Apr 17 Science of Light Diffusion Brings Gollum to Life EmbedVideo(6222, 482, 304); Watch Visual Effects artist Joe Letteri explain how the science of light diffusion made digital characters more realistic. It was near midnight in the winter of 1998 when computer graphics researcher Henrik Jensen made… Continue reading
Apr 17 Panama in Poetry and Prose Tugboat Gatun, first boat to enter the Panama Canal in 1913, passing through the west chamber. Photo by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images. It isn't often that a visiting Latin American political leader starts a talk to a Washington audience… Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch Report Finds ‘Indisputable’ Proof That U.S. Tortured Detainees After 9/11 Report Finds Indisputable Proof That U.S. Tortured Detainees After 9/11… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch Supreme Court Hears Custody Case for Child of Native American Descent Supreme Court Hears Custody Case for Child of Native American Descent… Continue watching
Apr 16 Reaction from Major Earthquake Near Iran-Pakistan Border A major earthquake hit the Iran-Pakistan border early Tuesday morning. The 7.7 magnitude earthquake, the second deadly quake to hit Iran in less than a week after a 6.1 struck near Bushehr, has killed at least 46 people. This… Continue reading
Apr 15 Doctor on the Scene in Boston: ‘Tons of Mangled Extremities on the Ground’ EmbedVideo(6206, 482, 304); Hari Sreenivasan spoke with Dr. Albert Pendleton who was one of the first doctors on the scene of the explosions that killed three people and injured several others near the finish line of the Boston Marathon… Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch Gang of Eight Senators Fine-tune Details of Immigration Reform Bill Gang of Eight Senators Fine Tune Final Details of Immigration Reform Bill… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch Supreme Court Tackles Case of Patent Law, Human Genetics The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case on whether a biotech company can patent a gene associated with cancer. Jeffrey Brown gets details from National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle, plus viewpoints from Ellen Matloff of Yale Cancer Center, a… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch Chavez Successor Nicolás Maduro Wins Election by Narrow Margin A month after the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, his "heir apparent," acting president Nicolás Maduro, was elected by voters by a slim margin. Ray Suarez reports on the special election, including opposition calls for a recount. Continue watching
Apr 12 For Hundreds of Years, Cherry Blossoms Are Matter of Life and Death EmbedVideo(6160, 482, 304); Cherry blossom trees in bloom in Washington, D.C., shot and edited by Cindy Huang. After a chilly start to spring on the East Coast, cherry trees are in full bloom in Washington, D.C. But the trees'… Continue reading