Dec 02 Watch States Report Voting Glitches in 2004 Election Spencer Michels reports on some efforts to research voting irregularities in this year's election. Spencer Michels reports on the science of voting in this year's election. Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch Everglades Restoration Project Could Yield Healthier Florida Wetlands Tom Bearden from the NewsHour's Science Unit explores the massive effort to bring the Florida Everglades back to health. The NewsHour Science Unit is funded, in part, by a grant from the National Science Foundation. Continue watching
Nov 24 Mars Rovers Still Feeding Data to NASA Scientists The twin Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity are continuing to send information to NASA scientists on Earth more than 10 months after their touchdown on the Red Planet. Continue reading
Nov 16 Europe’s First Moon Mission Begins Orbit The first European spacecraft, an unmanned fuel-efficient probe called SMART-1, has started orbiting the moon, putting it on course to study the lunar surface, the European Space Agency announced Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch Arctic Ice Pack Reveals Warming Trend Results of a four-year study released this week by a team of 300 scientists show the Arctic is warming at twice the global average rate. Tom Bearden reports on the science of the Arctic. Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch A Plaintiff Suing Merck The following is an extended transcript of Susan Dentzer talking with Lisa Williams and her attorney Tom Kline about their lawsuit against Merck. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Dr. Robert Califf on Vioxx Since Merck voluntarily recalled its pain medication Vioxx, the government has been criticized for not catching the drugs potential side effects during its review. The following is an extended transcript of Dr. Robert Califf, director of Duke's Clinical Research Institute,… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch Merck CEO Ray Gilmartin Since Merck voluntarily recalled its pain medication Vioxx, the company has faced a storm of criticism and the government has been criticized for not catching the drugs potential side effects during its review. The following is an extended transcript of… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch FDA’s Dr. Janet Woodcock The following is an extended transcript of Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Operations, FDA, discussing the situation with Susan Dentzer. Continue watching
Oct 22 Russian Duma Approves Kyoto Protocol Russia's state Duma on Friday ratified the Kyoto Protocol, which aims to fight global warming, giving the global pact a good chance of being enacted and boosting Russia's chance at joining the World Trade Organization. Continue reading