Mar 01 Seawater Saltiness Seen from Space The ocean, by some estimates, holds enough salt to cover the entire surface of the Earth, layered to the height of a 40-story office building. Much of the salt in the ocean comes from rock that gets… Continue reading
Feb 28 The Day Scientists Discovered the 'Secret of Life' By Dr. Howard Markel Medical historian Dr. Howard Markel revisits moments that changed the course of modern medicine. The place: The Eagle, a genial pub and favorite luncheon spot for the staff, students and researchers working at the University of Cambridge's old… Continue reading
Feb 27 How Can Media Move Millions Toward Action? I'm playing a small role in what I think will be an interesting one-day conference co-hosted by our PBS colleagues at ITVS (the folks who bring documentaries to PBS through Independent Lens) and the United States… Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch For Winter Sports Industry, Decreasing Snowfall Sends Business Downhill For Winter Sports Industry, Decreasing Snowfall Sends Business Downhill… Continue watching
Feb 27 How Climate Change Affects Your Winter Sports By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Warmer air temperatures have led to less dependable snow and ice for winter sports enthusiasts. PBS NewsHour asked viewers what that has meant for their favorite winter pastimes. Continue reading
Feb 27 Donnel Baird Uses Community Power to Generate Green Energy Projects EmbedVideo(5818, 482, 304); The rugged setting of Donnel Baird's youth helped shape his social entrepreneur goals later in life. Baird grew up in a one-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn, N.Y., with his parents and sister in the 1980s. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch How to Make Snow Rich Burkley explains how snow is made on Aspen Mountain. Continue watching
Feb 26 The Hidden Lives of Wolves By Terence Burlij From 1990 to 1996, Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived in a tented camp on the edge of Idaho's Sawtooth Wilderness, where they observed and studied the behavior and social hierarchy of a pack of gray wolves, known as… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch India Organizes One of Largest Citizen Registration Drives Ever to Issue IDs India Organizes One of Largest Citizen Registration Drives Ever to Issue IDs… Continue watching