Tuesday,
January
6
, 2009
05
:20
pm
New SundayArts host Paula Zahn interviews the renowned pianist and conductor Daniel Brenboim.
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July 24th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
A century after falling out of favor among doctors, medicinal leeches are back in hospitals, sucking away on patients’ wounds.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
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.
July 23rd, 2008 at 11:41 am
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.
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:45 am
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.
July 22nd, 2008 at 10:44 am
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.
July 21st, 2008 at 3:51 pm
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.
July 18th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
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.
July 17th, 2008 at 11:17 am
Earlier this week, President Bush held a press conference about the global energy crisis. He said, “To help address the pressure on gasoline prices, my administration took action this week to clear the way for off shore exploration on the outer continental shelf.”
July 16th, 2008 at 9:22 am
The tiny pebbles were collected by astronauts during NASA’s Apollo missions of the 1970s, but the techniques used to find the traces of water weren’t available until recently. A new analysis of moon pebbles collected decades ago has found that the small stones contained traces of water. Read the full report.
July 16th, 2008 at 8:49 am
Ginger Kathrens, the filmmaker behind NATURE’s Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies and Cloud’s Legacy: The Wild Stallion Returns, is working on a third film to premiere in 2009 that …
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Tuesday,
January
6
, 2009
01
:21
pm
An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has put neighboring countries on alert. The highly infectious disease, for which there is no...
Tuesday,
January
6
, 2009
12
:00
pm
Accusations of media bias are frequent as the conflict in Gaza continues.
Israel has banned foreign reporters from the war zone, adding to communication difficulties...
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