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
Aug 19 Watch Oil Plume Study Raises New Questions on Spill Researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution released the first conclusive evidence of an underwater oil plume in the Gulf of Mexico. Jeffrey Brown talks to one of the study's authors, Chris Reddy, and David Farenthold of The Washington Post. Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch Scientists Convert Mouse Skin Cells to Stem Cells In new studies published by three independent teams of scientists, skin cells of mice were successfully converted into stem cells. Specialists explain what the findings mean for human stem cell research and the potential for bypassing the controversial use of… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch Honeybee Disappearance Puzzles Scientists Beekeepers and farmers around the country are worried this year as the honeybees used to pollinate crops have been vanishing from their hives, a phenomenon known as "colony collapse disorder."… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch Templeton Prize Winner Taylor Talks About Spirituality in Modern Society The Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, which recognizes efforts to create a bridge between the fields of science and religion, is the world's largest annual award. This year's winner, Charles Taylor, speaks with Ray Suarez. Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Stem Cell Veto Makes Private Funding More Essential President Bush's first veto of a bill that would have expanded federal research on embryonic stem cells could affect the state of the research. The NewsHour's health correspondent explains. Continue watching
Jun 22 Earth Warmest in 400 Years, Panel of Scientists Says By Admin, PBS News Hour A panel of top climate scientists reported Thursday that the Earth was hotter in the last few decades of the 20th century than it has been over the last 400 years and possibly longer. Continue reading