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Science & Discovery

Human beings are endlessly curious. Not content with mere observations, we long to put our hands on our world to discover its mysteries and to know its secrets. For decades,public television and radio have been chronicling the human experience. Our local and national broadcasts, community outreach, and work with schools show the countless voyages of discovery and celebrate the impetus that keeps us searching and exploring our world and the universe around us as well as the universe we carry within ourselves.

We all turn to the Community Idea Stations:

To help us understand how modern technology and engineering affect the way we live, work and play.
To keep us informed about the latest advances in earth and space science.
To help us understand our environment and how changes affect humans, animals, plants and sea life.
To help us understand advances in medical research and their impact on our health care.

Our teachers turn to the Community Idea Stations:

For instructional science programming that helps to make their lessons come to life.
For training on how to use children’s instructional science programming in the classroom.
To inspire their students to discover their world and excite them to learn about science.

News & Notes

An Alien View Of Earth

From NPR's All Things Considered – The 20th anniversary of a photograph was recently observed. It's a very dramatic photo, even though, at first glance, it's mostly dark and seems to show nothing at all.

How the Chilean Quake Moved an Entire Planet

From NPR’s Morning Edition – The recent magnitude 8.8 quake in Chile apparently changed the length of the day — and shifted the way the Earth wobbles, according to scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Prehistoric Megafish Ate Ocean's Tiniest Critters

From the NPR Science Desk - During the age of the dinosaurs, the oceans were filled with fierce marine reptiles. Like the terrible lizards on land, these toothy giants swam around snapping up their prey. But a new study suggests that’s a rather one-sided picture of that ancient watery world.