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| May 25, 2012
Are U.S. Nuclear Plants Ready for a Fukushima-Like Meltdown?
When Chairman Gregory Jaczko resigned from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week, reports suggested it was linked to battles within the commission over safety requirements. In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Miles O'Brien reports on how government regulators in the U.S. set the safety bar for nuclear plants.
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| May 22, 2012
SpaceX Blasts Into 'Uncharted Territory,' Hoping to Make Space Cheaper
After several delays -- including a last-second abort on Saturday when computers spotted a bad engine valve, Space Explorations Technologies Corporation on Tuesday became the first private company to send a vessel to the International Space Station. Jeffrey Brown and Miles O'Brien discuss the significance of the SpaceX launch.
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| May 22, 2012
International Space Station Catches 'Dragon by the Tail'
After several delays -- including a last-second abort on Saturday when computers spotted a bad engine valve, Space Explorations Technologies Corporation on Tuesday became the first private company to send a vessel to the International Space Station. Jeffrey Brown and Miles O'Brien discuss the significance of the SpaceX launch.
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| May 22, 2012
Miles O'Brien on SpaceX Launch: Space for the Rest of Us
Space is hard and unforgiving and there is still a lot of challenging work ahead for the SpaceX Dragon team. But this is a moment to savor.
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| May 18, 2012
Mapping Alligator Genomes Is Risky Business
David Ray never turns his back on his research, and with good reason! Ray and his team study alligators, crocodiles, and bats, among other creatures. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), this multidisciplinary team from several universities is mapping crocodile and alligator genomes.
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| May 17, 2012
SpaceX Readies for Historic Launch
On Saturday, if all goes as planned, the privately owned spaceflight company SpaceX will launch its Dragon capsule into low-Earth orbit and three days later dock with the International Space Station.
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| May 15, 2012
International Space Station Catches 'Dragon by the Tail'
If all goes as planned, the commercial spaceflight company SpaceX is scheduled to launch its Dragon capsule into low-earth orbit and dock with the International Space Station on Saturday. Miles O'Brien fills us in on the details of the mission, the engineering challenges, and the other spaceflight companies vying for a chance at delivering cargo and people to low-earth orbit.
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| May 14, 2012
The Veins of a Leaf: Revealing Nature's Mathematical System
The veins of a leaf are key to its structure. Mathematical physicists at Rockefeller University use fluorescent dye and time lapse photography to study microscopic patterns within these veins to better understand how nutrients flow through the leaf and into the plant's cells. Miles O'Brien reports for the latest Science Nation.
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| May 10, 2012
Chimpanzee Testing: Is it the Beginning of the End?
Medical experiments on chimpanzees can be invasive, involving injections, blood samples and liver biopsies. But some say it's the only way to advance medicine. Miles O'Brien reports explores whether there are ever instances in which the scientific value of research should offset the moral cost of working with chimps.
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| May 10, 2012
'Oops Babies' Sired by Twice-Vasectomized Chimp
Despite a strict no-breeding rule and extreme efforts to stop it, the chimps are having accidental babies. Tracy was born five years ago. And this Valentine's Day, 29-year-old Flora was found nursing a newborn chimp. The births occurred even though all males in the group were vasectomized - some twice.
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| May 8, 2012
Breathalyzer Detects Diseases From Diabetes to Cancer
Scientists at Stony Brook University have developed a breathalyzer with a sensor chip that can detect diseases like diabetes, high cholesterol and lung cancer. The sensor is coated with tiny nanowires capable of isolating biomarkers -- chemical compounds in the breath that signal disease.
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| May 3, 2012
SpaceX Boldly Looks to Blast 'Millions of People to Mars'
With the space shuttle era now over and U.S. space flight on the verge of going private for the near future, the company behind the so-called SpaceX project has ambitious plans to make space flight cheaper for cargo and for humans, with a bold idea to send millions of people to Mars. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
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| May 3, 2012
International Space Station Catches 'Dragon by the Tail'
With the space shuttle era now over and U.S. space flight on the verge of going private for the near future, the company behind the so-called SpaceX project has ambitious plans to make space flight cheaper for cargo and for humans, with a bold idea to send millions of people to Mars. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
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| April 30, 2012
Tiny 3-D Structures Assemble with Remarkable Precision
Miles O'Brien reports on a team of scientists at Johns Hopkins University who are developing self-assembling, three-dimensional nanostructures to be used for targeted drug delivery.
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| April 17, 2012
Miles O'Brien Reflects on Discovery's Last Flight, Space Shuttle Shortcomings
Miles O'Brien reports on what Space Shuttle Discovery's final trip to retirement means for the Sunshine State. Also, the successes and shortcomings of the storied shuttle program, and what comes next for NASA.
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| April 9, 2012
Electric Knifefish Charged with Sixth Sense
The weakly electric knifefish uses its electric field as a sixth sense - to communicate, navigate its murky surroundings and hunt prey. Mechanical engineer Noah Cowan of Johns Hopkins University explains that a small organ in the tail of the Ecuadorian fish generates an electric field, which then envelopes the animal.
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| April 2, 2012
Seeing Beyond the Visual Cortex
Miles O'Brien reports on research that involves shooting a magnetic pulse straight into the visual cortex of a subject's brain, disabling that region and momentarily blinding the subject. Though "blind," in most cases, the subject can still correctly identify shapes flashed onto a computer screen, the study finds.
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| March 27, 2012
Harnessing Supercomputers to Predict Tornadoes
At the University of Oklahoma, scientists are designing a system that would predict where and when tornadoes will happen. The goal: to provide hours of warning time rather than minutes. Miles O'Brien reports for the National Science Foundation's latest Science Nation piece.
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| March 15, 2012
Fukushima After the Meltdown
How much is too much radiation, and why are Japanese authorities still grappling with that question? That's the subject of the latest blog from our science correspondent Miles O'Brien. We've compiled all of Miles reporting on the Japan quake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown on one easy-to-access page.
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| March 12, 2012
In Japan, Nuclear Cleanup May Be Mission:Impossible
In the second installment of a three-part series on Japan's recovery, Miles O'Brien reports on Japanese residents who are struggling to clean up contaminated farms, roads and school yards after the massive earthquake, tsunami and resulting nuclear disaster struck Japan one year ago.
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| March 12, 2012
After 500 Years in Family, Rice Farmers Forced Off Land by Fukushima
In the second installment of a three-part series, Miles O'Brien reports on Japanese residents who are struggling to clean up contaminated farms, roads and schools after Japan's massive earthquake, tsunami and resulting nuclear disaster struck in March 2011. He accompanies one couple as they visit the rice farm they were forced to abandon after 30 generations of growing rice on that land.
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| March 9, 2012
Near Fukushima, a Big 'Guessing Game' Over Radiation's Long-Term Risks
Sunday marks a year since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, causing a partial meltdown of nuclear reactors at the Fukushima plants. In the first report in a series on Japan's recovery, Miles O'Brien documents the country's cleanup attempts as scientists decide whether residual radiation could be potentially harmful.
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| March 9, 2012
Japan Flips the 'Off' Switch on Its Last Nuclear Reactor
Sunday marks a year since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, causing a partial meltdown of nuclear reactors at the Fukushima plants. In the first report in a series on Japan's recovery, Miles O'Brien documents the country's cleanup attempts as scientists decide whether residual radiation could be potentially harmful.
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| Feb. 23, 2012
Ballots of Yore: A History Lesson in Voting Technology
From clunky polling machines to the famous butterfly ballot, internet voting isn't the only ballot technology that's been fraught with problems. Political historian and curator William Bird provides us with a glimpse of various American voting systems through time and the problems they've encountered.
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| Feb. 16, 2012
Internet Voting: Will Democracy or Hackers Win?
While it seems like everything can be done online these days, that's not actually the case when it comes to elections. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien explores the security, logistical and secrecy challenges of Internet voting.
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| Jan. 30, 2012
Electronic Tissue Monitors Brain, Heart and Muscles
Scientists are trying to develop tissue-like electronics that conform better to human organs. Elastic electronics, they call it.
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| Jan. 17, 2012
After Fallout of Fukushima, 'Frontline' Explores Nuclear Energy's Future
NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien traveled to three continents to examine the safety and future of nuclear energy in the wake of last spring's Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan. In this excerpt from Tuesday's edition of Frontline, O'Brien visits the Indian Point Power Plant in Buchanan, N.Y.
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| Dec. 15, 2011
Spare Parts for Humans: Tissue Engineers Aim for Lab-Grown Limbs, Lungs and More
A new research breakthrough has enabled scientists to grow human tissue to repair or replace organs, and someday, maybe even limbs. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
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| Dec. 9, 2011
Great Lakes: Beyond the Biology
Lake Superior is warming at an alarming rate, according to oceanographer Tom Johnson of the University of Minnesota Duluth. Scientists from the observatory gather data from sediments, microbes and nitrate buildup in the Great Lakes to study how the lakes respond long-term to climate change.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
For Frequent Fliers, How Big a Concern Is Backscatter Body Scan Radiation?
As millions of Americans take to the skies for holiday travel, some scientists have raised concerns about the small dose of ionizing radiation emitted by backscatter full-body scanners used to screen passengers at U.S. airports. In partnership with ProPublica, Miles O'Brien examines what we do and don't know about the machines.
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| Dec. 1, 2011
Behind the Backscatter: The Health, Security Implications of Body Scanners
On Thursday's NewsHour broadcast, Miles O'Brien reports on the safety of the latest backscatter body-scanning machines that are widely used in American airport security. Hari Sreenivasan caught up with Miles this week to get some behind-the-scenes intelligence on the piece.
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| Nov. 17, 2011
How Do You Protect Against a Tsunami?
Researchers in Japan are working to find ways to limit the most-catastrophic damage from tsunamis. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
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| Nov. 10, 2011
Safecast Draws on Power of the Crowd to Map Japan's Radiation
Eight months after a tsunami caused a nuclear accident in Japan, ordinary people are using new technology and the power of crowdsourcing to find radiation hotspots. NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports from Japan.
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| Nov. 9, 2011
'Hacker' Group Safecast Crowdsources Radiation Data in Japan
Tonight on the NewsHour, science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on a grassroots group called Safecast that is crowdsourcing data on radiation contamination from locations around Japan. While in Tokyo, he spoke to Hari about his conversations with Safecast workers, Japanese officials and Japanese residents eager for more information about the consequences of the nuclear accident.
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| Oct. 20, 2011
Earthquake Prediction: Could We Ever Forecast the Next Big One?
Hundreds of cities on the U.S. West Coast took part in the 2011 Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill on Thursday, just hours before a small tremor hit the San Francisco Bay Area. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports from Japan on efforts to predict big quakes before they hit.
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| Oct. 20, 2011
While Rebuilding After Tsunami, Japan Seeks to Prevent Future Disasters
While in Tokyo, Miles O'Brien talked to Hari about one little-known precedent to the March tsunami, how the Japanese people are uniquely approaching the effort to rebuild tsunami-devastated areas, and their changing approach to nuclear energy in its wake.
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| Sept. 19, 2011
Cowboys vs. Gray Wolves: Predator Once Again Prey
For the first time in years, hunting season for the once-endangered gray wolf is underway in Idaho and Montana to reduce the predator's population. Cattle ranchers say the hunts are necessary to protect their herds, but environmentalists disagree. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
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| Sept. 6, 2011
How Has Skyscraper Design Changed Since 9/11?
The collapse of the Twin Towers served as a stark and stunning reminder to architects and engineers of the value of using concrete to protect skyscrapers from the ravages of fire. Miles O'Brien reports on how the design of skyscrapers has changed since 9/11. This report was produced in collaboration with the PBS program "NOVA."
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| July 11, 2011
As Shuttle Retires, What's NASA's New Mission?
As the space shuttle Atlantis conducts its final mission, what comes next for U.S. space exploration? Ray Suarez gets three views.
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| July 8, 2011
NASA's Shuttle Era Winds Down With Bittersweet Moments, Grocery Run
Despite troublesome weather, space shuttle Atlantis blasted into orbit for the final time Friday with a four-person crew and a payload of food for the International Space Station. Judy Woodruff and science correspondent Miles O'Brien discuss this final mission, the end of the space shuttle era and what's next for NASA.
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| July 7, 2011
Mock Mission to Mars Tests Psychological Rigors of Long-Distance Space Travel
As astronauts and scientists prepare for the end of the space shuttle era in the U.S., Russians have been preparing for the rigors of future flights to Mars. Miles O'Brien reports.
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| July 7, 2011
Mars500 Crew Finally Freed
As astronauts and scientists prepare for the end of the space shuttle era in the U.S., Russians have been preparing for the rigors of future flights to Mars. Miles O'Brien reports.
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| July 7, 2011
Miles O'Brien: 'Mixed Emotions' Surround Final Space Shuttle Launch
Miles O'Brien has covered more than 40 space shuttle launches. He led CNN's coverage of the loss of space shuttle, Columbia, and he co-anchored astronaut John Glenn's return-to-space mission with television news legend Walter Cronkite. And it's with mixed emotions that he readies this week to report on the final liftoff of NASA's last remaining shuttle, Atlantis.
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| July 7, 2011
Mars500 Crew Finally Freed
Miles O'Brien has covered more than 40 space shuttle launches. He led CNN's coverage of the loss of space shuttle, Columbia, and he co-anchored astronaut John Glenn's return-to-space mission with television news legend Walter Cronkite. And it's with mixed emotions that he readies this week to report on the final liftoff of NASA's last remaining shuttle, Atlantis.
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| June 29, 2011
Mythbusters' Adam Savage on Finding the Fun and the 'Danger' in Science
Miles talks to Mythbusters' Adam about the importance of encouraging kids to get their hands dirty and embrace a little danger. Can this movement replace shop class, and play a role in the so-called STEM crisis, we ask him?
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| June 29, 2011
Can DIY Movement Fix a Crisis in U.S. Science Education?
A California gathering aims to make the "stuff" of science and make learning about it more fun for kids. Miles O'Brien reports.
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| June 28, 2011
Minds, Machines Merge to Offer New Hope for Overcoming Impairments
State of the art technology is being used to create artificial body parts that could help people with disabilities - but the advancements will have limitations. Miles O'Brien reports.
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| May 27, 2011
Spirit No More: NASA Bids Mars Rover a Final Goodbye
Science Correspondent Miles O'Brien reflects on the Mars rover Spirit, following NASA's final attempt at contact. Spirit's radio fell silent last year.
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| May 19, 2011
Mark Kelly Followed Wife Giffords' Latest Surgery From Space
NASA's space shuttle Endeavour launched Monday on a 16-day mission to the International Space Station. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien spoke posed crowdsourced questions to the commander and crew early Thursday in a collaboration with Google and YouTube. Here is an excerpt.
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| May 19, 2011
You Talk to Endeavour: Shuttle Crew on Giffords, Tile Damage, Trips to Mars
Google, YouTube and the PBS NewsHour took you aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station for a live interview with Commander Mark Kelly and crew.
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| May 19, 2011
Exclusive: Watch Live Interview With Shuttle Cmdr. Mark Kelly, Astronauts
Google, YouTube and the PBS NewsHour took you aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station for a live interview with Commander Mark Kelly and crew as they orbit the earth at 17,500 mph. During our interview, the crew showed off their "Peace, Love, Gabby" blue wristbands in honor of Kelly's wife, Gabrielle Giffords.
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| May 19, 2011
Giffords Recovering 'Really Well' Post Surgery, Mark Kelly Reports
Google, YouTube and the PBS NewsHour took you aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station for a live interview with Commander Mark Kelly and crew as they orbit the earth at 17,500 mph. During our interview, the crew showed off their "Peace, Love, Gabby" blue wristbands in honor of Kelly's wife, Gabrielle Giffords.
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| May 19, 2011
Exclusive: Watch Live Interview With Shuttle Cmdr. Mark Kelly, Astronauts
In a live interview early Thursday with the PBS NewsHour's Miles O'Brien, Space Shuttle Commander Mark Kelly discussed his wife, recovering Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, undergoing surgery on Wednesday and showed the wedding ring of hers that he carried into space and is wearing on a chain around his neck aboard the International Space Station.
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| May 19, 2011
Giffords Recovering 'Really Well' Post Surgery, Mark Kelly Reports
In a live interview early Thursday with the PBS NewsHour's Miles O'Brien, Space Shuttle Commander Mark Kelly discussed his wife, recovering Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, undergoing surgery on Wednesday and showed the wedding ring of hers that he carried into space and is wearing on a chain around his neck aboard the International Space Station.
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| May 19, 2011
Exclusive: Watch Live Interview With Shuttle Cmdr. Mark Kelly, Astronauts
Google, YouTube and the PBS NewsHour took you aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station for a live interview with Commander Mark Kelly and crew as they orbit the earth at 17,500 mph. The crew answered a question about plans to travel to Mars.
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| May 9, 2011
Still Taking Your Questions for LIVE Space Interview with Endeavour Crew
We've been getting a flurry of great questions for the members of the shuttle Endeavour crew, and despite the launch delay, we're still taking new questions. The interview will occur three days after the launch, which is now set for no earlier than May 16.
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| April 27, 2011
You Talk To Endeavour: Ask NASA Crew Questions for a LIVE Interview
Space shuttle Endeavour and International Space Station astronauts will answer your questions in a LIVE interview -- scheduled for Monday, May 2, at 2:15 p.m. ET, and hosted by NewsHour correspondent Miles O'Brien, as the crew orbits the earth at 17,500 mph. Starting now, you can submit your questions and vote on the best ones. You can watch the interview LIVE on NewsHour.PBS.org and on YouTube.
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| April 12, 2011
In Moscow, Miles O'Brien Remembers Yuri Gagarin's Monumental Space Trip
50 years ago today, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to go to space. This afternoon, Miles talked to Hari from Moscow's Red Square about Gagarin's gutsy mission, the fate of the retiring NASA space shuttles, the future of space tourism and weightlessness.
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| April 4, 2011
Miles O'Brien: Cracks in the System at Southwest
If you have ever unwound and bent a paper clip to and fro until it snapped, you understand the concept behind metal fatigue.
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| March 29, 2011
Revisiting Chernobyl: A Nuclear Disaster Site of Epic Proportions
The nuclear crisis in Japan has renewed interest in the 1986 nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl in Ukraine. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien travels to the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, which is approaching its 25th anniversary.
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| March 28, 2011
Reporting on Chernobyl, 25 Years Later
As the world's attention remains transfixed on the crippled nuclear reactors in Japan, Science Correspondent Miles O'Brien approaches nuclear energy from another side of the world: the Ukraine.The Chernobyl disaster occurred on April 26, 1986. With the anniversary of that date approaching, Miles has spent the last week surveying the situation there.
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| March 23, 2011
After Japan Crisis, What's Next for U.S. Nuclear Policy, Plants?
As Japan struggles to bring the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor under control, new questions are surfacing on where U.S. nuclear development stands. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
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| March 18, 2011
Nuclear Plant Control Room Simulator: Learning to Avoid Future Disasters
Our Science Correspondent Miles O'Brien is working on a piece on nuclear safety. We caught up with him as he was visiting a simulated nuclear facility control at the Westinghouse Electric Company headquarters.
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| March 16, 2011
First Rock From the Sun: NASA Set to Explore Mercury's Extreme Atmosphere
Imagine traveling to a planet where the sun is 11 times stronger than on Earth, the temperature can swing 1,100 degrees and you have to maintain contact with headquarters back on Earth. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on NASA's tricky task of building a spacecraft to withstand the extreme environment on Mercury.
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| March 14, 2011
Boiling Water Reactors 101: Science, Health Concerns of Japan's Nuclear Plants
Authorities worked to bring three nuclear reactors under control after cooling systems were knocked out when a massive earthquake struck Japan. Gwen Ifill talks to NewsHour correspondent Miles O'Brien and David Brenner of Columbia University's Center for Radiological Research about the science behind Japan's nuclear power.
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| Feb. 24, 2011
Discovery's Launch Marks Beginning of End for NASA Shuttle Program
The final mission for Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Fla., after several months of delays. Hari Sreenivasan talks with science correspondent Miles O'Brien about the legacy of Discovery and the space shuttle program.
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| Feb. 14, 2011
A: This Computer Could Defeat You at 'Jeopardy!' Q: What is Watson?
Science correspondent Miles O'Brien goes head-to-circuit board with IBM's computer Watson on the game show "Jeopardy!" to explore the limits of language and artificial intelligence for machines.
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| Feb. 8, 2011
If a Boy Scout Can Get Nuclear Materials, What's Stopping Terrorists?
Back in the days when we thought a "dirty bomb" might be a raunchy joke gone awry, young David Hahn was gathering all the radioactive material he could get his hands on.
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| Feb. 8, 2011
How Tough Is it to Build a Dirty Bomb?
Science correspondent Miles O'Brien examines the threat that radioactive "dirty bombs"could pose to cities in the U.S., and what's being done to prevent a radiological attack from happening.
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| Feb. 3, 2011
My Very Educated Mother Just Showed Us New Planets -- 1,200 of Them
Perhaps you learned a mnemonic device such as the one above to help remember the planets -- Mercury, Venus, Earth, etc. -- and their order away from the sun. Turns out, we're going to need a longer mnemonic after the discovery of some 1,200 planets outside our solar system. Miles O'Brien discusses the findings with Jim Lehrer.
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| Jan. 28, 2011
Remembering the Challenger Disaster: The Big 'Y'
All seven crew members were killed when the Challenger shuttle exploded during take-off on Jan.
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| Jan. 11, 2011
After Haiti Quake, Using Science to Build Sturdier Buildings
As Haiti recovers from the devastating earthquake that flattened Port-au-Prince one year ago, researchers are examining how the country can lessen the damage from another disaster using building science. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
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| Jan. 5, 2011
Is Technology Wiring Teens to Have Better Brains?
Science correspondent Miles O'Brien looks at what could be happening to teenagers' brains as they develop in a rapid-fire, multitasking world of technology and gadgets.
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| Jan. 5, 2011
Is Technology Wiring Teens to Have Better Brains?
Correspondent Miles O'Brien looks at what could be happening to teenagers' brains as they develop in a world of technology, gadgets and multitasking.
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| Dec. 13, 2010
Avoiding Eruptions - While Covering Them
It took a long time and a lot of persistence to get to the summit of the most active volcano in Indonesia. The trip down came quicker - and went faster than I would have liked. Clearly, I lived to tell the tale - and the biggest personal risk to my well-being came from an eruption of ire among my compadres.
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| Dec. 2, 2010
Science, Mysticism Meld in Predicting Mount Merapi's Deadly Eruptions
Since October, more than 300 people have been killed by volatile volcano Mount Merapi's eruptions. Miles O'Brien reports from the village of Yogyakarta on the science and superstition surrounding the most-active volcano in Indonesia.
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| Nov. 24, 2010
Space Shuttle Program Winds Down as Era of Privatized Spacecraft Dawns
As NASA's space shuttle program comes to an end after decades of service, private companies are looking to fill the void. Judy Woodruff looks at the future of space exploration with science correspondent Miles O'Brien.
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| Nov. 16, 2010
Robot Butlers and Jet Packs: How Close Are We Really?
NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien writes about how the technological promises of the space race in the 1960s -- flying cars and the like -- haven't exactly played out as anticipated, but there's still a sense of wonder about recent scientific accomplishments.
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| Oct. 29, 2010
Will Small Step for Robots Lead to Giant Leap for Robotkind?
How close are we to being replaced by robots? NewsHour Science Correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on efforts to engineer robots that are eerily similar to humans and animals.
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| Oct. 29, 2010
'BigDog' and the Rise of the Robots
On Friday's NewsHour, science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on our fascination with robots and the efforts underway to make them as human as possible.
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| Oct. 5, 2010
Graphene: Nobel Winners' Thin, Mighty Material Holds Much Promise
Two Russian-born scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics for their work on graphene, a form of carbon just one atom thick, but 100 times stronger than steel. The NewsHour's new science correspondent, Miles O'Brien, has the details.
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| Sept. 30, 2010
Rural Transit Options Sought in Miss. Despite 'Welfare on Wheels' Criticism
One Mississippi community is using stimulus money to bring mass transit to rural areas around the clock. Special correspondent Miles O'Brien of has our "Blueprint America" series report.
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| June 17, 2010
Former Factory Town in Iowa Eyes Green Future, Improved Livability
As part of our Blueprint America series of reports on American infrastructure needs, special correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on the city of Dubuque, Iowa, and the steps they've taken toward a green future.
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| Feb. 9, 2010
Flying Cheap: Sky Safety Lags as Airline Outsourcing Booms
Since 2002, the last six fatal commercial airline accidents in the U.S. have all involved the small regional airlines that major carriers are increasingly leaning on to keep down fares. In an excerpt from the PBS program "Frontline," Miles O'Brien investigates the safety issues associated with such outsourcing.
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| Feb. 8, 2010
Blueprint America: Motor City Faces Transportation Crossroads
Once a hub of innovation, Detroit's now stands as the symbol of an industry's struggle for progress. As much of the world looks to faster, cleaner and more modern transportation, the Blueprint America series on infrastructure examines the future of the Motor City and transportation in America.
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