Reports from the National Research Council and the U.S. Geological Survey say that sea levels on both coasts of the United States are rising at an accelerating rate. Oceanographer Peter Howd talks about what's pushing up the oceans, and which coastal hotspots may drown first. [8:9]
Although the Kepler planet-hunting telescope is no longer operating, discoveries remain to be made in its data to search for distant planets. The audio recording addresses this quest for exoplanets. [24:50]
Could a comet or an asteroid be to blame for the fireball on Jupiter? Watch and listen about the impact of the object on Jupiter. [10:10]
Learn how astronaut and astrophysicist John Grunsfeld leads NASA's investigations of Earth and beyond. This astronaut flown the space shuttle five times, and performed eight spacewalks to service the Hubble telescope. [23:32]
"All DNA evidence is not created equal," says Greg Hampikian, Director of the Idaho Innocence Project. He'll tell us why DNA 'evidence' sometimes leads to the wrong conclusion in this audio lecture. [12:18]
Scientists confirmed a West Antarctic ice sheet the size of the Dakotas is melting.
Forget balancing a checkbook. Today there are better ways for the budget-minded to keep track of bank balances.
Federal agency approves a license to build two nuclear reactors designed to provide cooling in absence of electricity.
A provocative new study suggests humans are slowly becoming less intelligent and emotionally stable.
Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Adam Riess takes questions on dark energy and the cosmos.
Scientists discuss a newly discovered moon orbiting Neptune, which is just 12 miles across.
Students in MIT's Tangible Media Group break down the barriers of graphic interfaces and allow users to touch and manipulate pixels in real life.
Learn how to build a simple robotic arm that can pick almost anything up. Aired Jul. 19, 2013. [2:36]
Ecologist Edward O. Wilson discusses current theories of why humans and insects have been so successful on Earth. He looks at social organization as key to their success. Aired Apr. 13, 2012 [30:20] Links to a video about E.O. Wilson [6:40].
Dr. Barry Rothberg of the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics in Potsdam, details how colliding galaxies play out and why the fate of our own galaxy, the Milky Way, could already be sealed. [5:24]
Researchers are using time-lapse photography to study the biomechanics of plant movement--including how cucumber tendrils curl.