From the outside, it looked as if the Swiss-led Solar Impulse project smoothly soldiered through adversity as its solar-powered plane made a record-setting trip around the world in 2015 and… Read More
Black holes are the collapsed stars of the show on “Black Hole Apocalypse,” a two-hour “NOVA” presentation that’s premiering Wednesday on PBS. But the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, also known… Read More
A team of researchers led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen located the lost wreckage of the World War II Navy cruiser the USS Indianapolis on Aug. 18, and now television… Read More
Kickstarter has given a boost to science projects ranging from satellites to “Bill Nye: Science Guy,” but now it’s opening a new frontier for crowdfunding: “Nova” documentaries for public TV. Today marks… Read More
We could all use a good cry right about now. If you’re feeling jaded and cynical from recent news, watch the video above and let the empathy of the innocent… Read More
Score one for Amazon in the race to own the competitive children’s video streaming market. Amazon announced this morning it has signed a multi-year exclusive deal to stream many PBS Kids programs… Read More
Siren, the 2015 GeekWire App of the Year, will get another platform on which to share its intriguing story as the company will be featured on an upcoming episode of the PBS television… Read More
Genius. The word itself inspires awe and fascination. It’s considered unattainable for most people. There’s the common idea that genius is something a person is born with while the rest… Read More
Popular opinion about big data is not all that rosy. Most people don’t completely understand or care about the subject too greatly, and yet they know enough to be wary… Read More
There is no such thing as earthquake season. A crippling temblor can strike at any time, with very little warning and no indication of its severity. This fact makes living… Read More
Amazon.com inked another streaming deal with PBS today, gaining exclusive rights to “Mr. Selfridge,” starring Jeremy Piven. The first season of the show is available on Amazon Prime Instant Video starting Wednesday.… Read More
Those wacky guys over at PBS’s Idea Channel. The show, which focuses on the convergence of tech, art and pop culture, recently did a segment on how Microsoft’s Kinect has… Read More
Popular PBS shows such as Nova, Antiques Roadshow, Frontline, and documentaries by Ken Burns will be added to the streaming content available to Amazon Prime subscribers under a distribution deal… Read More