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
Mar 13 Watch Protecting Americans From Danger in the Drinking Water In part one of a two-part series Miles O’Brien travels to Hinkley, Calif., the town featured in the movie Erin Brockovich, for its multi-million battle over contaminated groundwater. O'Brien reports on the investigation into the chemical Chromium-6, the agency that… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch Researchers Aim to Unlock Genetic Data Goldmine for Vital Medical Information Researchers Aim Unlock Genetic Data Goldmine for Vital Medical Information… Continue watching