May 01 Watch As H1N1 Flu Spreads, Researchers Rush to Analyze Strain After a report from Betty Ann Bowser on the CDC's latest efforts to stop the spread of the H1N1 flu, Margaret Warner talks to health experts about what's being done to better understand how the virus works and why it… Continue watching
Apr 29 Climate Studies Suggest Need for Drastic Cut in Fossil Fuels By Admin, PBS News Hour In order to limit the damage from global warming, the world can use only about one quarter of its known fossil fuel reserves, according to two new research studies. Continue reading
Apr 28 Researchers Prepare for Possible Swine Flu Vaccine By PBS News Hour U.S. researchers are preparing for possible development of a vaccine for the H1N1 strain of swine flu now racing around the globe, but say a vaccine would still take months to produce, test and distribute. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch Military Expanding Role of Robots on the Battlefield The military has increasingly utilized robot technology in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, where the machines search for IEDs and conduct aerial surveillance. Tom Bearden reports on robots on the battlefield. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Young Engineers Envision Cities Of The Future Correspondent Tom Bearden reports on a competition of young engineers designing eco-friendly urban centers of the future. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Potential Affirmative Action Policy Changes Focus of Miller Center Debate Academics and analysts discussed whether affirmative action policies should continue to be based on race and ethnicity or changed to reflect a person's class and wealth. Ray Suarez moderated the debate at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the… Continue watching
Apr 21 'Clean Coal' Debate Plays Out on the Airwaves By PBS News Hour American television audiences are likely noticing a battle being waged during commercial breaks as millions of dollars are being spent on advertising to promote or denigrate a mysterious-sounding buzzword: clean coal technology. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch EPA Finding Opens Door to New Emissions Regulations An EPA report has labeled greenhouse gases as pollutants that threaten public health, paving the way for possible new emissions regulations. Analysts examine what the move means. Continue watching
Apr 17 Study: Writing About Values Boosts Grades, Shrinks Achievement Gap By PBS News Hour A short self-affirming writing exercise that took only about an hour of class time boosted struggling black junior high school students' grade point average by nearly half a point over two years, according to a new study. Continue reading
Apr 17 EPA Report Marks First Step Toward Climate Change Regulations By Brian Santalone Carbon dioxide and five other heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions are a danger to public health and welfare, and possibly even national security, according to an Environmental Protection Agency scientific review released Friday. Continue reading