Jun 13 What Are the Sanctions Against Iran? With concern mounting over Iran's nuclear ambitions, some lawmakers and policy advocates see sanctions as the best option to halt Tehran's uranium enrichment program. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch Singapore Looks Skyward to Take Farming in New Directions Singapore's skyline is not just a point of pride for residents, it can also be a source of fresh produce. As part of the NewsHour's series "Food for 9 Billion," special correspondent Sam Eaton reports on Singapore's vertical solution to… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch Anti-Government Protests Focus on Quality of Democracy in Turkey Anti-Government Protests Focus on Quality of Democracy in Turkey… Continue watching
Jun 12 In Singapore, When You Can't Grow Out, You Grow Up By Larisa Epatko Singapore's skyline is composed mostly of skyscrapers, so it's no wonder residents are looking up when they're considering places to grow fruits and vegetables in this high-density Asian island. Continue reading
Jun 12 Singapore's Vegetable Towers By Larisa Epatko In order to grow fresh produce on limited land, Singapore has constructed towers where seedlings grow into eatable plants. Continue reading
Jun 12 Tech Giants Take Government Spying Feud to the Public By Christina Bellantoni An employee walks past servers in one of four server rooms at the Facebook Data Center in Forest City, N.C. Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images. Technology companies can be a powerful force in Washington. As domestic spying remains in the… Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch After a Violent Night Turkish Government Considers Compromise to End Protests In Istanbul's Taksim Square, clashes between police and anti-government protesters raged overnight; demonstrators launched fireworks and threw rocks at police, who used water cannons and tear gas. Prime Minister Erdogan's party announced that the fate of Gezi Park would be… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch Could Agriculture Bloom in the Desert? Qatar Works to Invent an Innovative Oasis Could Agriculture Bloom in the Desert? Qatar Works to Invent an Innovative Oasis… Continue watching
Jun 11 In Qatar, Coaxing Food From One of the World's Driest Places By Larisa Epatko In the small Middle Eastern country of Qatar, where fresh water is scarce and most food is imported, scientists are testing ways to grow vegetables that use more greenhouse gases than they produce. Continue reading
Jun 11 Greening the Deserts of Qatar By Larisa Epatko Researchers in Qatar are trying new techniques to grow food, such as pumping carbon dioxide into greenhouses and using drip irrigation in sandy plant beds. Continue reading