Nov 14 Mars-bound astronauts might fall victim to ‘space brain’ By Leigh Anne Tiffany Radiation exposure on a deep space journey to Mars could cause long-term brain damage, based on research from the University of California-Irvine School of Medicine. Continue reading
Nov 11 Science and technology under a Trump presidency By Nsikan Akpan, Leigh Anne Tiffany Science, technology and health policy under Donald Trump will feature cuts, but also inescapable progress. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 8:09 These robots are helping answer a huge unknown about young marine life By PBS News Hour Many mysteries remain about life under the sea, like what happens to marine creatures between life stages of larvae and adulthood. These tiny creatures are extremely hard to track in the open ocean, so one marine ecologist is using robots… Continue watching
Nov 01 Explosives reveal Mount St. Helens’ cold heart By Nsikan Akpan Geologists paired explosives and seismic readings to look for Mount St. Helens’ magma chamber. Here's what they found instead. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 2:41 Debunking the myth of the vampire bat By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, vampire bats may be some of the spookiest species on earth. But the surprisingly social animals make sacrifices to save one another’s lives. We debunk some of the popular myths about these… Continue watching
Oct 28 7 things you didn’t know about vampire bats By Julia Griffin The vampire bat is hardly the agent-of-evil its association with Dracula would suggest. Continue reading
Oct 27 Iron deficient? These edible insects pack more minerals than sirloin steak By Nsikan Akpan In a new study, an artificial gut reveals the best edible insects for combating mineral deficiencies in the global nutrition crisis. Continue reading
Oct 26 America’s HIV outbreak started in this city, 10 years before anyone noticed By Nsikan Akpan A new study pinpoints exactly when HIV arrived in the U.S., while also exonerating Gaëtan Dugas, a man once branded as "patient zero" and blamed for starting the outbreak. Continue reading
Oct 19 Tasmanian devils gain ground in cancer battle against extinction By Nsikan Akpan A contagious face cancer has decimated wild Tasmanian devils, but a new study shows a small group is fighting back. Continue reading
Oct 15 Polar bears, growing desperate for food, threaten Alaska Natives By Kamala Kelkar Warmer temperatures have melted Alaska Natives' traditional permafrost freezers in the U.S. arctic and also forced polar bears onto land near them. They hope stainless steel containers shipped from Oregon will help keep the hungry bears away. Continue reading