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Get a behind-the-scenes look at how filmmakers and visual-effects artists created a 3-D animation of the Hebrew Bible for NOVA's two-hour special.
Watch FRONTLINE: Heat
A global investigation into one of the greatest crises that mankind has ever faced - can we roll back global warming? Watch the complete program online.
Watch NATURE: Can Animals Predict Disaster?
NATURE probes the evidence that some animals may have senses that allow them to predict impending natural disasters long before we can. Watch complete episodes at pbs.org.
Dec 31, 2008
Global Warming a Tough Sell this Winter
I believe they call it "the tyranny of the present." This is the season of solidarity for climate change contrarians and global warming skeptics.
Dec 31, 2008
Sierra Snowpack Levels Below Normal
The first snow survey of the season reveals that California still has far to go to make up for two years of drought. Teams from the Department of Water Resources found that statewide the water content of the Sierra snowpack is only 3/4 of where it should be this time of year.
Astronomy | Jan 03, 2009
O Say Can You Cesium-133? The Leap Second of 2008
Posted by Ben Burress
Did you make good use of the extra second you received in 2008? A little extra sleep perhaps? Did you notice the extra time?
Environment | Jan 02, 2009
Reporter's Notes: Last Minute Rules
Posted by David Gorn
The Bush Administration has recently passed dozens of so-called "midnight regulations" - last-minute rules and amendments. Many of those new laws affect the environment, including a change to the Endangered Species Act that has California environmentalists deeply worried.
Astronomy | Dec 27, 2008
Chu, Two and Btu
Posted by Jim Gunshinan
People around here at Lawrence Berkeley Lab are saddened by the loss of Dr. Chu as director, but extremely excited about his nomination as Secretary of Energy.
Biology | Dec 22, 2008
Those Marvelous Mitochondria
Posted by Dr. Barry Starr
This former free living bacterium now supplies our cells
their energy.Current theories hold that life began on Earth around 3.5 billion years ago. About a billion years ago, a single celled beast engulfed and absorbed another single celled creature. We are all descended from that hijacking.
The hijacked cell has over time become the mitochondrion. This organelle [...]
Astronomy | Dec 19, 2008
Snows of the Solar System
Posted by Ben Burress
Snow is quite unusual for the Oakland Hills. Is snow so unusual for the rest of the solar system?
NPR Topics: Health & Science
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A Close-Up Of The Milky Way Reveals New Insights
A new high-resolution panorama is the sharpest infrared picture that scientists have ever made of the Milky Way's core. This mysterious region that surrounds a supermassive black hole is normally hidden by dust and gas, but infrared light can penetrate the dust clouds.
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The Stories Behind The Statistics
A recent report on the rise of young black males being killed in the U.S. continues to raise concern among youth, parents and community leaders. Some say the findings reflect a much larger problem, the failure of society on many levels. A roundtable of people directly affected by violence, including two moms whose sons were killed, share their perspective on the crisis.
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Steve Jobs Discloses 'Nutritional Problem'
The Apple founder and CEO says he'll stay on during "simple and straightforward" treatment for hormone imbalance.
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Temple Grandin On 'The Best Life For Animals'
In her new book, Animals Make Us Human, Temple Grandin examines common notions of animal happiness and concludes that dogs, cats, horses, cows and zoo animals — among other creatures — possess an emotional system akin to that of humans.