The Bureau of Land Management, who manages the wild horse herd in Montana, have been darting mares with infertility drugs and bait trapping the horses, resulting in untimely deaths. Now the BLM is threatening to remove nearly half the herd, which would render them genetically non-viable. Read more on the Nature blog.

Summer has a kind of Jekyll/Hyde duality. As appealing as outdoor events might sound – concerts and plays in the park, hot dog eating contests on the boardwalk – I find myself seeking cool indoor places. Two major art shows currently on view reflect this external/internal tension, and not simply because of the obvious settings.

Check out the latest on the 2008 presidential election on NewsHour, including detailed information on the campaign strategies of Barack Obama and John McCain, key Senate and Governor races, a reporters’ blog on the general election, and analysis of the presidential race from Mark Shields and David Brooks.

G8 discussions on Tuesday and Wednesday focus on climate change. Leaders will try to move U.N.-led talks forward, aimed at forging a new global warming accord by the end of next year. Thus far, climate negotiations have stalled, read more…

This season on History Detectives, the audience can become a history detective by getting involved with their new exciting feature – Web Investigations. History Detectives post a mystery and you help them solve it. Each week, updates and new leads – provided by the audience and their own History Detectives – will be released.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended Monday that children with risk factors such as obesity and a family history of cardiac disease be screened for high cholesterol — and said some should be treated with cholesterol-lowering drugs. See the full report on NewsHour.

This recent conversation with the 27-year-old clarinetist who already has an impressive array of accomplishments–he’s a member of three prestigious chamber music ensembles and has been gushed over by the New York Times, among others.

In a morbidly fascinating new documentary, NOVA gains exclusive access to forensic scientists and local police authorities investigating two mysterious murder cases — both committed over 2,000 years ago.

Judith Jamison has spent a lifetime in dance. In 1964, she began performing with the American Ballet Theater, and she joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater shortly thereafter. She soon became the company’s principal dancer. After Ailey’s death in 1989, she took over as artistic director. This year, the company is celebrating the 50th anniversary [...]

Harvard and Oxford historian Ferguson wrote the companion book to the documentary series, which provides a controversial angle on WWII. Fareed Zakaria interviewed him about the book in 2006. Watch…