Nov 29 Watch Gene Map of Brain Offers Hope for Alzheimer’s, Autism A new tool for medical research, the Allen Brain Atlas, provides a three-dimensional catalog of all the genes active in the brain and has revealed clues to diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Lou Gehrig's, as well as conditions such… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch Growers Modify Practices to Prevent E. Coli Outbreaks Spinach has returned to store shelves after September's deadly E. coli outbreak. NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports from California on what caused the problem and what growers are doing to prevent another one. Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch Extended Interview: Researcher Discusses Health of 9/11 First Responders Philip Landrigan, chairman of the Community and Preventive Medicine Department at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York, discusses the department's recent report on the health of 9/11 first responders. Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch Dust, Debris at World Trade Center Site May Have Made Workers Sick A Mt. Sinai report found 60 percent of Sept. 11 first responders who breathed contaminated dust and smoke at the World Trade Center attack site now suffer from respiratory problems. The NewsHour reports on lingering health problems and help given… Continue watching
Nov 17 Scientists Sequence Part of Neanderthal Genome By PBS News Hour Scientists announced Wednesday that they had mapped sections of the Neanderthal genetic code, using DNA extracted from a 38,000-year-old fossilized femur bone found in a Croatian cave. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch Global Warming, Decline in Fish Stock Could Damage World Economy Two recent reports say the world's fish stock could be depleted in 50 years and global warming could take a severe economic toll on nations if dramatic measures are not undertaken. A science reporter explains. Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch NASA Announces Repair Plans for Aging Hubble Telescope NASA announced Tuesday that it would send a final repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, tentatively in 2008, to extend the life of the orbiting observatory to at least 2013. Hubble's senior project scientist discusses the history and future… Continue watching
Oct 30 Global Warming Could Significantly Impact World Economy, Study Says By Admin, PBS News Hour Unchecked global warming could impact the world economy on a scale comparable to world wars and the Great Depression, a report issued Monday by the British government says. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch NextFest Unveils High-tech Tools and Toys With more than 130 exhibits from scientists, researchers and inventors around the globe, NextFest brings its vision of a new world's fair to New York City. The NewsHour's economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on the high-tech tools and toys of… Continue watching
Oct 19 Scientists Create ‘Invisibility Cloak’ to Shield Objects from Microwaves By PBS News Hour A team of American and British researchers announced Thursday that it developed the first working "invisibility cloak" for objects that enables them to deflect microwaves. Continue reading