PBS News Hour Internet search giant Google on Tuesday unveiled its first foray into the global mobile phone market, introducing the T-Mobile G1, informally known as the "Google phone."… Continue reading
Sep 19 FDA Hearings, New Research Reignite BPA Controversy By PBS News Hour The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reiterated its position in a hearing this week that the chemical bisphenol A, used in many plastic household products, is safe in low levels. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch Minneapolis Bridge Reopens Following Last Year’s Deadly Collapse Thirteen months after a bridge collapse killed 13 people in Minnesota, a new 10-lane structure reopens to traffic Thursday morning. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the engineering behind the I-35W's multi-million-dollar reconstruction. Continue watching
Sep 12 Hurricane Forecasters Wrestle With Uncertainty to Track Tricky Storms By PBS News Hour By Friday morning there was little question as to the direction of Hurricane Ike's path -- the storm was gaining strength as it barreled toward Texas, and storm surges had already begun to batter the coastal city of Galveston. Continue reading