Astrophotography has come a long way in recent years, thanks to digital cameras (which are more light-sensitive than film), digital photo processing (which can bring out the subtle details in dim ...

Wilder Penfield, a pioneering brain surgeon, mapped the motor cortex using mild electric current. Wilder Penfield took the next exploratory voyage into the brain starting in the 1940s. While operating ...

To learn more about the astronomical objects and events portrayed in the film, click on one of the images below. Perhaps the most imposing sight you can see through a telescope is the planet Saturn ...

When should adult children start "the conversation" with their aging parents? Children and parents must consider a new way of communicating and a reversal of roles. Pledge to your local PBS station to ...

Then, ask students to brainstorm other science fiction movies or TV programs that deal with travel in space. What characteristics do they share with Blake's 7? What problems with space travel have ...