World Jun 11 In Qatar, Coaxing Food From One of the World’s Driest Places In the small Middle Eastern country of Qatar, where fresh water is scarce and most food is imported, scientists are testing ways to grow vegetables that use more greenhouse gases than they produce.
World Jun 11 Greening the Deserts of Qatar Researchers in Qatar are trying new techniques to grow food, such as pumping carbon dioxide into greenhouses and using drip irrigation in sandy plant beds.
World Jun 10 In Costa Rica, Farmers Start to See Value of Biodiversity In Costa Rica, birds, bats and bees serve vital roles in controlling pests and pollinating crops. Now, researchers are measuring the contributions of these critters to encourage farmers to move away from the single-crop model and toward biodiversity.
World Jun 10 Costa Rica’s Biodiversity Farmers in Costa Rica are encouraged to set aside part of their land from production to help maintain biodiversity and prevent deforestation.
World Jun 06 Rick Atkinson on Understanding the ‘Morally Indefensible’ Actions of WWII Knowing what we know now, says author Rick Atkinson, it might be easy to judge the actions taken during World War II, such as the deplorable treatment of black soldiers and the firebombing of inhabited cities.
World Jun 06 What’s on the Obama-Xi Agenda? Chinese President Xi Jinping, who just took office in March, and President Barack Obama meet in California on Friday and Saturday to discuss in a casual setting some issues the White House deems critical, including China's alleged cyber spying on…
World Jun 05 Clashes on Rise in Lebanon’s Tripoli Clashes between Sunni Muslims and Alawites are increasing in Lebanon as Syria's civil war continues.
World Jun 04 In Syria’s conflict, what happens if both sides get more weapons? Syria's civil war reportedly has killed more than 90,000 people, and it looks like both sides are on the way to acquiring heavier weaponry, even as the United States and Russia are attempting to bring them together for talks.
Nation Jun 04 Watch Senate’s Hearing on Sexual Assaults in Military Top military brass, military lawyers and victims' advocates testified on Capitol Hill Tuesday on the issue of sexual assaults in the military.
Nation May 31 Remembering Julian Dawkins The PBS NewsHour lost one of our own on May 22 in the shooting death of Julian Dawkins, our 22-year-old shuttle driver.