Science & Nature RSS feed for WXXI programming.http://video.wxxi.orgen-ushttp://video.wxxi.orgWed, 16 May 2012 17:04:02 -0400Wed, 16 May 2012 17:04:02 -0400http://video.wxxi.org/video/2221756206/Patricio Guzmán's Nostalgia for the Light is a remarkable meditation on memory, history and eternity. Chile’s remote Atacama Desert, 10,000 feet above sea level, provides stunningly clear views of the heavens for astronomers. But it also holds secrets from the past: human remains, from pre-Columbian mummies to the bones of political prisoners "disappeared" during the Pinochet dictatorship.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2221756206/04/11/2012In the Atacama Desert, earthly and celestial quests meld.nrHistoryHistoryModernModernWorldWorldScience & NatureScience & NatureAstronomyAstronomyFamily & SocietyFamily & SocietyInternationalInternationalPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2221783628/Is darkness becoming extinct? When filmmaker Ian Cheney moves from rural Maine to New York City and discovers streets awash in light and skies devoid of stars, he embarks on a journey to America’s brightest and darkest corners, asking astronomers, cancer researchers and ecologists what is lost in the glare of city lights.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2221783628/04/11/2012Is darkness becoming extinct? A meditation on the human relationship to the starsnrScience & NatureScience & NatureAstronomyAstronomyEnvironmentEnvironmentTechnologyTechnologyEnergy & EnvironmentEnergy & EnvironmentEnvironmentEnvironmentPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2228866519/The white lion cubs are now 10 months old, and everything is a target for fun. In this scene, the small pride plays and bonds in South Africa's Kruger National Park.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2228866519/05/01/2012The white lion cubs are now 10 months old, and everything is a target for fun.nrScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2225133329/May 28-June 3, 2012 Learn how to safely see the Transit of Venus on June 5, 2012.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2225133329/04/20/2012May 28-June 3, 2012 Learn how to safely see the Transit of Venus.Science & NatureScience & NatureAstronomyAstronomyEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2225133331/May 28-June 3, 2012 Learn how to safely see the Transit of Venus on June 5, 2012.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2225133331/04/20/2012May 28-June 3, 2012 Learn how to safely see the Transit of Venus.Science & NatureScience & NatureAstronomyAstronomySegmenthttp://video.wxxi.org/video/1862122371/NATURE goes beyond the ongoing debate over how to save an endangered species to expose a wildly creative, hopelessly complex and stunningly expensive approach to managing salmon. 5/23/2012http://video.wxxi.org/video/1862122371/04/12/2011Airs Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Science & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsEarthEarthEnvironmentEnvironmentPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2225133322/May 21-27, 2012 Triangles of stars and planets fill the evening sky.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2225133322/04/20/2012May 21-27, 2012 Triangles of stars and planets fill the evening sky.Science & NatureScience & NatureAstronomyAstronomySegmenthttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2225133318/May 21-27, 2012 Triangles of stars and planets fill the evening sky.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2225133318/04/20/2012May 21-27, 2012 Triangles of stars and planets fill the evening sky.Science & NatureScience & NatureAstronomyAstronomyEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2228500763/A chronicle of the remarkable life of Richard Leakey and the discoveries he, his family and noted colleagues unearth over four decades of exploring Kenya's Turkana Basin in search of clues to man's origins.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2228500763/04/29/2012Richard Leakey, his family and colleagues work to unearth clues to man's origins.nrHistoryHistoryPrehistoricPrehistoricScience & NatureScience & NatureNatural HistoryNatural HistorySegmenthttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2233115063/Rob is on day trip patrol taking you to some of Northern California's best kept secrets. Adventure through the San Andreas elephant sanctuary and enjoy tales and a tour of Ione's Preston Castle. Join Rob as he explores the roots of the majestic Muir Woods National Monument and hikes from the top to the bottom of glorious Burney Falls.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2233115063/05/10/2012Rob is on day trip patrol taking you to some of Northern California's best kept secrets.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyTravelTravelScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsNatural HistoryNatural HistoryEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2224770543/This is the story of two remarkable and extremely rare white lion cubs on their journey to adulthood. Both are female, sisters born as white as snow in May 2009 in South Africa’s Kruger Park. Growing up on the savanna, they must overcome not only the same survival challenges that all young lion cubs must face, they must also overcome the threats their high visibility brings.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2224770543/05/10/2012Follow two rare white lion cubs on their journey to adulthood on the South African savannanrScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2233079243/A male koala wanders into the Australian suburbs in search of a mate to produce offspring. Cracking the Koala Code premieres May 16, 2012 at 8/7c (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2233079243/05/10/2012A male koala wanders into the Australian suburbs in search of a mate to produce offspring.nrScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2233218430/A baby koala consumes his mother's pap, a secretion that will give the joey the bacteria needed to digest eucalyptus leaves. Cracking the Koala Code premieres May 16, 2012 at 8/7c (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2233218430/05/10/2012A baby koala consumes his mother's pap, which will enable the joey to digest eucalyptus.nrScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2233252053/A fight erupts between two koalas after one of the males invades the other's territory. Cracking the Koala Code premieres May 16, 2012 at 8/7c (check local listings).http://video.wxxi.org/video/2233252053/05/10/2012A fight erupts between two koalas after one of the males invades the other's territory.nrScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2052117201/An ancient Peruvian cemetery crammed with disfigued mummies helps explain a long-standing mystery about the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. 5/16/2012http://video.wxxi.org/video/2052117201/07/12/2011Airs Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Science & NatureScience & NatureForensics & InvestigationsForensics & InvestigationsPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2229064180/Learn what's necessary to support a healthy population of koalas by cracking the koala code. 5/16/2012http://video.wxxi.org/video/2229064180/05/01/2012Premieres Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Science & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsEnvironmentEnvironmentPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2232626405/Follow Richard Leakey, his family and colleagues as they work to unravel the mysteries of human evolution. 5/16/2012http://video.wxxi.org/video/2232626405/05/10/2012Premieres Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentHistoryHistoryPrehistoricPrehistoricNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2235479708/Follow famed paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, his family and colleagues as they work in the arid northern regions of Kenya's Turkana Basin to unravel the mysteries of human evolution. While one of the Leakey team's goals is to demonstrate the complexity and truth of human evolution, they also seek to show how the qualities that we proudly call human were all born in Africa.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2235479708/05/16/2012Follow Richard Leakey's quest to unravel the mysteries of human evolution.nrHistoryHistoryArchaeologyArchaeologyPrehistoricPrehistoricScience & NatureScience & NatureForensics & InvestigationsForensics & InvestigationsNatural HistoryNatural HistoryEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2233349599/Our earliest descendants were hunter/gatherers who foraged for their food, were in tune with their surroundings, and ate with the seasons. After foraging was essentially replaced by agriculture, people became increasingly detached from where their food came from. Foraging offers people a way to reconnect with nature and shows that food is all around us.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2233349599/05/11/2012Our earliest descendants were hunter/gatherers who foraged for their food.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyFoodFoodScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2233344131/As consumers take increased responsibility for what they eat, many choose to become locavores, favoring foods grown or produced in their communities. By voting local with their pocketbooks when they go to the supermarket, these consumers keep money in local economies while supporting and strengthening local food systems. They also decrease their “food miles” and their carbon footprint.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2233344131/05/11/2012As consumers take increased responsibility for what they eat, many become locavores.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyFoodFoodScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2233336974/Can learning the meaning of a single term actually help change the food system? David Evans and Alexis Koefoed think so. These poultry farmers explain the real story behind such terms as cage free, free range, and pasture raised so that consumers can make informed decisions when they go to their local supermarket.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2233336974/05/11/2012Learn the real story behind such terms as cage free, free range, and pasture raised.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyFoodFoodScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2225133314/May 14-20, 2012 Venus joins 4 bright stars in the evening sky.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2225133314/04/20/2012May 14-20, 2012 Venus joins 4 bright stars in the evening sky.Science & NatureScience & NatureAstronomyAstronomySegmenthttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2225133312/May 14-20, 2012 Venus joins 4 bright stars in the evening sky.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2225133312/04/20/2012May 14-20, 2012 Venus joins 4 bright stars in the evening sky.Science & NatureScience & NatureAstronomyAstronomyEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2235086785/This week on The Family Plot, the guests, Walter Battle - Director of the UT Extension in Haywood County; Booker T. Leigh - UT Extension Agent, Tipton County and Mary Wade - UT Extension Agent, Shelby County, answer the top five most frequently asked questions regarding vegetables, lawns and ornamentals.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2235086785/05/15/2012Horticulturist Dr. Chris Cooper and guests discuss gardening in the Mid-South.Home & How-ToHome & How-ToGardeningGardeningScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2233317832/We now know that the brain - the organ that more than any other makes us human - is one of the wonders of the universe, and yet until the 17th century it was barely studied. Michael Mosley explores how the twin sciences of brain anatomy and psychology have offered different visions of who we are.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2233317832/05/14/2012An exploration of how brain anatomy and psychology have offered different visions of who wtv-gScience & NatureScience & NatureBiology & ChemistryBiology & ChemistryPsychology & The MindPsychology & The MindEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2233815443/Landowners who support hydrofracking get their turn.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2233815443/05/14/2012Landowners who support hydrofracking get their turn.Science & NatureScience & NatureEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2233279400/The Tree Ring lab at the UofA has amassed nearly three million samples since A. E. Douglass established it in 1937. A new study of the Arizona Mexico border region takes a look at the state of water in the desert. And Gabriel Sullivan and his collaborative music project Taraf de Tucson have started to make some noise around Tucson.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2233279400/05/10/2012A new study of the Arizona/Mexico border region takes a look at water in the desert.MusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityHolidaysHolidaysPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesWorldWorldNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationEnvironmentEnvironmentOpinionOpinionSocial IssuesSocial IssuesScience & NatureScience & NatureEarthEarthEnvironmentEnvironmentWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2228350248/Follow two rare white lion cubs on their journey to adulthood on the South African savanna. 5/9/2012http://video.wxxi.org/video/2228350248/04/30/2012Premieres Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Science & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsEarthEarthEnvironmentEnvironmentPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2230320253/In the wake of April 2011's tornado outbreak, learn how we can protect ourselves and our communities in the future. 5/9/2012http://video.wxxi.org/video/2230320253/05/03/2012Airs Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.News & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyScience & NatureScience & NatureEarthEarthWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2230315874/Take a safe front-row seat to the risky and thrilling art of chasing twisters. 5/9/2012http://video.wxxi.org/video/2230315874/05/03/2012Airs Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesScience & NatureScience & NatureEarthEarthEnvironmentEnvironmentWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2232723119/Christopher Conover sits down with the Southern AZ Director of the Children's Action Alliance to talk about the new state budget, and construction on Tucson's modern streetcar hampers customers from visiting local businesses. Also: Are bugs the key to an eco-friendly way to clean up the dangerous chemicals left behind by spent munitions and explosives?http://video.wxxi.org/video/2232723119/05/09/2012Construction on Tucson's modern streetcar keeps customers from visiting local businesses.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityHistoryHistoryModernModernNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEducationEducationGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthOpinionOpinionScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyPoliticsPoliticsScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsBiology & ChemistryBiology & ChemistryEarthEarthEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2232302075/Author Kate Lombardi shares the problems with the "Mama's Boy Myth."http://video.wxxi.org/video/2232302075/05/11/2012Kate LombardiHome & How-ToHome & How-ToNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesGlobal AffairsGlobal AffairsOpinionOpinionChild DevelopmentChild DevelopmentScience & NatureScience & NaturePsychology & The MindPsychology & The MindSegmenthttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2229416944/Two lionesses attack an unfamiliar and aggressive male who approaches their small pride.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2229416944/05/01/2012Two lionesses attack an unfamiliar and aggressive male who approaches the pride.nrScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2229445071/A white cub, now almost a grown lion, challenges an approaching clan of hyenas.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2229445071/05/01/2012A white cub, now almost a grown lion, challenges an approaching clan of hyenas.nrScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2225133306/May 7 - 13 , 2012 An Annular Solar eclipse will occur for much of the U.S. on Sunday May 20, 2012. Don't miss it.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2225133306/04/20/2012May 7-13, 2012 An Annular Solar eclipse will occur for much of the U.S. on Sunday May 20.Science & NatureScience & NatureAstronomyAstronomyEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2225133310/May 7-13, 2012 An Annular Solar eclipse will occur for much of the U.S. on Sunday May 20.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2225133310/04/20/2012May 7-13, 2012 An Annular Solar eclipse will occur for much of the U.S. on Sunday May 20.Science & NatureScience & NatureAstronomyAstronomySegmenthttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2232302061/This week on The Family Plot, Chris Cooper and his guests, Mike Dennison - UT Extension Agent (retired) and Rick Pudwell - Horticulture Director at the Memphis Botanic Garden and raises chickens at home, talk about backyard chickens, controlling termites, ants & spiders and more.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2232302061/05/09/2012Horticulturist Dr. Chris Cooper and guests discuss gardening in the Mid-South.Home & How-ToHome & How-ToGardeningGardeningScience & NatureScience & NatureEarthEarthEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2231821379/Western Washington is a maritime industry powerhouse - and industry insiders say billions of dollars in additional ship building work could be coming this way when the fleet starts replacing older boats. But there are concerns about Seattle's two industrial areas north and south of the downtown area and how they will be affected.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2231821379/05/07/2012A discussion about ship building and industrial concerns in Seattle's SODO District.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentTechnologyTechnologyEnergy & EnvironmentEnergy & EnvironmentTransportation & InfrastructureTransportation & InfrastructureEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2228034066/Michael Mosley presents the story of how the secret of life has been examined through the prism of the most complex organism known - the human body. It begins with attempts to save the lives of gladiators in Ancient Rome and unfolds all the way through to the microscopic world of cells and DNA.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2228034066/05/07/2012The story of how the secret of life has been examined through the prism of the human body.tv-gScience & NatureScience & NatureBiology & ChemistryBiology & ChemistryEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2233069213/Adam D. Williams, Sr. Systems Engineer at Sandia National Labs.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2233069213/05/10/2012Adam D. Williams, Sr. Systems Engineer at Sandia National Labs.nrScience & NatureScience & NatureBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2232231072/Nina Zidack, the Executive Director of the Seed Potato Certification Program will join the panel to discuss why using certified seed potatoes is important for the health of your garden or fields.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2232231072/05/08/2012Nina Zidack joins the Ag Live PanelnrHome & How-ToHome & How-ToGardeningGardeningScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2228017650/Host Brent Boynton talks with Ed Smith of the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension about the recent wildfires, about lessons learned and what to do to prevent damage in the future.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2228017650/05/05/2012Host Brent Boynton talks with Ed Smith of the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEnvironmentEnvironmentHealthHealthOpinionOpinionScience & NatureScience & NatureEarthEarthWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2232174727/Fate of Northern NY and VT post offices. Law concerning teenagers working on family farms dropped. Police target cell phone use in vehicles. Students protest hike in tuition in Montreal. White Nose Syndrome in bats.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2232174727/05/08/2012NY and VT post office closure. Student protests in Montreal. White Nose Syndrome in bats.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyGovernmentGovernmentPoliticsPoliticsScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsTechnologyTechnologyCommunications & MediaCommunications & MediaEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2226907935/Experience the first days of life for wild creatures on NATURE, meet the smartest machine on earth with NOVA and see the evolution of US manufacturing on AMERICA REVEALED. 5/2/2012http://video.wxxi.org/video/2226907935/04/25/2012Premieres Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyOpinionOpinionScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsEnvironmentEnvironmentPhysics & MathematicsPhysics & MathematicsTechnologyTechnologyCommunications & MediaCommunications & MediaEnergy & EnvironmentEnergy & EnvironmentTransportation & InfrastructureTransportation & InfrastructurePromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/1765655555/Follow the birth and first day of several species, from marmoset to moose to elephant and gorilla. 5/2/2012http://video.wxxi.org/video/1765655555/01/25/2011Airs Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Science & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2226907929/Investigate the world of artificial intelligence and the IBM supercomputer named "Watson." 5/2/2012http://video.wxxi.org/video/2226907929/04/25/2012Airs Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Science & NatureScience & NaturePhysics & MathematicsPhysics & MathematicsTechnologyTechnologyCommunications & MediaCommunications & MediaTransportation & InfrastructureTransportation & InfrastructurePromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2226907933/Re-evaluate your perceptions of the American manufacturing machine as host Yul Kwon introduces you to the men and women who are changing the system. 5/2/2012http://video.wxxi.org/video/2226907933/04/25/2012Premieres Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBusiness & EconomyBusiness & EconomyScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyScience & NatureScience & NatureTechnologyTechnologyCommunications & MediaCommunications & MediaEnergy & EnvironmentEnergy & EnvironmentTransportation & InfrastructureTransportation & InfrastructurePromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2217551939/April 30 - May 6, 2012 Use an old trick to identify two stars and a planethttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2217551939/03/30/2012April 30 - May 6, 2012 Use an old trick to identify two stars and a planetScience & NatureScience & NatureAstronomyAstronomySegmenthttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2217571805/April 30 - May 6, 2012 Use an old trick to identify two stars and a planethttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2217571805/03/30/2012April 30 - May 6, 2012 Use an old trick to identify two stars and a planetScience & NatureScience & NatureAstronomyAstronomyEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2224259104/Understand the intricacies, vulnerabilities and remarkable ingenuity required to keep up America's modern electric power grid up and running. 4/25/2012http://video.wxxi.org/video/2224259104/04/18/2012Airs Monday, April 30, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsOpinionOpinionScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyScience & NatureScience & NatureTechnologyTechnologyCommunications & MediaCommunications & MediaEnergy & EnvironmentEnergy & EnvironmentTransportation & InfrastructureTransportation & InfrastructurePromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2229064152/Andrea Kelly interviews Charles Manolakis, the Green Party candidate for the June 12 special general election for Congressional District 8. A UA researcher invents a "Tricorder," also the name of a famous device once used by Mr. Spock on Star Trek, and Engineering Design Day at the University of Arizona allows students to design projects that solve real-world problems with real clients.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2229064152/04/30/2012Green Party candidate for AZ Congressional District 8 Charles Manolakis stops by.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyCommunityCommunityPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesGovernmentGovernmentMediaMediaOpinionOpinionScience & TechnologyScience & TechnologyPoliticsPoliticsScience & NatureScience & NatureAstronomyAstronomyEarthEarthEnvironmentEnvironmentTechnologyTechnologyCommunications & MediaCommunications & MediaTransportation & InfrastructureTransportation & InfrastructureEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2228922788/A look at the real estate market here in Western Washington, and the newly formed flood control district in Pierce County. Thousands of people have lost their homes in the brutal economic downturn, or owe more than their home is worth. We'll get a fresh look at our local market. Also, homeowners are being asked to pay for a new flood protection program in Pierce County.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2228922788/04/30/2012A discussion about the housing market and the Pierce County Flood district.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsEnvironmentEnvironmentGovernmentGovernmentSocial IssuesSocial IssuesScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentWeather & Natural DisastersWeather & Natural DisastersEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2229791112/Chris Cooper and his guests, Mike Dennison - UT Extension Agent (retired) and Don Klotwog - Memphis Cactus and Succulent Society, talk about growing and caring for cacti & succulents, controlling poison ivy, oak and sumac, and more.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2229791112/05/02/2012Horticulturist Dr. Chris Cooper and guests discuss gardening in the Mid-South.Home & How-ToHome & How-ToGardeningGardeningScience & NatureScience & NatureEarthEarthEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2225904045/Rob is on day trip patrol taking you to some of Northern California's best kept secrets. Adventure through the San Andreas elephant sanctuary, enjoy a tour of Ione's Preston Castle, explore the roots of the majestic Muir Woods National Monument, and hike from the top to the bottom of glorious Burney Falls.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2225904045/04/23/2012San Andreas elephant sanctuary, Preston Castle, Muir Woods National Monument, Burney FallsnrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyTravelTravelScience & NatureScience & NatureAnimalsAnimalsEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2229791131/MSU's Land Resources and Environmental Science professor Geoff Poole will examine stream habitat restoration from the fish's eye view and how it affects agriculture.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2229791131/05/03/2012Environmental Scientist Geoff Poole joins the Ag Live panel.Science & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2214315175/In this first episode of America Revealed, host Yul Kwon explores how this machine feeds nearly 300 million Americans every day. He discovers engineering marvels we’ve created by putting nature to work and takes a look at the costs of our insatiable appetite on our health and environment.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2214315175/03/27/2012Episode one of America Revealed, Food Machine with host Yul Kwon.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyFoodFoodScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentEpisodehttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2207628386/The bison is an enduring symbol of America, and yet it stands on the brink of collapse. Cattle ranching, urban sprawl, and sport hunting has squeezed the beast from the Great Plains it once dominated. Is there room for the American bison in America anymore?http://video.wxxi.org/video/2207628386/03/08/2012Watch Facing the Storm - premiering April 26, 2012 (check local listings)HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentPromotionhttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2207904207/Watch an excerpt from the Independent Lens film, Facing the Storm, in which the American Bison is described as a window looking out onto a vanished world and a living symbol of the American West.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2207904207/03/08/2012Watch Facing the Storm - premiering April 26, 2012 (check local listings)HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2207904212/By the early 1880s, buffalo were on the verge of extinction. Ironically, one man, William T. Hornaday, decided that hunting down and stuffing them was the best way to preserve these majestic animals. During one hunting expedition, Native Americans decorated the body of one of fallen buffalo, revealing their reverence for the buffalo.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2207904212/03/08/2012Watch Facing the Storm - premiering April 26, 2012 (check local listings)HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentCliphttp://video.wxxi.org/video/2207904217/In 1933, a white buffalo was born on the National Bison Range in Montana. He was named "Big Medicine" by the Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Valley. White buffalo are sacred to many Native American tribes. In the companion video to the documentary "Facing the Storm," we see a special ceremony held in 2006 commemorating this earlier appearance.http://video.wxxi.org/video/2207904217/03/08/2012Watch Facing the Storm - premiering April 26, 2012 (check local listings)HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesScience & NatureScience & NatureEnvironmentEnvironmentSegment