Mar 02 Watch Bird Flu Spreads to Europe, Africa The deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu has infected poultry and wild fowl in Asia, Africa and Europe raising fears that it could spark a global pandemic if it becomes easily transmittable from human to human. Two health officials… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch Museum Displays Charles Darwin’s Discoveries A new exhibit at New York's American Museum of Natural History explores the life of Charles Darwin and how he developed his theories on evolution but repressed them for decades because he may have known how revolutionary they would become. Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch Firms Outsourcing Drug Research to India The decision by many pharmaceutical companies to conduct clinical drug trials in India, a country with a large number of scientists, doctors and patients has sparked an ethical debate over whether the trials will benefit the participants, many of them… Continue watching
Jan 31 President Urges Fight on ‘Tyranny’, Steps to Keep U.S. Competitive By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush, in his State of the Union speech Tuesday, said U.S. security depends on ending tyranny in the world, while maintaining U.S. competitiveness requires investments in technology and scientific learning. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch After Two Years, Journey Continues for Mars Rovers NASA's rovers Spirit and Opportunity -- once thought to have a life span of only three months -- are entering their third year of exploring Mars. They have found evidence of Mars' watery past and have been making other observations… Continue watching
Jan 19 NASA Launches Spacecraft to Explore Pluto By PBS News Hour After two days of unexpected delays, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft took off aboard an Atlas V rocket headed towards Pluto Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch Spacecraft’s Journey to Pluto Begins NASA's New Horizons spacecraft took off aboard an Atlas V rocket on a 10-year, 3-billion-mile trip to Pluto. A scientist discusses the mission. Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch NASA Mission Returns Cosmic Dust Scientists hope the interstellar dust recovered from NASA's Stardust capsule will help them learn more about the formation of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago -- and possibly the origins of life. Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch Fighting Malaria in Africa Residents in rural communities in Africa have begun purchasing mosquito nets with international aid money as an affordable, available and effective method of preventing malaria. An Indepedent Television News report from Uganda and Tanzania looks at the manufacturing and distribution… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 2005: The Year in Science In a review of 2005's science stories, two writers consider the stem cell controversy, global climate change and the threat of a bird flu pandemic. Continue watching