Why fewer monarch butterflies are surviving their migrations
Clip: 12/24/2013 | 6m 35s
Why fewer monarch butterflies are surviving their winter migration to Mexico
Monarch butterflies migrate to warmer regions each winter, but in recent years Mexico has seen far fewer monarch arrivals. Environmental changes have eliminated the butterflies' sources of food and shelter along the way. Independent video journalist Ross Velton reports on efforts to help monarchs survive their journey south.
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Why fewer monarch butterflies are surviving their migrations
Clip: 12/24/2013 | 6m 35s
Monarch butterflies migrate to warmer regions each winter, but in recent years Mexico has seen far fewer monarch arrivals. Environmental changes have eliminated the butterflies' sources of food and shelter along the way. Independent video journalist Ross Velton reports on efforts to help monarchs survive their journey south.
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Dick Davis on "Faces of Love" and poetry in Iranian culture
Clip: 12/24/2013 | 7m 2s | Dick Davis on his translations of medieval Persian poems and poetry's importance in Iran. (7m 2s)
Dick Davis reads poems three short Persian poems
Clip: 12/24/2013 | 1m 15s | Dick Davis, a scholar of medieval Persian literature, reads poems by Jahan Malek Khatun. (1m 15s)
Snowden 'vindicated' that NSA revelations raised questions
Clip: 12/24/2013 | 6m 43s | Snowden feels 'vindicated' that NSA revelations raised questions on surveillance (6m 43s)
UN Ambassador Power: 'Relentless' diplomacy in South Sudan
Clip: 12/24/2013 | 7m 48s | UN Ambassador Power: U.S. engaged in 'relentless' diplomacy in South Sudan (7m 48s)
Will new Common Core standards centralize student learning?
Clip: 12/24/2013 | 11m 42s | Will new Common Core standards succeed in centralizing student learning? (11m 42s)
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