Science & Technology

Will the next wave of humanoid robots make our lives better — or steal our jobs?

August 21, 2019

Robots have replaced millions of American workers. As humanoid robots improve, will they work alongside people — or replace them?

Science & Technology

Plants can tell time even without a brain — here's how

The Conversation

August 20, 2019

Humans aren't the only ones with internal clocks. New research shows that plants do too. Find out how plants can operate a circadian rhythm without a brain.

Science & Technology

A cyberattack could wreak destruction comparable to a nuclear weapon

The Conversation

August 16, 2019

While nuclear war is a danger most people are aware of, cyber attacks could potentially be just as dangerous. Find out how escalating attacks on vulnerable infrastructure have some experts worried.

Science

Protoplanet smackdown may explain Jupiter’s core makeup

Reuters

August 15, 2019

Scientists say Jupiter may have been hit head-on by protoplanet not long after being formed — a violent collision with apparent lasting effects on the planet's core

Social media

Hong Kong protesters challenge surveillance with apps and umbrellas

The World

August 14, 2019

Protesters organize via forums and apps while demanding something that many 19th-century era demonstrators wanted: universal suffrage.

Health & Medicine

Thailand is betting big on cannabis. Visit its first legal lab.

The World

August 06, 2019

Thailand once issued severe penalties for marijuana users. But the perception of cannabis is rapidly changing, with talk of churning out “world-class cannabis” from Thailand's lush farmlands. A few months ago, scientists started the first-ever cannabis laboratory — one of the few legal facilities of its kind in Asia.

Environment

Raising monarch butterflies can be fun, but there is a right and wrong way to do it

Living on Earth

August 05, 2019

A recent study found that some captive-bred monarch butterflies in the US are at a disadvantage when completing their migration to Mexico.

Environment

A Dutch city is turning bus shelters into bee sanctuaries

The World

July 30, 2019

More than 300 bus shelters have been transformed into bee-friendly green hubs to support biodiversity in the Dutch city of Utrecht.

Climate Change

In 'Hadestown,' Greek mythology and climate change come to Broadway

Living on Earth

July 30, 2019

“Hadestown" retells the Greek myths of Orpheus and Eurydice, Hades and Persephone in a Great Depression-inspired, post-apocalyptic setting. The show infuses themes of isolationism, worker exploitation and climate change with New Orleans jazz, folk and pop music.

Conflict

Yemeni women activists escape war with the help of a global, underground network

GlobalPost

July 29, 2019

Targeted with arbitrary arrests and detentions in Yemen, women activists escape through Peace Track Initiative, a coordinated network of support that takes referrals on a case-by-case basis depending on the gravity of the threat.

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