May 16 Latest Forecast Shows the U.S. Drought Moving West By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Last year's drought scorched over half of country last year. Now that drought is shifting towards the Southwest and western Plains, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which held a meeting on summer drought outlook Thursday in… Continue reading
May 16 Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield Reflects on Four Months in Orbit Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield, who returned to Earth this week after four months on the International Space Station, fields questions on Thursday about his time in orbit. The astronaut whose unmatched commitment to connecting with the world while… Continue reading
May 15 How Cities Are Preparing for the Next Big Disaster By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Homes in the Rockaways, N.Y., were severely damaged during Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. Photo by Spencer Platt/ Getty Images. Last fall Hurricane Sandy crippled sections of the East Coast of North America. It left New York City and cities… Continue reading
May 15 Moon and Earth May Share a Watery Past Tiny beads of green glass from the moon may hold the answers to the Earth's watery past. Photo by NASA. It took three years for Alberto Saal of Brown University, Erik Hauri of the Carnegie Institution… Continue reading
May 14 Commander Hadfield Reports to Ground Control Astronaut Chris Hadfield performs David Bowie's "Space Oddity" in microgravity. Commander Chris Hadfield is a great many things: a photographer, an educator, a social media maven -- did I forget to mention astronaut? And it's with great delight… Continue reading
May 14 Watch Book Explores Societal Transfer of Power From Big Institution to Active Citizen Author Nicco Mele's new book, 'The End of Big,' explores how technology has made the world a smaller place, opening up new opportunities for local politics, small business and average citizens to wield influence. Political editor Christina Bellantoni talks to… Continue watching
May 13 Got a Question for Google’s Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen? EmbedVideo(6366, 482, 304); Google's Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen talk about their new book, "The Digital Age," with PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff. Earlier this month, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen, Director of Google Ideas,… Continue reading
May 10 Watch News Wrap: Carbon Dioxide Level Hits Grim Milestone In other news Friday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere has reached a level not seen in millions of years. Also, the new skyscraper at Ground Zero in lower Manhattan now stands… Continue watching
May 10 As Rios Montt Trial Nears End, a Look Back at U.S. Role in Guatemala’s Civil War José Efraín Ríos Montt inside the courtroom where he is being tried for genocide and crimes against humanity. Photo by Xeni Jardin. Update: 2:50 p.m. ET | After seven weeks of testimony, a verdict may be reached today on the… Continue reading
May 08 Watch From Guatemalan Soil, Scientists Unearth Signs of Genocide From Guatemalan soil, scientists unearth signs of genocide… Continue watching