With just two weeks to go to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, China is pushing to clean up air pollution in Beijing and show its political tolerance by allowing protest zones around the city. Scott Tong, who is based in Shanghai, takes your questions about the country’s preparations for the games. Ask now.
Last month, the EU banned fishermen from Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, and Malta from catching bluefin tuna, a highly-prized species especially popular in Japan, where a single fish can fetch up to $100,000.
We’re excited to announce the launch of The Human Spark web site. A three-part series to be broadcast on PBS in 2009, The Human Spark will follow Alan Alda …
A century after falling out of favor among doctors, medicinal leeches are back in hospitals, sucking away on patients’ wounds.
The Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most stunning images of the cosmos humanity has ever seen. It has transformed our understanding of the universe, about its age and evolution, the life cycle of stars, and the very existence of black holes. Watch a video about the visionaries behind the Hubble.
The Louisiana Science Education Act, signed into law on June 28, 2008, opens the doors for treating Intelligent Design and Creationism as a theory to be examined in the classroom setting.
New York has long boasted about the quality of its drinking water. However, plans to drill for natural gas near the watersheds that supply New York City may change that.
Calculate your carbon footprint based on your home size, transportation method, energy usage, food consumption, and goods and services. You can compare your results to other households of a similar size and location, as well as the average U.S. or global household.
Endangered species protections were removed from the Yellowstone grizzly bear population in April 2007. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and other conservation organizations immediately filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Idaho challenging this decision.
The 29th Annual Emmy Awards for News & Documentary were announced July 15, 2008. Among the nominees, many productions from WNET/Thirteen and PBS. Watch some of the nominees online.
