PBS News Hour - Science

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  • Listen to PBS News Hour science reporting published every Wednesday by 9 p.m. Featuring reports from Miles O'Brien, Nsikan Akpan and the rest of our science crew, we take on topics ranging from the future of 3-D printing to power of placebo drugs. Is this not what you're looking for? Don't miss our other podcasts for our full shows, individual segments, Brooks and Capehart, Brief but Spectacular, Politics Monday and more. Find them in iTunes or in your favorite podcasting app. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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Episodes
  • Study finds gender-affirming care for minors is very rare, refuting political narrative

    Study finds gender-affirming care for minors is very rare, refuting political narrative
    Jan 26 2025
    Trump and Republican candidates made rolling back federal protections for transgender people a big issue, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on TV ads, much of it focused on gender-affirming care for minors. Despite the attention, a new study finds that gender-affirming medications are very rarely prescribed to adolescents. John Yang speaks with KFF's Lindsey Dawson to learn more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins
  • How sail-powered cargo ships are charting a course to sustainability on the high seas

    How sail-powered cargo ships are charting a course to sustainability on the high seas
    Jan 26 2025
    Eighty percent of all global trade travels by sea, and the ships carrying those goods account for 3 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Now, some shipping companies are taking a new tack as they try to navigate the industry to sustainability on the high seas. John Yang reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    4 mins
  • Meet the small team behind the Watch Duty app giving life-saving wildfire updates

    Meet the small team behind the Watch Duty app giving life-saving wildfire updates
    Jan 23 2025
    Ever since the deadly wildfires began in Los Angeles two weeks ago, residents have largely turned to one app for the most up-to-date information. It's called Watch Duty and Stephanie Sy spoke to two members of the small team that makes it possible. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins

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Short and interesting.

I am really enjoying this series by PBS. I have found myself retelling some of the stories that I have heard here. They are really interesting.

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