Science Aug 28 Trees across the U.S. face dire threats, new report shows By Geoff Bennett, Lorna Baldwin, Andrew Corkery, Claire Mufson, Azhar Merchant
Science Jan 12 Recovered Midwestern bird soars off endangered species list Federal officials said Tuesday that 35 years of legal protection and habitat restoration efforts had brought the tern back from the brink of extinction. By John Flesher, Associated Press
Arts Oct 11 Watch How do we preserve treasured monuments from being ‘loved to death’? From corroding modernist monuments to war-torn Syrian cities, some of the world’s most treasured cultural heritage sites are being threatened by various causes. Jeffrey Brown reviews a few of 100 most endangered sites from around the globe with Bonnie Burnham,…
Oct 08 Watch What made the 2014 World Monument Watch List and why? What made the 2014 World Monument Watch List and why?…
Aug 28 Watch Mei Xiang Gives Birth at the Smithsonian National Zoo Giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth at the Smithsonian's National Zoo on August 23.
Aug 07 Watch Hellbender Salamander Returning to Its Rock underwater footage hellbender salamander… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch Nature Photographer Captures Biodiversity on Film Hari interviews nature photographer Joel Sartore about his biodiversity project… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch Writers in Danger Offered Safe Haven to Practice Craft in Pittsburgh In Pittsburgh, a special program offers foreign writers whose lives are endangered to get a new start and write freely. Continue watching
Feb 23 U.S. Government Looks to List Polar Bear as Threatened By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the polar bear -- a species whose survival depends on the sea ice that is melting as the Earth's temperature rises -- as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act. Continue reading
May 23 Watch Senate Vote Reignites Debate Over English Language A recent Senate vote has reignited the debate over whether English should be made the official language of the Unites States. Continue watching