Nov 15 Gulf Oil Spill: a Timeline of NewsHour Coverage By PBS News Hour Since the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig killed 11 workers and set off a gigantic environmental disaster, NewsHour journalists have hosted dozens of discussions and filed scores of stories to help shed light on the causes and fallout… Continue reading
Nov 15 'I'll Sleep When I'm Dead' ... And Other Myths How much sleep do we need? Can we cram the proverbial eight hours into six? Miles O'Brien will tackle these questions on tonight's NewsHour broadcast. But first, we take you behind the scenes and into the water for today's Science… Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"...And Other Myths Hari interviews Miles on the science of sleep. Continue watching
Nov 13 China's New Leaders Face Growing Concerns From Chinese Eaters As the country strains to meet its growing food needs, Chinese consumers insist that the government not cut corners. Continue reading
Nov 12 Hubble Reveals Star Cluster's Curious Insides NASA's Hubble Space Telescope offers this view of the center of globular cluster NGC 6362. Image by ESA/Hubble & NASA. Update: 1:40 p.m. ET | The Hubble Space Telescope has captured this dazzling image of a far flung star… Continue reading
Nov 08 Nor'Easter Storm Hits Sandy-Battered East Coast By Online DA As Sandy victims try to recover from last week's superstorm, the U.S. Northeast is dealt an unfortunate hand of weather, with another storm. This time a nor'easter. The storm brought wind, rain and snow, with the potential for more flooding… Continue reading
Nov 08 Satellites, Supercomputers and the Challenge of Forecasting Storms EmbedVideo(4936, 482, 304); Louis Uccellini, head of environmental prediction for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, explains the unique challenges of tracking Hurricane Sandy. Update: 6:15 p.m. ET | As Superstorm Sandy barreled its way west from… Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch Romney Campaign Enlists Help of Orca Project to Get Vote Out Romney Campaign Enlists Help of 'Killer Whale' Project to Get Out the Vote… Continue watching