Sep 02 How NASA measures the death of a glacier from space By Catherine Woods In 2017, a new NASA satellite called ICESat-2 will measure how fast ice is melting in order to estimate how soon coastal cities might suffer from sea level rise. Continue reading
Sep 02 Photos give powerful visibility to chronic illness By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins “Suffering the Silence” is aimed at enabling those with chronic illness to discuss their illness publicly and on their own terms. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 5:47 Supporting deal, Sen. Casey says Iran is far too close to a nuclear weapon right now By PBS News Hour President Obama is now just one vote away from being able to veto legislation blocking approval of the Iranian nuclear deal. Two Senate Democrats, Chris Coons of Delaware and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, announced their support today. Sen. Bob Casey… Continue watching
Sep 01 Scientists find a fat hormone toggles a runner’s high By Nsikan Akpan Researchers at the University of Montreal have charted what happens to the brain to produce a runner’s high. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 9:14 Why some ‘insider’ candidates are struggling to appeal to voters By PBS News Hour Donald Trump is still dominating the polls, but how are the other top Republican candidates like Ben Carson, Jeb Bush and Scott Walker faring? Gwen Ifill looks at the week ahead in politics -- including another State Department email dump… Continue watching
Aug 31 What happens to your Social Security benefit when you marry? By Laurence Kotlikoff A reader asks whether remarrying will cause her to lose her Social Security benefits. Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff has the answer. Continue reading
Aug 30 Alaska-bound, Obama makes waves by renaming Mount McKinley By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Shrinking glaciers, Arctic temperatures and a mix of messy energy politics await President Barack Obama on his historic trip to Alaska. Even before he departed, Obama was making waves with a decision to rename Alaska's famed Mount McKinley despite a… Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 6:16 Study finds trauma effects may linger in body chemistry of next generation By PBS News Hour New research on survivors of the Holocaust shows how catastrophic events can alter our body chemistry, and how these changes can transmit to the next generation. The result? Our children may suffer the effects of a traumatic event they never… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Legendary New Orleans chef rebuilds neighborhood institution By PBS News Hour When Hurricane Katrina struck, Leah Chase was the chef and co-owner of the legendary New Orleans restaurant, Dooky Chase, a landmark in the city’s oldest black neighborhood. Chase saw her business, home and virtually everything she owned wash away, but… Continue watching
Aug 29 When Louisiana lost its foster children By Laura Santhanam Hurricane Katrina scattered thousands of Gulf Coast children nationwide. A decade later, are children in foster care safer in the event of a disaster?… Continue reading