Tuesday,
January
6
, 2009
05
:20
pm
New SundayArts host Paula Zahn interviews the renowned pianist and conductor Daniel Brenboim.
Featured Stories:
April 16th, 2008 at 10:33 am
On March 28, the northern Rocky Mountain gray wolf was officially removed from the federal endangered species list. Now, the Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming state governments will be responsible for …
April 16th, 2008 at 10:15 am
In 1832, a cholera epidemic killed 3,515 New Yorkers. At the time, the total population of the city was 250,000–the equivalent mortality rate today would exceed 100,000 deaths in our …
April 14th, 2008 at 11:51 am
In 1974, renowned primatologist Dian Fossey introduced a young researcher named Kelly Stewart to a baby gorilla. She named him Titus, and his turbulent life story, from orphan to ruler and the challenge to his throne today is “The Gorilla King”, premiering Sunday, April 20, 2008. Preview.”
April 14th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Back in October, the NEWSHOUR reported on the rise of drug-resistant staph infections. The report cited a study by the CDC that revealed a dangerous bacterial infection that’s resistant …
April 10th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Of the 4,000 or so species of mammals, only a handful of animals have ever been thought to mate for life. The second episode of NATURE’s new miniseries, What Females Want and Males Will Do, explores why many animals stray from their mates.
April 8th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Today marks the first public appearance for Flocke–”Snowflake” in German–the polar bear cub taken away from her mother in January because caretakers at the Nuremburg City Zoo feared the mother would eat her. If you think one bear is a handful, try taking on a thousand. Learn how a northern Canadian town copes each October when hungry polar bears invade.
April 8th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
A couple years ago, residents of Cape Coral, Florida began hearing thumps rumble through their homes. At first, they blamed the city’s municipal utility system, and pressured the city council to silence the thumps. The city expected to spend nearly $50,000 on the project.
Charlie Rose Science Series
April 8th, 2008 at 11:59 am
Today some of our most pressing political concerns are closely related to science. The economy, healthcare, and the global energy crisis are problems that scientific research can help solve. Yet many are concerned by lack of basic scientific knowledge in the general public. Watch a panel of leading scientists discuss the role of science in our society.
April 8th, 2008 at 11:12 am
Gelada expert Chadden Hunter describes his adventures in Ethiopia studying jealous baboons, a robot seductress helps researcher Gail Patricelli flirt with male sage grouses, and Rebecca Safran explains why barn swallows stray from their mates.
April 8th, 2008 at 10:00 am
Over at The Wild Side, evolutionary biologist and blogger Olivia Judson describes her favorite animal: the shrimp goby. This little fish teams up with shrimp, sharing the shrimp’s burrow and earning its keep by guarding the entrance.
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Tuesday,
January
6
, 2009
01
:21
pm
An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has put neighboring countries on alert. The highly infectious disease, for which there is no...
Tuesday,
January
6
, 2009
12
:00
pm
Accusations of media bias are frequent as the conflict in Gaza continues.
Israel has banned foreign reporters from the war zone, adding to communication difficulties...
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