Aug 24 "Then and Now" at the RNC By PBS News Hour The NewsHour takes you behind the curtain with a then-and-now slide show crafted by creative director Travis Daub (@tcd004). Continue reading
Aug 23 Diana Nyad: A Swimmer Battles the Elements By Jenny Marder During her 42-hour attempted swim from Cuba to Key West this week, Diana Nyad battled extreme exhaustion, severe sunburn, strained muscles, powerful storms and circling sharks. But the thing that really ground the 103-mile trek to a halt, she said,… Continue reading
Aug 21 Paralympic Athletes Go for Gold in 'Medal Quest' By Saskia de Melker The Olympics are over but there's another huge sporting event that will also soon start in London. 4,000 athletes from 150 countries will compete at the London Paralympic Games, which open on August 29. Our partners at WGBH have been… Continue reading
Aug 16 5 Famous Asylum Seekers By Larisa Epatko In addition to Julian Assange, these other people have sought asylum for various reasons over the years: Sitting Bull, Roman Polanski, Chen Guangcheng and Hannah Arendt. Continue reading
Aug 16 Coping with Climate Change: Michigan's Sour Season By Saskia de Melker Northwestern Michigan calls itself the Cherry Capital of the World and supplies most of the country's tart cherries. That wasn't possible in 2012 and may become increasingly harder. We follow the cherry from field to pie to learn about the… Continue reading
Aug 15 Mars Curiosity Rover Gets 'Brain Transplant,' Prepares for Mountain Trek By Jenny Marder NASA's intrepid Mars rover, Curiosity has been through a lot in the past year. It flew 354 million miles, blasted through the Mars atmosphere, deployed a supersonic parachute, unfurled a giant sky crane and touched down gently on… Continue reading
Aug 15 Mars Revealed by Intrepid New Rover By Jenny Marder NASA's intrepid Mars Rover, Curiosity has been through a lot in the past year. It flew 354-million miles, deployed a supersonic parachute and sky crane and landed on the surface of Mars. And while it undergoes equipment checks, it's been… Continue reading
Aug 15 Satellite Images from Aleppo, Syria, from July-August 2012 By Larisa Epatko Amnesty International is using satellite imagery from DigitalGlobe to track the destruction from fighting between rebels and government forces in and around Aleppo, Syria. Continue reading
Aug 10 Campaigning Through the Ages By Online DA From George Washington to the current Barack Obama, presidential campaigns have shaped American culture and history in lasting ways. Highlighted here are some notable items featured at the Library of Congress which tell an interesting story about the evolution of… Continue reading
Aug 02 Robots and Rovers and Mars Revisited By News Desk With the youngest and most ambitious Mars rover yet zipping toward its final destination, we thought it appropriate to pause and take a look back at Curiosity's new home and robot brethren. Continue reading