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July 3rd, 2008 at 7:22 pm

In February, NATURE fans voted for their favorite episodes. Now, the results are in!

Watch the top nine viewer picks on NATURE this summer. Your favorite episodes hit the airwaves each …

July 3rd, 2008 at 2:51 pm

This weekend, nearly every community in America stages a fireworks display. So is there a cumulative effect on the environment from the chemicals exploded into our atmosphere?

It’s more of …

July 3rd, 2008 at 10:54 am

David Byrne discusses his 9,000-square-foot, interactive, site-specific installation that transforms the interior of the Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan into a massive sound sculpture that all visitors are invited to sit and “play.” Watch the interview…

Nightly Business Report/NewsHour
July 3rd, 2008 at 10:52 am

Sales plunged at the nation’s big automakers as American consumers steered away from gas-guzzling trucks and SUV’s and into more fuel-efficient cars. It’s a trend analysts say is here to stay. Read more about the dismal month for U.S. automakers on Nightly Business Report and NewsHour.

July 3rd, 2008 at 10:51 am

What archaeologist Dennis Jenkins found in the Paisley Caves in south central Oregon may turn on its head the theory of how and when the first people came to North America.

July 2nd, 2008 at 2:01 pm

Tune in to see “The Waterfalls: Making Public Art” tonight at 8pm on Thirteen, but also visit our new site all about Public Art.

July 2nd, 2008 at 12:42 pm

What’s the street-level experience of voters in today’s America? In a triumph of documentary storytelling, P.O.V.’s Election Day combines 11 stories — shot simultaneously on November 2, 2004, from dawn until long past midnight — into one. Watch now…

July 2nd, 2008 at 10:43 am

Dr. Arthur Caplan, director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses the ethical issues raised by commercial genetic testing. Listen to the interview…

July 2nd, 2008 at 9:57 am

Called, ‘MoleSafe’, it was developed in New Zealand to detect melanoma early. But the first U.S. clinic to adopt the technology is in northern NJ. Watch the story……

July 1st, 2008 at 2:09 pm

Clay Felker, the prolific magazine editor and founder of New York Magazine, died today, July 1, 2008, at his home in Manhattan. He was 82.

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