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
Jun 10 Watch In an Era of 'Interconnected Issues,' U.S. Works on Relationship With China In an Era of 'Interconnected Issues,' U.S. Works on Relationship With China… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch Using 'Nature as an Asset' to Balance Costa Rica's Farming With Preservation Using 'Nature as an Asset' to Balance Costa Rica's Farming With Preservation… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch News Wrap: Deadly Car Bombings Continue Wave of Sectarian Violence in Iraq News Wrap: Deadly Car Bombings Continue Wave of Sectarian Violence in Iraq… Continue watching
Jun 10 In Costa Rica, Farmers Start to See Value of Biodiversity By Larisa Epatko In Costa Rica, birds, bats and bees serve vital roles in controlling pests and pollinating crops. Now, researchers are measuring the contributions of these critters to encourage farmers to move away from the single-crop model and toward biodiversity. Continue reading
Jun 10 Costa Rica's Biodiversity By Larisa Epatko Farmers in Costa Rica are encouraged to set aside part of their land from production to help maintain biodiversity and prevent deforestation. Continue reading
Jun 10 Cold War Turning Point: Fifty Years On John F. Kennedy delivers a commencement address that became known as a "strategy of peace" speech at American University on June 10, 1963. Photo courtesy of American University. Only a small plaque at an athletic field on the outer… Continue reading
Jun 10 Bead for Life Participant: Don't Keep Your Money, Invest It By David Pelcyger EmbedVideo(6568, 482, 304); A co-founder of Bead for Life and its participants talk about the business training program. In 2009, the PBS NewsHour profiled a group, Bead for Life, that trained Ugandan women to start businesses by rolling… Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch Can Tenuous Peace Among Lebanon's Religious Sects Survive Stress of Syria's War? Can Tenuous Peace Among Lebanon's Religious Sects Survive Stress of Syria's War?… Continue watching
Jun 07 Obama Administration Defends Surveillance Programs By Christina Bellantoni A look inside the NSA Threat Operations Center located at Fort Meade, Maryland. "They quite literally can watch your ideas form as you type." That's the memorable closing quote from an unnamed "career intelligence officer" who provided the Washington Post… Continue reading