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The giant stone heads of Easter Island have inspired theories for centuries. Now, new research reveals intriguing evidence of the origins and inspirations of the ancient Rapanui pe...
NOVA
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For decades, scientists have tried to unlock the secrets of ancient DNA, struggling to find DNA in fossils that could survive millions of years. Then, one maverick scientist had th...
This documentarytells the story of the pioneering young women who became flight attendants at a time when single women were unable to order a drink, eat alone in a restaurant, own...
American Experience
From Title: Hunt for the Oldest DNA
Scientists are using ancient DNA to uncover what Earth was like before the last Ice Age. DNA can provide a better picture of the past than fossils, but it is more fragile.
Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro explains the missteps in early ancient DNA research. DNA breaks down after an organism dies, so discovering dinosaur DNA is unlikely. It is rare...
Evolutionary biologist Maanasa Raghavan explains how reading ancient DNA is harder than modern DNA. Willerslev matches 400,000-year-old ancient environmental DNA to known species t...
From Title: Fly With Me
A sense of glamour accompanied flight in the early days of commercial aviation. The awe of the airlines and flying made many women want to be flight attendants.
Women worked all jobs during World War II but were forced out of the workforce when the war ended. Only a few jobs were acceptable for women to have before they got married and had...
Flying become more comfortable after WWII and stewardesses became a common job for women. The idea of travelling and independence was appealing, despite the highly feminine nature...
Beautiful stewardesses became a marketing tool for airlines. Stewardesses had to meet appearance standards and were required to always smile.
Though they could attend stewardess schools, airlines did not hire black women. Many airports were segregated and airlines mistreated black passengers. Pat Edmiston filed a discrim...
Stewardesses challenged the rule that they must be unmarried. Celeste Lansdale won her discrimination lawsuit.
By the 1970s, airlines still employed few black stewardesses. The Civil Rights Act slowly increased the number of black flight attendants, who faced discrimination from other airli...
Though they share many similar values, guidelines, and principles, Islam and Judaism have a long, complicated relationship that has led to tension between followers of the two reli...
Open to Debate
From Series: Literacy Skills & Standards
In the world of research and writing, planning is an essential roadmap that keeps you on course, prevents stress and detours, and leads to more efficient and higher-quality work.
Makematic
One of the primary joys of reading is seeing yourself in a character or seeing world events mirrored in the plot of a book. This is called making connections with texts and it not...
Crafting the right research question is a crucial step in developing the analytical skills necessary for school and life!
Did Homer’s King Odysseus, the Trojan-horse-designer in the Iliad and the long-suffering wanderer of the Odyssey, really exist? In 1991, Makis Metaxas, a mayor on the Greek island...
PBS
In 2000, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the federal agency that oversees the safety of food and drugs in the United States, approved mifepristone, a drug that can be...
From Series: Poetry in America (Season 4)
A portal into 1950s New York City, Frank O’Hara’s “Lunch Poems” have the feel of playing hooky: of roaming from museums to Central Park and sneaking into cinemas. Choreographer Mar...
From Series: Hope in the Water (Season 1)
Actor and activist Shailene Woodley submerges with Santa Barbara divers who are turning unwanted “zombie” urchins into a delicacy. In Philadelphia, a marine biologist connects Atla...
The murder of George Floyd thrust Minnesota into the center of the debate over police misconduct and profiling. As Fred de Sam Lazaro reports in this NewsHour production from the s...
NewsHour Productions
From Title: The Fish in the Sea (Hope in the Water, Season 1)
The sea and fishing have always been a major part of life on the island. In the 1980s, the coastline around the isle was overfished and drudging damaged the seabed.
Hi'ilei Kawelo is the executive director of the organization that uses traditional aquaculture to restore the fishpond. Kawelo wants to keep Hawaii's supply of seafood local.
From Title: Farming the Water (Hope in the Water, Season 1)
Martha Stewart learns about modern scallop fishing off the coast of Maine. Climate change has altered the nature of fishing and aquaculture.
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