Politics Apr 25 Gwen’s Take: Politics as an extinct species It is an entirely human condition to pine for the good old days, when candy cost a penny, hopscotch was the best way to spend recess and politicians actually talked to, not only at, one another. But as the… By Gwen Ifill
Science Apr 24 ‘Hidden Serpent’ fossil reveals origin of giant flying reptiles Scientists have discovered fragments of the earliest known pterodactyloid -- ancient winged creatures with long skulls and necks, and short tails -- that existed on earth about 163 million years ago, longer than previously thought, according to a new study… By Joshua Barajas
Education Apr 24 Is cursive handwriting slowly dying out in America? For centuries, the educated, wealthy and refined could be distinguished by their ability to put quill to parchment to create beautiful, flowing letters. The delicately formed cursive letters of the America’s Declaration of Independence helped form a nation. But that… By April Brown
Apr 23 Your photos of places that have gone ‘extinct’ By Colleen Shalby We want you to tell us about the spaces in your life that have, more or less, gone extinct. Continue reading
Apr 23 Can we save our body’s ecosystem from extinction? By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The sheer amount of bacteria in and on your body weighs three to four pounds, the same weight as the human brain. But overuse of antibiotics is threatening the microbes our guts need, and possibly giving rise to modern plagues. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch Potential to revive extinct animals raises ethical questions By PBS NewsHour Researchers are working to bring back extinct animals like the woolly mammoth and passenger pigeon, operating under the belief that reviving such species could restore vanishing habitats. But many biologists suggest these efforts should focus on endangered, rather than extinct,… Continue watching
Apr 22 Nine lesser-known species that are in danger By Elizabeth Shell On Earth Day, scientists want you to know that more and more animals are becoming extinct. More than 800 animals have gone extinct or extinct in the wild over the last 500 or so years, according to the International Union… Continue reading
Apr 22 What’s it like to be a fossil? The ‘Nation’s T.rex’ weighed in on Twitter By Colleen Shalby PBS NewsHour will hosted a a Twitter chat with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and the "Nations' T.Rex."… Continue reading