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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Caring for Your Parents Vodcast is an eight-part interview with caregiving experts Hugh Delehanty and Elinor Ginzler. Each episode is approximately four minutes long. You can subscribe to the ...

“They arrested people simply because they were born Jewish—That French people should do that is still beyond me, even 60 years later.” – Michel Muller Jews from France who were non-French citizens ...

The Nazis did not start World War II with a plan to eliminate the Jews. This solution evolved—especially from 1939 to 1941—as they tried different techniques to accomplish their goals. Particularly in ...

In March 1944 German troops marched into Budapest. Although Hungary was allied to the Nazis, Hitler considered the country an unreliable partner, especially when they refused to deport some 760,000 ...

"I would never have thought that such a storm would rise from Rome over one simple scrap of paper..." (Martin Luther) Few if any men have changed the course of history like Martin Luther. In less than ...

Samurai warriors derived their status and salaries from the daimyo lords they served. When a daimyo died, these warriors became "ronin," masterless samurai. After Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun in 1603 ...

Why is this series important? Auschwitz is a physical place-the site of the single largest mass murder in the history of humanity. More people died on that one single spot than the British and the ...