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During the COVID pandemic in 2020, some elite universities stopped requiring students who applied for admission to submit their scores from the SAT or ACT, standardized tests that...
Open to Debate
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It's not often that young people have the opportunity to debate major issues in public before a distinguished set of judges. Incubate Debate, an organization founded in 2019, does...
From Emmy Award producer Andrew Zimmern in collaboration with storytelling visionary David E. Kelley, Hope in the Water explores the groundbreaking work of fishers, aquafarmers and...
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From Series: Hope in the Water (Season 1)
Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart learns the ropes at a scallop farm off the coast of Maine. In Alaska, a native Eyak fisherman plants state-of-the-art kelp farms in Prince William Sou...
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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...
Take an epic three-year journey to the extremes of all seven continents to meet an extraordinary group of people and animals on the frontline of climate change. They reveal how sci...
From Series: Dynamic Planet
Our oceans are changing as the planet heats up with far-reaching consequences. An extraordinary group of marine experts from Antarctica to Australia, from Florida to New Zealand, e...
As earth’s climate changes, the once-stable natural systems that we rely upon are being thrown into chaos. Intrepid scientists, local tribes and giant megafauna from the Arctic to...
Whether you’re on social media or surfing the web, you’re probably sharing more personal data than you realize. Find out where your data is going, who’s selling it, and how you—and...
NOVA
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
American men are stuck in what’s been dubbed a friendship recession, with 20 percent of single men now saying they don’t have any close friends. More than half of all men report fe...
From Series: Finding Your Roots (Season 10)
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps singer Sammy Hagar and actor Ed O’Neill uncover their hidden roots, revealing scandals and secrets that their ancestors went to great lengths to concea...
Explore the revolutionary engineering behind Paris’s iconic landmark. Completed in just over two years for the 1889 World’s Fair, the iron tower smashed the record for the tallest...
From Title: Building the Eiffel Tower
In 1884, Emile Mouguier and Maurice Koechlin propose a monument for the World's Fair. Eiffel initially rejects the idea; Stephen Sauvestre adds arcs and platforms to the sketches.
The Eiffel Tower must withstand variable wind speeds. Benoit Roman uses Eiffel's wind tunnel to demonstrate wind force. Eiffel's design wins the competition for the World's Fair ga...
From Title: When Whales Could Walk
Comparative Anatomist Joy Reidenberg studies whales in the Dominic Republic. There are over 90 species of whales living today. Whales are mammals and have adapted to living in wate...
Sallam and his team search for whale legs in a part of the Sahara Desert older than Wadi al Hitan. He hopes to find intermediate fossils from before whales were fully aquatic.
Reidenberg dissects a whale looking for evidence of its ability to walk in the past. All modern whales have small pelvic bones, and some have hidden leg bones. Limbs adapted the lo...
Al-Ashqar explains how Wadi al Hitan went from being an ancient ocean to an ancient forest. The Tethys Ocean receded. Some whales adapted to the new climate, but others died out.
The Smithsonian has bones from over 10,000 species of whales in its collection. Researchers can study how whales evolved over time.
From Title: Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
In the 1970s, the residents of Love Canal in New York complained about high rates of cancer, birth defects, and other health issues. The neighborhood had been built on 22,000 tons...
American Experience
Most of the homes were starter homes bought by young families. With the river and creek nearby, it seemed like the perfect place to raise children. The neighborhood had a strange s...
There were numerous chemical plants along the Niagara River in the 1970s. Most of the plants buried their chemical waste. Residents of Love Canal began developing health issues and...
Officials discovered 80 chemicals, 11 known to cause cancer. Lois Gibbs created a petition to close the school after her son got sick and began organizing other mothers.
In August 1978, the state of New York declared an emergency in Love Canal. State officials held a public meeting, and residents voiced their fears and frustrations. President Jimmy...
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