Feb 13 Watch 9:24 Can modern prosthetics actually help reclaim the sense of touch? By PBS News Hour Prosthetic limbs have long been clunky, acting more as appendages than extensions. But modern technology is now helping amputees rediscover their sense of touch. Miles O’Brien, who lost his own arm in an accident last year, takes a look at… Continue watching
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Feb 12 Miles O'Brien shows us how he adapts to living without his left arm By Miles O'Brien It's been a year since science correspondent Miles O'Brien lost his left arm in an accident. Since then, he's been learning how to live life "mono-mano." But can technology ever replace what he lost?… Continue reading
Jan 16 In the Alaskan tundra, scientists dig up dirt on future climate change By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy For thousands of years, Arctic grasses and plants have taken carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. When the plants die, they are frozen in the tundra soil, making a vault of trapped carbon. As the planet warms, the vault is opening,… Continue reading
Dec 18 Reinventing the way chemicals are made to make them cheaper and cleaner By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Scientists are changing the way chemicals are made to make new drugs, smart materials and agroproducts in a cleaner, safer way. Miles O'Brien has this report from "Science Nation."… Continue reading
Dec 11 'SciGirls' turns the camera on young citizen scientists By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Twin Cities Public Television's "SciGirls" puts girl scientists in front of the camera. While the pre-teen scientists perform experiments for the audience, the producers hope it will encourage more women to join science and engineering fields. Continue reading
Dec 05 NASA's Orion splashes down in the Pacific after flawless test flight By Jenny Marder and Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Watch the Orion spacecraft launch live here on the PBS NewsHour. Continue reading
Dec 05 Can humans become a multi-planet species? By Miles O'Brien NASA astrobiologist Chris McKay travels the most remote parts of Earth to understand how life might survive on other planets. But he's also investigating another potential life form in space: humans. Can humans become a multi-planet species, he asks. Can… Continue reading
Dec 01 What does the salty sea air put in our clouds? By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Scientists are trying to find out how the ocean's chemistry changes clouds. It could even affect climate change. Continue reading
Oct 30 Your eyes could open your bank account or play "World of Warcraft" By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy New biometrics technology could open your bank account, email, or help you play "World of Warcraft". Continue reading