Aug 17 Watch New Identification Technology Raises Concerns over Privacy New radio frequency identification, or RFID, technology uses hidden tags to track nearly everything from merchandise to hospital patients but civil libertarians are worried that this technology may be misused and people's privacy violated. Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch Astronomers Offer New Vision of the Solar System Astronomers attending an international summit in Prague plan to vote next week on a new classification of Pluto-like objects that will redefine the solar system. Experts discuss the proposed solution to the long-standing debate over whether Pluto is a planet. Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Alaskan Oil Pipeline Leak Raises Environmental Concerns The oil giant British Petroleum will shut down most of its production at the Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska because of corroded pipelines. An industry specialist outlines the environmental problems with the BP site and the president of BP… Continue watching
Aug 07 Alaska Oil Pipeline Shutdown May Force Government to Open Emergency Stockpile By PBS News Hour Britain's BP PLC, a major international oil company, was forced to begin shutting down production at the largest oil field in the United States on Sunday. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch Washington D.C. Offers Free HIV Tests to Combat Spread of AIDS Washington D.C. has begun to offer a rapid oral HIV test free to residents -- the first program of its kind. The director of the D.C. HIV/AIDS Administration discusses the program's aim to increase awareness, draw in more patients and… Continue watching
Jul 27 New Bird Flu Vaccine Appears More Effective in Drug Trials By PBS News Hour A new vaccine, developed by GlaxoSmithKline to combat the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, has shown to be more effective than any other version in clinical trials, the company announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch DNA Kits Provide Insight into Genetic Ancestry With advances in DNA technology, researchers are learning more about the origins and diversity of humans, allowing companies to offer DNA test kits and analysis for people who want to learn more about their ancestry. Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Stem Cell Veto Makes Private Funding More Essential President Bush's first veto of a bill that would have expanded federal research on embryonic stem cells could affect the state of the research. The NewsHour's health correspondent explains. Continue watching
Jul 17 Space Shuttle Discovery Touches Down After 13-Day Mission By PBS News Hour Space shuttle Discovery and a crew of six safely landed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida Monday morning after a smooth 13-day mission to the International Space Station. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch Asian Carp Disrupts Life in Illinois Rivers The Asian carp, first brought to U.S. waterways to eat overabundant algae, is becoming a major menace to fishermen in states such as Illinois by gobbling up plankton and depriving other fish of food. Continue watching