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Solve for X

03/11/2015 - Math intimidates a lot of us, but it can deliver surprising answers to life's pressing questions. In this episode, TED speakers discuss the…

La Donna Del Lago (Rossini)

03/14/2015 - Approximate running time 3 hrs. 5 min.Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez join forces for this Rossini showcase of bel canto virtuosity, set…

Famous Tumors

03/06/2015 - Say hello to the growth that killed Ulysses S. Grant, meet Tasmanian Devils battling contagious tumors, and get to know the woman whose…

Reese Erlich - Cuba & the U.S.: A New Beginning

03/15/2015 - The rigid and dogmatic decades-old policy of Washington toward Havana left the U.S. in virtual total isolation internationally. The lopsided…

A French gendarme stands guard Wednesday in Avallon after thieves attacked two armored vans carrying jewels overnight.

French Highway Heist: Armed Thieves Take Millions In Jewels

Police say two armored trucks carrying jewels and other items worth some $9.5 million were seized by heavily armed attackers on the highway between Paris and Lyon.

How Big Sugar Steered Research On A 'Tooth Decay Vaccine'

Though it never panned out, the sugar industry backed research to develop a vaccine to fight tooth decay, old industry documents reveal. Researchers say the goal was to deflect efforts to limit sugar.

Missoula Symphony Orchestra And Chorale Broadcast: Sunday, March 15, 8:00 p.m.

Join host Marguerite Munsche Sunday evening, March 15, 2015, for our third broadcast from the Missoula Symphony Orchestra and Chorale's 60th season. Darko…

Reconstruction of the giant filter feeder, scooping up a plankton cloud. <em>Aegirocassis benmoulae </em>was one of the biggest arthropods that ever lived. Family members include today's insects, spiders and lobsters.

Think Man-Sized Swimming Centipede — And Be Glad It's A Fossil

This sea monster swam Earth's seas about 480 million years ago and was the biggest creature of its day, scientists say.

Claude Sitton, then-editor of the <em>News & Observer</em>, works in his office at the newspaper in Raleigh, N.C., in 1990. Sitton, who was a leader among reporters covering the civil rights movement in the South in the 1950s and '60s and later won a Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015. He was 89.

Claude Sitton, 'Dean Of The Race Beat,' Dies At 89

Sitton's reporting from the front lines of the civil rights movement earned him the ire of Southern officials and attention from the Department of Justice.

Truvada can dramatically reduce the risk of HIV infection when taken as a preventative medicine — if taken every day. Studies are underway to determine if young people are likely to take the pill consistently.

Would A Pill To Protect Teens From HIV Make Them Feel Invincible?

Trials are underway to see how effective a pill approved for HIV prevention in adults may be for teenagers. But some worry Truvada could end up encouraging reckless sexual behavior among young people.

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