Seeing Through the Fog of War: Monitoring Human Rights Abuses Via Satellite
Listen to the AudioThe ongoing battle in Aleppo between Assad regime troops and the Syrian Free Army has left civilians caught in the crossfire. Margaret Warner talks to Amnesty International's Scott...
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A Sour Season for Michigan's Cherry Farmers
Northwestern Michigan calls itself the Cherry Capital of the World and supplies most of the country's tart cherries. But the state experienced a huge crop loss in 2012. We follow the cherry from field...
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Coping with Climate Change: Michigan's Sour Season
Northwestern Michigan calls itself the Cherry Capital of the World and supplies most of the country's tart cherries. That wasn't possible in 2012 and may become increasingly harder. We follow the...
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Drilling for Ancient Climate Clues
EmbedVideo(4168, 482, 304);On the Joides Resolution research vessel, a team of scientists study the Earth's climate history by drilling deep into the ocean floor and analyzing the deep sea dirt. Two...
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Phoenix Cluster Surges Back to Life in a Starburst Frenzy
This artist's impression shows the Phoenix galaxy cluster, with hot gas shown in red, cooler gas in blue, the gas flows shown by the ribbon-like features, and the newly formed stars also in blue, in...
View ArticleU.K. Threatens Ecuador's Diplomatic Status for Protecting Julian Assange
Listen to the AudioFor the more than 50 days, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has taken refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. But British officials are determined to extradite Assange to Sweden,...
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For Student Reporters, an Out of This World Interview With a NASA Engineer
High school student Destinee Davis interviews NASA engineer Maggie Sholtz via Skype.Earlier this week, 16-year-old Destinee Davis received her first reporter's notebook and lesson on the art of...
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Cave-dwelling 'Trogloraptor' Spider Stuns Scientists
The Trogloraptor is at once a new species, genus and family of spider. Photo by California Academy of Sciences.The Trogloraptor, a cave-dwelling spider with peculiar, talon-like claws, hangs upside...
View ArticleTech Stock Ebb and Flow: Apple Dominates Wall Street While Facebook Flails
Listen to the AudioApple became the highest valued company ever when its stock reached a new high. Meanwhile, Facebook stock has lost about half its value since its May IPO. Jeffrey Brown discusses the...
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Curiosity Surges Forward, Completing First Tiny Test Drive
This 360-degree panorama shows evidence in the tire tracks of a successful first test drive for NASA's Mars Curiosity rover. Photo by NASA/JPL-Caltech. On Wednesday, the Mars rover Curiosity embarked...
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Rain or Shine, Climate Change Pushes Farmers to the Brink
Mother Nature has been unkind to farmers this year. Last week, the NewsHour talked to cherry farmers in Michigan who lost 90 percent of their crops when an early spring warm-up meant trees were...
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Diana Nyad: A Swimmer Battles the Elements
During her 42-hour attempted swim from Cuba to Key West this week, Diana Nyad battled extreme exhaustion, severe sunburn, strained muscles, powerful storms and circling sharks. But the thing that...
View ArticleNews Wrap: Mitt Romney Makes Energy Independence by 2020 a Policy Priority
Listen to the AudioIn other news Thursday, Mitt Romney unveiled his energy plan in New Mexico, which aims for complete energy independence in the U.S. His plans calls for increased oil and gas...
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Throngs of Dangerous Jellyfish Stings Caused 'Intense, Searing Pain' for Nyad
The venom of the box jellyfish is among the deadliest in the world. Photo by Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images.During her 51-hour attempted swim from Cuba to Key West...
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Apple Wins $1 Billion Patent Infringement Suit Against Samsung
For the past year, Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics have been locked in a showdown over dominance of a $200 billion-plus smartphone and tablet market. In April 2011, Apple filed a patent...
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Neil Armstrong, First Man on Moon, Dies at 82
Children in Annandale, Va., watch Neil Armstrong become the first man to walk on the moon in 1969. Photo by O. Louis Mazzatenta/National Geographic.Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the...
View ArticleNews Wrap: Apple Asks Judge to Ban Sale of Some Samsung Devices in U.S.
In other news Monday, after a federal jury awarded Apple over $1 billion for patent infringement, Apple has asked the court to ban the U.S. sale of eight Samsung smartphone models. Also, Margaret...
View ArticleNeil Armstrong: Reluctant, Modest Hero Who Inspired Nation with One Step
Listen to the AudioThough known for making a "giant leap for mankind," when Neil Armstrong stepped on the surface of the moon, he later said that he "didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small."...
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Hurricane Winds Blast Solar Panels and Roof Tiles...On Purpose
At Florida International University, 12 giant fans mimic the intensity of a Category 5 hurricane, pummeling rooftops, building materials and solar panels with winds reaching 157 miles per hour. A team...
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You Are Here: How Astronomical Surveys Are Pinpointing Our Place in the Cosmos
This image of the whirlpool galaxy, also called Messier 51, was captured by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, which has already mapped more than 100 million galaxies in three dimensions. Image by the...
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