See a profile of Judith Jamison, a veteran of the renown Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York, and its artistic director since 1989.

Independent Lens is having a mashup contest–make a short film using KING CORN clips and/or footage from Getty Images. You can even upload your own video clips. The grand prizewinner gets $1,000 and other fabulous corn-free prizes. King Corn airs again April 26 on Thirteen.

Lots of Carrier video is available now on YouTube, and new video is being added every week. The series will start April 27 on thirteen.

Come spend an exciting day with Cyberchase when the NY Mets take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Harry and Digit kick things off with a spectacular Math & Sports pre-game show, test your math skills during the game… and maybe even meet Harry and Digit! Special pricing for teachers and students.

Sen. Hillary Clinton emerged victorious yesterday in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary, but it’s unclear how much the victory will help close her delegate deficit against the better-funded Sen. Barack Obama NewsHour reported.

The early days of oil were nearly the opposite of today in that the supply was almost infinitely greater than the demand. For thousands of years, humans utilized oil as a lubricant, adhesive, and many other purposes — including for medicinal use. But through the early 19th century, large-scale production and use of oil was [...]

New York’s Hillary Clinton now leads Barack Obama, 51% to 41%, according to a Zogby poll of the Democratic Presidential Primary in Pennsylvania.

If the present era of human civilization is seen in terms of its defining technologies and resources, humans are now living in the “oil age.” In numbers: the world currently uses roughly 75-80 million barrels of crude oil per day. How is such a massive need met, here and abroad, year after year? Explore EXTREME [...]

New York Voices visits three properties that have “gone green”: The new corporate headquarters of the Hearst Corporation; a green roof in the South Bronx; and the former ice house of the Nassau Brewery, which has been converted into environmentally-friendly apartments.

Climate models predict that the Arctic will become an additional 7 to 12 degrees Fahrenheit warmer during the next century. If that happens, scientists expect at least half the Arctic sea ice to melt by the year 2100, significantly raising sea levels across the world.
A new computer model built by a joint UK/Finnish team [...]