Aug 21 Tatooine, Vulcan and Other Incredible Planets NASA’s Kepler Found Beyond Earth Artist's rendition of the Kepler telescope. Courtesy: NASA/Kepler mission/Wendy Stenzel Last week, scientists announced that after four years of surveying a strip of the Milky Way galaxy, the Kepler Space Telescope would officially go offline, due to a… Continue reading
Aug 21 How Quickly Are Health Insurance Premiums Rising? By Julie Appleby Family insurance premiums have risen by a modest 4 percent for the second year in a row, a new survey finds. But a growing number of workers are feeling the pinch of deductibles of at least $1,000. Photo by John… Continue reading
Aug 21 Twitter Chat: Will Health Insurance Exchanges Be a Benefit or a Burden? By Bridget Shirvell PBS NewsHour holds live Twitter chats each Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT. Join us on Twitter @NewsHour using #NewsHourChats. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Open enrollment for health insurance exchanges begins Oct. 1. The Obama administration… Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch Dramatically Revised Lyme Disease Statistics Raise New Questions About Risk Dramatically Revised Lyme Disease Statistics Raise New Questions About Risk… Continue watching
Aug 20 Obamacare Premiums: Five Things You Should Know By Julie Appleby A volunteer organizes materials promoting new insurance options under the Affordable Care Act in a New Jersey neighborhood. How will the law impact premiums? Depends on who you ask. Photo by Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Premiums will skyrocket next… Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch Are Innocent Citizens at Risk of Police Seizure of Their Cash, Cars and Homes? Are Innocent Citizens at Risk of Police Seizure of Their Cash, Cars and Homes?… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch Harper, Musselwhite Show Off ‘Different Shades of Blues’ in New Collaboration Harper, Musselwhite Show Off 'Different Shades of Blues' in New Collaboration… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch Shields and Brooks on U.S. Response to Egyptian Bloodshed, N.C. Voter ID Law Shields and Brooks on U.S. Response to Egyptian Bloodshed, N.C. Voter ID Law… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch Ecuador Exposes Rain Forest and its Inhabitants to Oil Extraction Effort Ecuador Exposes Rain Forest and its Inhabitants to Oil Extraction Effort… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch Time Runs Out for Telescope, Examining Kepler’s Contribution to Space Research Time Runs Out for Telescope, Examining Kepler's Contribution to Space Research… Continue watching