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Science

Study suggests controversial pesticides may pose risks to fish populations, too

Study suggests controversial pesticides may pose risks to fish populations, too

New evidence from Japan's Lake Shinji suggests that the widely used family of pesticides called neonicotinoids, already controversial for harming pollinators, could pose risks to fish as well.
by Dan Charles

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Itty-bitty satellites take on big-time science missions

Itty-bitty satellites take on big-time science missions

CubeSats are only about twice the size of a Rubik's Cube. Once dismissed as tools for students learning the principles of aerospace engineering, they're now being used for more sophisticated missions.
by Joe Palca

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Most U.S. dairy cows are descended from just two bulls - and that's not good

Most U.S. dairy cows are descended from just two bulls - and that's not good

The drive to produce more milk has had an unsavory side effect: Cows have become more genetically similar and less fertile. Now scientists are trying to recover valuable genetic variation that was lost over the past few decades.
by Dan Charles

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Discourse Disrupters: How a science and tech economy could reshape the American Dream

Discourse Disrupters: How a science and tech economy could reshape the American Dream

Intelligence Squared host John Donvan talks with economist Simon Johnson about an idea to put science and technology at the heard of the U.S. economy, and transform the middle class.

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