Feb 07 Watch 6:33 This Philadelphia art exhibit pushes the envelope with designs for the future By Jeffrey Brown What will the future look like? That’s the big question posed by a new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Eighty designers from around the world have put their imaginations to work, leveraging both anxiety and excitement over the… Continue watching
Feb 06 U.S. lets autonomous vehicle bypass human-driver safety rules By Tom Krisher, Associated Press For the first time, the U.S. government has approved a company's request to deploy a self-driving vehicle that doesn't meet safety standards that apply to cars and trucks driven by humans. Continue reading
Jan 31 FDA approves first treatment for kids with peanut allergy By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first treatment for children with peanut allergies. Continue reading
Jan 30 Hawaii telescope reveals details of the sun’s turbulent surface By Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press A telescope in Hawaii is revealing the turbulent gas surface of the sun in what scientists called unprecedented detail. Continue reading
Jan 27 Florida could use drones to fight pythons, invasive species By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press Florida is looking to take to the air to fight pythons on the ground. Continue reading
Jan 23 First space-baked cookies took 2 hours in experimental oven By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press "Overall, I think it's a pretty awesome first experiment.”… Continue reading
Jan 22 Brazilian piano legend plays again thanks to ‘magic’ gloves By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Days before Christmas, acclaimed pianist João Carlos Martins ran to a Sao Paulo bar to show off his new gloves to friends. They were seemingly magical, enabling the 79-year-old to play songs on his Petrof piano with both hands for… Continue reading
Jan 22 Track the spread of novel coronavirus with this map By Laura Santhanam Novel coronavirus, which is linked to an outbreak of pneumonia, has global public health officials concerned about its potential to spread around the world. Continue reading
Jan 21 How the quest to preserve Lenin’s body helps the living By Dr. Howard Markel Over the last century, the Lenin preservation laboratory has created a long list of measures that help patients. Continue reading
Jan 19 SpaceX launches, destroys rocket in astronaut escape test By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX completed the last big test of its crew capsule before launching astronauts in as little as two months, mimicking an emergency escape shortly after liftoff Sunday. Continue reading