Dec 17 GIF: Christmas tree to blazing inferno in less than a minute By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy A dried-out, eight-foot Christmas tree can light, blaze and burn to ash in less than a minute. By setting Christmas trees ablaze in the safety of a lab, scientists and engineers are learning how to keep you safe from the… Continue reading
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Nov 25 Watch Brenda Hillman on ‘Seasonal Works with Letters on Fire’ Brenda Hillman talks about her new collection 'Seasonal Works with Letters on Fire.'… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch Why Chinese protesters have resorted to self-immolation over urban construction Why Chinese protesters have resorted to self-immolation over urban construction… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch Unanswered Questions for Canada’s Worst Rail Disaster in Nearly 150 Years At least 50 people are confirmed or presumed dead after a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in the Québécois town of Lac-Mégantic. While still unclear on what precipitated the crash, Hari Sreenivasan reports on information from Canadian… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Watch the Full Yarnell Hill Memorial Service Watch the Full Yarnell Hill Memorial Service… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Watch VP Joe Biden Speak at Yarnell Hill Memorial Watch Vice President Joe Biden Speak at Yarnell Hill Memorial… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch Jamie Munkatchy Teaches Making Biofuel Jamie Munkatchy's students make biofuel in their classroom, with fiery results. Continue watching
May 10 Watch Bangladeshi Seamstress Rescued From Factory Rubble After 17 Days Seventeen days after a Bangladeshi garment factory collapsed and only hours before the remains were to be demolished, rescuers pulled a woman out of the rubble alive. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the miraculous discovery and the… Continue watching
May 09 Watch News Wrap: Boston Police Commissioner Testifies to Congress on Marathon Attack News Wrap: Boston Police Commissioner Testifies to Congress on Marathon Attack… Continue watching