Mar 20 Coping With Climate Change: Texas Water Woes By Saskia de Melker The drought in Texas has put an unprecedented strain on the state's already tenuous water supply. In the face of continued climate uncertainty and a growing population, Texas communities face the stark reality of a future without enough water. Continue reading
Mar 08 Celebrating Women in 2012 By Larisa Epatko International Women's Day 2012 was spent playing soccer, holding candlelight vigils and hosting fashion shows around the world. Continue reading
Feb 28 When the Ocean Gets Choppy, Corals Clone By Jenny Marder A team of Australian scientists have that corals can clone in a similar way that humans eggs split to create identical twins. Continue reading
Feb 22 ‘Frida Kahlo: Her Photos’ By Tom LeGro Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is internationally renowned for her iconic self-portraits. Upon her death in 1954, more than 6,500 personal photos were concealed. Some are now on display for the first time in the United States at Artisphere in Arlington,… Continue reading
Feb 22 Are Oscars Nominees’ Health Plots Accurate or Malpractice? By Video DA Open wide, Oscar, it's time for your check-up. With the Academy Awards slated for Sunday, we've brought in a medical doctor to examine the accuracy of the health themes in some of the year's top films. Continue reading
Feb 15 The Art of Google Books By Video DA "The Art of Google Books" is a blog that showcases errors and anomalies found in the digital pages of Google Books. Krissy Wilson, the creator of the blog and a student at the University of Florida, sifts through the scanned… Continue reading
Jan 27 Holocaust Remembrances and Memorials By Larisa Epatko Candle lightings and memorial visits marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, 2012. That day in 1945 Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz labor and extermination complex. Continue reading
Jan 18 Rediscovering Charles Darwin By Jenny Marder Last spring, a British scientist reached into the back of a cabinet and pulled out a fossil with a signature that looked an awful lot like Charles Darwin's. Turns out it was. Here is a sample of the fossils, which… Continue reading
Jan 13 New Life Out of Haiti’s Litter By Larisa Epatko Haitian artist Jean Herard Celeur uses debris left by the 2010 earthquake to make works of art. Continue reading
Jan 13 A Free Press? A Year After Tunisia’s Revolution, Youth Weigh In By Extra DA After 23 years of restrictions under President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, 10 Tunisian youth share their thoughts with student reporter and photographer Ahmed Medien of Speak Out Tunisia, a citizen journalism training project. Continue reading