May 20 Watch South Korean Scientists Announce Stem Cell Breakthrough Scientists in South Korea announced they successfully created the first embryonic stem cells that genetically match injured or sick patients.. Continue watching
May 19 Scientists Clone Stem Cells From Human Patients By PBS News Hour Scientists in South Korea, who announced last year that they extracted stem cells from a cloned human embryo, have used the same technology to create embryonic stem cells from human patients. Continue reading
May 11 Watch The Arctic’s Melting Glaciers Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News examines how global warming is affecting those who live in the Arctic. Continue watching
May 03 Watch Nuclear Reactor Fight A report on one Illinois community's debate over a proposed nuclear reactor for both economic and safety reasons. Continue watching
May 03 Watch New Budget Plan Cuts Medicaid Spending The U.S. House and Senate passed new federal budget plans last week that will cut Medicaid spending by $10 billion over the next five years. Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch British and American Team Completes 37-Day Journey to North Pole Jeffrey Brown looks at a British and American team's incredible 37-day journey to the North Pole. Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch Eco-friendly Buildings Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles reports on efforts to build environment-friendly buildings. Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch Deadly Flu Virus Strain Inadvertently Shipped to Laboratories Around the World Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses the accidental shipment of a deadly flu strain to laboratories worldwide, the effort to destroy the samples, and the need for future precautions. Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch Anniversary of Polio Vaccine Approval, Remembering Microbiologist Hilleman On the 50th anniversary of the polio vaccine's approval, a new book celebrates vaccine creator Jonas Salk. Then, a microbiologist talks about the life and work of Dr. Maurice Hilleman, who developed vaccines for mumps, measles, chickenpox, pneumonia, meningitis and… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch NASA Looks to Robots for Future of Space Travel NASA is developing a new program to build mechanical robot astronauts called Robonauts, some of which may be used to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Some scientists argue that robots are better explorers than people. Continue watching