Jul 19 Watch Shields and Brooks: Obama’s Remarks on Race and Confrontation, Detroit’s Debt Shields and Brooks: Obama's Remarks on Race and Confrontation, Detroit's Debt… Continue watching
Jul 19 Earth and Moon Join Saturn in Interplanetary Photoshoot This picture of Earth from space was taken in June 2001 from the International Space Station orbiting at an altitude of 211 nautical miles. Photo by NASA. Okay, so it's kind of gimmicky, but it's all in the spirit… Continue reading
Jul 17 A Moon Called Polyphemus? Naming Neptune’s Newest This computer-generated montage shows Neptune and Triton, Neptune's largest moon, from January 1990. Photo by SSPL/Getty Images. A new, far-flung moon orbiting Neptune was discovered earlier this month and announced this week, bringing that planet's cache of known moons… Continue reading
Jul 12 Shields and Brooks on Palin and Puig By Hari Sreenivasan In this episode of the Doubleheader -- where syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks tackle the sport of politics and the politics of sport -- we talk about a kerfuffle in Alaska… Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch Shields and Brooks on the Fluster Over Filibusters, Bids to Be Comeback Kids Shields and Brooks on the Fluster Over Filibusters, Bids by N.Y.'s Comeback Kids… Continue watching
Jul 12 Hair Washing in Zero Gravity: A Magnificient Mohawk and the Water Goes Rogue International Space Station crew member, U.S. astronaut Karen Nyberg demonstrates how she washes her hair in space onboard the International Space Station. If you thought brushing your teeth in zero gravity looked hard, try washing your hair. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch Rep. Raúl Grijalva: Strict Focus on Secure Border Fences Is ‘Naive Thinking’ Rep. Raúl Grijalva: Strict Focus on Secure Border Fences Is 'Naive Thinking'… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Party Leaders Say GOP House Members Won’t Consider Senate’s Immigration Bill Party Leaders Say GOP House Members Won't Consider Senate's Immigration Bill… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Rep. Gowdy: Provide Immigration ‘Tripod of Security’ Before Other Reform Aspects Rep. Gowdy: Provide Immigration 'Tripod of Security' Before Other Reform Aspects… Continue watching
Jul 09 The day ‘dog vomit’ slime mold invaded my front yard By Jenny Marder Slime mold thrives in the presence of water, shade and dead, decaying leaves. Photo by Emily Johnson. About a week ago, we noticed an intruder in our front yard -- a vivid yellow, blob-like substance that appeared to be… Continue reading