Rockets, robots as Obama hosts science fair
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has high praise for science projects from some high-achieving students, telling them, 'this stuff is really cool'...
Blacks' Y chromosome sparks shift in evolutionary timetable
NBC NEWS - Scientists say an African-American male's odd genetic signature suggests that the human Y chromosome's lineage goes back further in time than they thought — perhaps due to interbreeding with other populations such as Neanderthals...
Why Terrence Howard might quit acting
theGRIO REPORT - Terrence Howard’s passion for scientific exploration may soon overtake his interest in the movie business altogether.
theGrio's 100: Neil deGrasse Tyson, the nation’s expert on space
theGRIO'S 100 - Neil deGrasse Tyson is an accomplished astrophysicist from the Bronx, New York...
Black History Month: Celebrating African-American female inventors
MADAME NOIRE - Part of the Black History Month celebration is to take a look back at all of the significant contributions that African Americans have made to this country, and to mankind as a whole...
theGrio's 100: Mario Armstrong, proving video games can be good for you
theGRIO'S 100 - A self-proclaimed people lover, vegan and shoe addict, Armstrong is the co-founder of the Urban Videogame Academy...
NAACP report shows coal plant distribution burdens minorities
theGRIO REPORT - 'Coal Blooded: Putting Profits Before People' addresses the issue of coal-fired power plant pollution and its disproportionate impact on communities of color...
Research shows black cities are the source of much modern slang
By delving into the nearly 40 million tweets collected researchers have demonstrated that "big African American populations tend to lead the way in linguistic innovation," according to New Scientist magazine.
Study: Blacks more likely to die from sudden cardiac arrest, get less help
The Heart Rhythm Society-Ipsos survey illustrates his point. The survey found that even when African Americans were diagnosed with a problem that might lead to SCA, they were less likely to be given the optimum preventive treatment: an implanted defibrillator (a device to regulate the heart's rhythm) or appropriate medications.
Do institutes of higher learning give preference to foreign blacks?
According to studies, black immigrants and the American children of black immigrants are enrolling at colleges and university, at an exponentially higher rate than non-immigrant black American applicants.
