Jan 29 Got health problems? Blame it on Neanderthal DNA By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy If you are suffering from type 2 diabetes, Crohn's disease, lupus, biliary cirrhosis, or you simply can't kick your smoking habit, you may be able to blame your Neanderthal ancestors. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch Scientists search for understanding of dark matter By Miles O'Brien, PBS News Hour At the bottom of a nickel mine near Sudbury, Ontario, scientists at one of the world's most sophisticated particle physics observatories are investigating one of the biggest mysteries of the cosmos: What is dark matter? Science correspondent Miles O'Brien helps… Continue watching
Jan 16 Gene therapy shows early promise as treatment for blindness By News Desk An initial trial gene therapy study published Thursday has shown that a genetic eye disease may be treatable after a half dozen patients afflicted with the extremely rare disease had improved vision after defective genes in their retinas were replaced… Continue reading
Jan 15 Pine Island Glacier’s demise is ‘irreversible,’ researchers believe By News Desk Scientists have concluded that the massive Pine Island Glacier is melting irreversibly. This is likely caused by warm ocean bottom waters, causing the grounded ice sheet to seperate from the floating ice shelf. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch How a winter ‘wobble’ brought freezing North Pole temperatures to the U.S. By PBS News Hour The strong winds that normally keep the masses of very cold air contained near the North Pole weakened this week, allowing frigid temperatures to reach down into the United States. Judy Woodruff talks to Andrew Freedman of Climate Central about… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch From superstorms to sequestration, 2013 held progress and pitfalls for science From superstorms to sequestration, 2013 held progress and pitfalls for science… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch Cicada Mania: The Entomologists’ ‘Super Bowl’ Miles O'Brien looks at the cicada emergence along the Eastern United States… Continue watching
May 06 Watch Maine School Engages Kids With Relevant Problem-Solving Challenges Maine School Engages Kids With Relevant Problem-Solving Challenges… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch What Do Federal Spending Cuts Mean for Science and Researchers? What Do Federal Spending Cuts Mean for Science and Researchers?… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch Songs in the Key of Biology: Students Write Hip-Hop to Learn Science Songs in the Key of Biology: Students Write Hip-Hop to Learn Science… Continue watching