Mar 20 Even scarier than California’s shrinking reservoirs is its shrinking groundwater supply By Colleen Shalby California's water shortage could potentially affect the entire nation. Continue reading
Mar 12 John Kerry criticizes Florida governor for banning words ‘climate change’ By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that elected officials who ban the words "climate change" are unwilling to face the facts, a non-so-subtle dig at Florida Gov. Rick Scott's administration. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 9:27 Why we pick and choose which science to believe By PBS News Hour Climate change, vaccines, genetically modified foods -- those topics are ripe for debate and disbelief among people of every political persuasion who aren’t convinced by scientific evidence. What accounts for the rift between scientists and the public? Gwen Ifill talks… Continue watching
Feb 16 How much would you sacrifice to be the first person on Mars? By Joshua Barajas Michael McDonnell has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. He has a physics degree. He’s worked in hazardous environments. His hope is that these qualifications will convince a selection committee that he’s the perfect candidate for the first human voyage to Mars. So… Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 3:39 Poll: Scientists and public differ on what’s ‘dangerous’ By PBS News Hour A new study conducted by the Pew Research Center found a large gap between what the public believes is dangerous and what scientists believe. Pew's Lee Rainie joins William Brangham from Washington with more. Continue watching
Jan 29 Study reveals wide gaps in opinion between scientists and general public By Laura Santhanam Scientists and the public agree on very little when it comes climate change, childhood vaccine requirements and more, but both groups feel more pessimistic about the direction of science, according to a new study released today from the Pew Research… Continue reading
Jan 29 Skip the fairy tales, and tell your daughter science bedtime stories By Wendy Thomas Russell I was never very good at science. Mostly because it was taught to me the same way math was taught to me: It wasn’t. I mean it was, technically. But not in a way that inspired me or held my… Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 2:16 Obama wants America to ‘win the race’ on science and technology By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 19 Mystery radio bursts from space recorded live for the first time, but leaves few answers By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy On May 14, 2014, scientists at Swinburne University in Australia caught a huge high-energy burst of radio waves on CSIRO’s Parkes Radio Telescope in eastern Australia. Called a “fast radio burst”, the signal lasted a few milliseconds, but it gave… Continue reading
Jan 15 Photo essay: Scientists build a tower as tall as the Chrysler building in the middle of the Amazon By Ariel Min Last August, construction began deep in the Amazon rainforest on what would soon become South America’s tallest skyscraper and the world’s first long-term tropical observatory. Continue reading