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.
After a century of national aspirations, China’s ascent into an international power has influenced its athletes’ training to win gold medals during the Olympics. A professor and former athlete offers …
On this day in 2003, a major outage knocked out power across the Northeast U.S. and parts of Canada. Beginning at 4:10 p.m. ET, 21 power plants shut down in just three minutes, and 50 million people were left without electricity. Many in NYC spent the night sleeping outside, unable to return home. Airlines canceled 400 flights.
Ray Suarez knows public broadcasting from just about every angle. Before joining PBS’s “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” in 1999, he hosted NPR’s “Talk of the Nation.” Got questions …
Diebold, the primary (only?) election machine manufacturer in the country, (now called Premier Election Solutions), is being sued by Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brenner for breach of contract …
A roundup of all streaming video online from PBS and Thirteen programs that aired last week. See the list for all full episodes and full segments.
T. Boone Pickens, a Texan oil tycoon, has made it his mission to promote massive new investment toward alternative energy sources. Pickens discusses his plan and efforts to make energy independence a central issue in the fall campaign. Watch or read the report.
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…
Jeff Smith’s popular comic book series, “Bone,” has sold over 4 million copies and is part of a new exhibition at the Wexner Center For the Arts at Ohio State University. He answered viewer questions in an Insider Forum; Listen to Smith discuss the world of comics and the inspiration behind his series on NewsHour.
Just days before the Olympic games begin, a haze still stretches across Beijing. The air pollution in China is a powerful reminder of the consequences of China’s recent rapid economic …
