Kate Tobin

2 months ago | pbs.org | Kate Tobin

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Beavers and the dams they build are not always embraced in the areas where they do their work. But there's a growing recognition that they also are building a kind of natural infrastructure that helps with water management and the climate. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien went to see the beavers at work during their busy season and has the story for our ongoing coverage of Tipping Points.

Dec 25, 2024 | thehill.com | Kate Tobin

This Christmas, all I want is a pardon — but my last name isn’t Biden.  My name is not known to millions. I’m just an ordinary person with an extraordinary label: “felon.” Years ago, I was convicted of a felony in Virginia for taking my daughter across state lines. We weren’t divorced yet, and she wasn’t harmed in any way. There was no malice or intent to break the law — only a misunderstanding in a painful time of family conflict.

May 9, 2024 | pbs.org | Kate Tobin

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Earlier this month, the Federal Aviation Administration approved the first training program in the country for electric aviation. The program is just one part of a small but burgeoning effort to develop greener battery-powered aircraft for more routine use over time. Aviation correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.

Mar 14, 2024 | pbs.org | Kate Tobin

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Scientists, researchers and some big companies are eager to jumpstart the next generation of computing, one that will be far more sophisticated and dependent on understanding the subatomic nature of the universe. But as science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports, it’s a huge challenge to take this new quantum leap forward.

Sep 25, 2023 | pbs.org | Miles O'Brien |Kate Tobin

PBS NewsHour You may have heard about a NASA probe that successfully brought some samples from a deep-space asteroid back to Earth. It took four billion miles to get them, but researchers believe it will be worth it. You also may be wondering just why scientists want these samples from what's essentially a huge rock flying through space. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien explains.