Mar 07 Pelosi Hoping for ‘Boldest Common Denominator’ on Gun Control EmbedVideo(5906, 514, 320); House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday sounded optimistic notes about two major legislative priorities on Capitol Hill. The California Democrat joined NewsHour's Judy Woodruff for a wide-ranging interview about budget matters, politics and presidential… Continue reading
Mar 06 Protecting the Solar System… From Us Technicians and engineers test the robotic arm on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sept. 3, 2010 inside the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Photo by NASA. Imagine this crazy scenario: A space vehicle… Continue reading
Mar 05 What the Sequester Means for Science A lab technician pipettes liquid into test tubes. Photo by Photo by Apostrophe Productions. Scientists nationwide are bracing for the impacts of the sequestration cuts, which are poised to strike a fierce blow to research. Policymakers aren't the… Continue reading
Mar 01 Seawater Saltiness Seen from Space The ocean, by some estimates, holds enough salt to cover the entire surface of the Earth, layered to the height of a 40-story office building. Much of the salt in the ocean comes from rock that gets… Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch Examining the Political Push for Tighter Gun Laws, Assault Weapons Ban Examining the Political Push for Tighter Gun Laws, Assault Weapons Ban… Continue watching
Feb 25 What a Missing Section of One Man’s Brain Taught Science About Memory This image shows an MRI of a normal hippocampus.The cortical folds are clearly visible. Photo By BSIP/UIG via Getty Images. I recall being equally parts shocked and fascinated the first time I learned about the man known as H.M. Continue reading
Feb 22 What Democrats and the NRA May Have in Common over Gun Policy Gun rights supporter Doug Hathaway holds a sign in support of a pro gun rally rally at the Colorado State Capitol. Photo By Andy Cross / The Denver Post via Getty Images. As we wrap up coverage for PBS's… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch Gun Violence Is Public Health Crisis in Chicago So far in the first two months of this year, gun deaths in Chicago have already outpaced last year's explosive rate. Elizabeth Brackett of PBS member station WTTW explores the escalating public health crisis in Chicago due to the high… Continue watching
Feb 22 Americans Support Range of Proposals to Reduce Gun Violence Editor's note | This post was updated at 5:52 p.m. to correct the language around New York's gun law as it pertains to magazines. A little more than a month after a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary… Continue reading
Feb 22 Live Chat: How Foreign Countries’ Gun Control Laws Compare to U.S. In the aftermath of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., gun control policy has sparked constant debate. As gun control laws and policies continue to shift in America, so too are changes occurring abroad. To offer… Continue reading