Nov 07 Watch 49 Million Americans in Poverty, Census Calculates The Census Bureau released a new unofficial count of poverty in America on Monday, showing about 16 percent of the population live at or below the poverty line. Ray Suarez discusses the new numbers with The Brookings Institution's Ron Haskins… Continue watching
Jun 13 Self-Controlled Kids Prosper as Adults: ‘Fatalistically Depressing’? By April Brown A study found that self-control at age 3 predicts financial competence in adulthood. But does that finding make researchers fatalistically depressed or tremendously encouraged?… Continue reading
Jun 01 Tornado Tracking Attempt in Time-Lapse Video By PBS NewsHour Can scientists develop better ways to identify developing tornadoes?… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch Autism’s Causes: How Close Are We to Solving the Puzzle? The rise in the number of reported autism cases has caused a surge in research to find the causes. For the latest thinking, Robert MacNeil speaks with four leading researchers about the issue. It's part three of the Autism Now… Continue watching
Jan 18 H1N1 Gives Clues to Universal Flu Vaccine By Talea Miller Researchers found that the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza produced antibodies that provide protection from several flu strains. Continue reading
Dec 07 Two Retirement Planning Tool$ to Use NOW By Paul Solman Retirement tools. The questions they ask you to fill in seem designed to scare your pants off: How much do you expect to earn on your assets? When are you planning to retire? When are you going to die?… Continue reading
Dec 07 Two Retirement Planning Tool$ to Use NOW By Elizabeth Shell Retirement tools. The questions they ask you to fill in seem designed to scare your pants off: How much do you expect to earn on your assets? When are you planning to retire? When are you going to die? Sadly,… Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch What Americans Do and Don’t Know About Religion How much do Americans really know about religion? A new Pew survey has some surprising answers. Judy Woodruff has details. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch For Scientists, Collaborative Efforts Could Speed Medical Advances Special correspondent Dave Iverson reports on a new push to get scientists to work together to find medical cures sooner. Continue watching