17:06
Creating A Soundtrack For Stories Of Spaceflight
Wilco keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen and art historian James Merle Thomas took inspiration from the sounds of NASA missions for their latest album.
17:37
A Mission To Save The Planet (From The Next Asteroid)
NASA’s moving forward with plans for a missile designed to deflect asteroids.
When Waters Rise, Who You Gonna Call? The Netherlands
The Dutch know a thing or two about water management, and they’ve got a new plan.
The Next Big Engineering Tool Of The 1960s? Nuclear Bombs
In an era marked by fear of nuclear bombs, Operation Plowshare took a look at their potential to create.
26:27
Are We Facing Electrical Gridlock?
The influx of renewable energy and smart appliances threaten to overload our aging electrical grid.
Hackers Have Been Targeting Nuclear Power Plants
A U.S. government report warns that hackers have been targeting power facilities in the US and other countries.
Air Pollution Is As Unhealthy As Secondhand Smoke, A New Study Says
Kids who live near pollution are at the same risk of asthma as those exposed to secondhand smoke.
4:04
A Mathy Makeover For The Kilogram
Standardizing our mass measurements relies on an elaborate and exacting physics experiment.
12:23
With Key Staff Missing In Washington, Can Science Policy Move Ahead?
President Trump has yet to name a presidential science advisor or directors for NASA and NOAA, and other key science positions.
7:23
Overlapping Surgeries, A Little Drummer Bird, And Human-Free Hedge Funds
Hospitals commonly schedule surgeons to start a new surgery while someone else finishes their last one. Should they notify patients?