Current Educational Science and History Headlines

The Strangest Form of Matter

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:00:00 -0800

MIT physicist Daniel Kleppner explains how matter changes as it is reduced in temperature and nears -273 degrees F, or Absolute Zero. Watch NOVA every Tuesday night on PBS. Or join us online at pbs.org/nova. "Absolute Zero" is a production of Windfall Films Ltd. and Meridian Productions for TPT/Twin Cities Public Television and WGBH/NOVA in association with the BBC. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. To learn more, visit http://www.pbs.org/nova/zero

NSN | Autism Genes

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0700

Researchers have begun to zero in on genes that might be responsible for autism. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided the National Science Foundation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0407101. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Capturing Carbon

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0700

An eighth-grader's science fair project prompts her scientist father to develop a new way to pull excess carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by Pfizer, the National Science Foundation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0407101. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Andes: The Dragon's Back (4/12/09)

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:30:00 -0700

Only a mountain range of extremes could harbor such a rich and diverse variety of life forms. Here you will find some of the highest, saltiest, wettest and driest terrains on the planet. Penguins, opossums, hummingbirds, llamas, pumas, foxes, condors, spectacled bears and many more have all managed to carve out an existence somewhere in one of the many worlds that we call the Andes. Andes: The Dragon's Back airs April 12 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/andes-the-dragons-back/introduction/1789/

Martian "Lake Michigan" Filled Crater, Minerals Hint

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0800

A "bathtub ring" of minerals inside Columbus crater makes the basin the best place yet to study the chemistry of so-called fossil lakes on Mars, researchers say.

Voyage of the Lonely Turtles (5/10/09)

Fri, 08 May 2009 10:30:00 -0700

20-foot-long jellies are just one of the remarkable species that share the vast Pacific Ocean with the loggerhead turtle. The NATURE episode VOYAGE OF THE LONELY TURTLE, follows the female loggerhead on her astounding yearlong, solitary odyssey across the Pacific to lay her eggs. Along the way, she encounters exotic reef life, evades deadly predators and navigates man-made obstacles. "Voyage of the Lonely Turtles" airs Sunday, May 10 at 8 p.m (E.T>) on PBS (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/voyage-of-the-lonely-turtle/introduction/2503/

Underdogs (6/7/09)

Holly, a once hyperactive and destructive bloodhound, takes a final test to see if she can be a competent police dog. From the NATURE episode "Underdogs" airing Sunday, June 7 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings).

SLoS | Guitar Hero and Clarinetist: Eran Egozy

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0700

Meet Eran Egozy-a developer of Guitar Hero and Rock Band by profession and a clarinetist on the side. He is one of the scientists that we are profiling on "The Secret Life of Scientists," a web-exclusive series from NOVA. Every two weeks, you'll have a chance to meet a new scientist or engineer. Watch their videos. Ask them questions. Find out how their surprising secret lives fuel their science, and vice versa. "The Secret Life of Scientists" is produced for NOVA by Seftel Productions. Visit pbs.org/nova/secretlife. Exclusive funding for "The Secret Life of Scientists" provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Secret Surveillance

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:00:00 -0800

In this excerpt from NOVA's "The Spy Factory," see how electronic information flows from Asia to the United States and how the National Security Agency is tapping into communications collected both from abroad and from within the U.S. Watch NOVA every Tuesday night on PBS. Or join us online at pbs.org/nova. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. To learn more, visit http://www.pbs.org/nova/spyfactory

A Plague of Rats

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:00:00 -0800

In this excerpt from NOVA's "Rat Attack," see how an infestation of rats, triggered by flowering bamboo, threatens the Indian state of Mizoram. Watch NOVA every Tuesday night on PBS. Or join us online at pbs.org/nova. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. To learn more, visit http://www.pbs.org/nova/rats