Last Friday, a notice was posted online in the Federal Register: If the Bush Administration gets its way, parts of the Endangered Species Act will be removed from …
Wind energy is the world’s fastest-growing energy source, but the rush to build windmill farms breeds corruption. At least, that’s what residents of small towns in upstate New York claim in a new report by The New York Times.
From the ancient world to the modern, human lives have been influenced by animals in matters that reach far beyond the food chain. On Sunday, NATURE’s Wisdom of the Wild illustrates some of the surprising ways in which animals help people in body, mind, and spirit. Watch a preview…
Michael Phelps, the 23-year-old Olympic swimmer, has captivated the world with his quest to win eight gold medals in a single Olympics. With every race he wins, Phelps draws closer …
In 1988, Dr. James Hansen, director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, brought national attention to global warming when he said in Congressional testimony: “The greenhouse effect has been detected and is changing our climate now.” Watch an interview with Dr. Hansen:
NOVA ScienceNow producer Julia Cort talks to MIT geologist Sam Bowring about a mass extinction at the end of the Permian period and discusses whether it could happen again. Listen now…
On this day in 1883, the last quagga died in captivity at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam. Read more about attempts to re-engineer/re-create this creature genetically, from the …
This fall, more than 14 years after scientists first broke ground on construction, the multi-billion dollar Large Hadron Collider is expected to send its first beams of protons charging toward one another at near light speeds and then smashing head-on in carefully orchestrated collisions. Read more…
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Space Elevator: 22,000-miles-high
Mayan Ruins: pinpointed by satellite
Profile: Bonnie Bassler - how bacteria “talk”
