This week, a team of Johns Hopkins researchers say a discovery about the role of proteins in bacteria reproduction may lead to new strategies for developing more effective antibiotics. For more information about recent outbreaks of drug-resistant bacteria, you can read or listen to recent NEWSHOUR coverage.
Mets pitcher John Maine joined the cast of Cyberchase today to help kids with math and data collection concepts. Episode excerpts, games and more about this week’s Math and Sports episodes at Cyberchase online.
This week, Reel 13’s featured short films meditate on age–both youth and maturity. Watch an animated portrait of an infant son, a day in the life of an eighty-eight year old grandfather, and a collage of an elderly woman’s fading memories.
Flight delays continued this week as American Airlines moved to cancel another 900 flights and expectations grew that cancellations are likely to spread to other U.S. carriers as regulators tighten their safety audits of airlines.
“WACK! Art & the Feminist Revolution” (at MoMA’s P.S. 1 until May 12th), is the first international survey of Feminist Art. Mary Beth Edelson, one of the pioneers of Feminist Art, talks about her experience as an artist and an activist during the 1970s.
Republican frontrunner John McCain’s campaign may be hobbled this summer, thanks to a government program that prohibits a candidate from spending privately-raised funds. Find out more about the public financing program for presidential candidates on NOW.
Of the 4,000 or so species of mammals, only a handful of animals have ever been thought to mate for life. The second episode of NATURE’s What Females Want and Males Will Do explores why many animals stray from their mates.
Anyone whose hands are tied to a keyboard for hours every day could benefit from learning more about the mental benefits of exercise. John Ratey and Richard Weise talk about exercise and the brain.
May 14th will mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the modern state of Israel. But according to The New York Times, public morale is low in Israel as a result of the recent war in Lebanon and a general sense of mistrust for the government. A growing petition is calling for the [...]
