Jan 12 Watch Generation Next Project Probes Views, Lives of America’s Young People Judy Woodruff and the Generation Next team criss-crossed the country last summer to gauge and document the views of 16-25 year olds. NewsHour presents excerpts from the documentary. Continue watching
Jan 11 Despite Threat of Veto, House Votes to Expand Stem Cell Research Funding By PBS News Hour The House voted Thursday to expand taxpayer-funded research on embryonic stem cells, but fell short of the two-thirds majority the measure would need to override an expected presidential veto. The bill passed by a vote of 253 to 174. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch Apple Introduces Highly Anticipated iPhone On Tuesday, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the company's latest product, the much-anticipated iPhone, at the annual MacWorld conference in San Francisco. A business journalist talks about smartphone technology and Apple's future as a whole. Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch Airplane Production Evolves with New Technology When Boeing unveiled its latest jet, the 787 Dreamliner, there was no actual airplane -- it was a virtual rollout. The NewsHour reports on how virtual technologies are changing the airplane manufacturing process. Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch Amniotic Fluid Yields New Type of Stem Cell Stem cells drawn from amniotic fluid can be used to develop muscle, bone, nerve and other cells in the laboratory, researchers have found. Study author Dr. Anthony Atala explains. Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch Neanderthal Genome, Arctic Ice Top Science Stories In the top science news of 2006, scientists mapped sections of the genetic code of Neanderthals, discovered that arctic ice is melting at a faster rate than before, and found clues about the origin of the solar system by examining… Continue watching
Dec 28 Milk and Meat from Cloned Animals Safe to Eat, FDA Says By PBS News Hour The Food and Drug Administration issued a preliminary decision Thursday saying that food products from cloned animals are safe to eat. Under the proposed guidelines, the products would also not be required to carry a special label. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch United States Weighs Declaring Polar Bears ‘Threatened’ Species With polar bear numbers declining and their habitats melting, the Bush Administration has proposed labeling them a "threatened" species under the Endangered Species Act. The secretary of the Interior and an environmental lawyer discuss the proposal. Continue watching
Dec 26 Nigerian Pipeline Explosion Kills Hundreds By PBS News Hour More than 260 people were killed Tuesday when a punctured gasoline pipeline exploded in Lagos, Nigeria. Continue reading
Dec 14 Comet Particles Offer Glimpse of Solar System’s Chaotic Origin By PBS News Hour Tiny dust particles collected from a comet and brought to earth last year now have scientists rethinking some of their beliefs about how comets--and the rest of our solar system--originally formed. Continue reading