Nov 14 ATF Director Todd Jones says agency inhibited by fear mongering over a national gun registry .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco… Continue reading
Nov 06 Neuroscience may offer hope to millions robbed of silence by tinnitus By Jenny Marder Chronic tinnitus affects millions of Americans, and is the most widely reported disability among veterans. New research reveals the roots of the disease lie deep within the brain, and experimental therapies are providing hope for a cure. Continue reading
Oct 29 How will coastal cities weather future superstorms? This week, PBS NewsHour Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reported on new technologies engineers are using to protect coastlines from rising waters. For an expanded look at how mussels could save New York, how 600-year-old windmills enabled the Dutch… Continue reading
Oct 23 What’s in a name? In physics, everything and nothing By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The term “Big Bang theory” began as an insult, but it ushered the idea into pop culture, spawning namesakes like the CBS sitcom about scientists. Photo by Monty Brinton/CBS Broadcasting Inc. If it were up to Peter Higgs,… Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch Gun safety advocates support ‘smart’ technology to prevent accidental deaths Gun safety advocates support 'smart' technology to prevent accidental deaths… Continue watching
Oct 16 Chasing the origins of the Gulf’s giant shrimp The invasive Asian tiger shrimp, which can grow as long as a human forearm and weigh as much as eleven ounces, has gained a foothold in Gulf of Mexico waters. Photo by Ryan Werner In the coastal town… Continue reading
Oct 09 The new climate normal: coming soon to a city near you Map displaying years when cities around the world will cross the climate threshold. Created by Mora Lab/University of Hawaii Manoa By 2047, the global climate will have veered drastically off course from weather as we know it,… Continue reading
Oct 02 Naked mole rats show us how to build a better protein Naked mole rats' long lifespan and resistance to disease may give us clues to living longer healthier lives. Photo by Brandon Vick/University of Rochester A naked mole rat will never win a beauty contest. But the nearly hairless rodents,… Continue reading
Oct 01 Science and the shutdown and a lonely birthday for NASA The parachute for the Mars Science Laboratory mission to Mars. The Mars Curiosity Rover will stop collecting data during the shutdown. Photo by NASA/JPL-Caltech. Just before 11 p.m. Monday night, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft sent this message… Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch Former Interns Debate Worth and Legality of Unpaid Gigs Legally, unpaid interns can't displace regular paid workers, doing real work for no pay. So why have unpaid internships have become so pervasive? Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to some former interns frustrated with not being paid for work duties… Continue watching