In 2006, the Tara Expedition ventures to the Arctic ice cap to research ice-melt and climate change. The story of the two-year mission as experienced by two Siberi...
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In 2006, the Tara Expedition ventures to the Arctic ice cap to research ice-melt and climate change. The story of the two-year mission as experienced by two Siberian huskies with the Tara crew, Zagrey and Tiksi, a puppy.
Search Dogs Can Sme...
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The Aspen Ski Patrol trains search and rescue dogs to sniff and dig out victims buried in avalanches. More than 30 people were killed in avalanches in the Rockies ...
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The Aspen Ski Patrol trains search and rescue dogs to sniff and dig out victims buried in avalanches. More than 30 people were killed in avalanches in the Rockies in 2008.
Service Dogs are Li...
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At Canine Partners for Life, a donor-supported organization, dogs are trained for two years to be service dogs for the disabled and impaired; the dogs can turn lig...
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At Canine Partners for Life, a donor-supported organization, dogs are trained for two years to be service dogs for the disabled and impaired; the dogs can turn lights on and off, close doors, even pay cashiers.
Men Walk on the Moon
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The recorded conversation of astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in space while practicing their moonwalk reveal their wonder and awe at their setting.
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The recorded conversation of astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in space while practicing their moonwalk reveal their wonder and awe at their setting.
Moon Rocks: What Th...
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In 1989, researchers continue to study "moon rocks" collected by astronauts on Apollo missions, in hopes of determining more about the origins of the Moon and the ...
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In 1989, researchers continue to study "moon rocks" collected by astronauts on Apollo missions, in hopes of determining more about the origins of the Moon and the Earth.
25th Anniversary of...
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Astronomer Carl Sagan, John Glenn, and others remember the excitement when Apollo 11 landed on the moon.
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Barack Obama defends his patriotism in a speech in Independence, Missouri, and talks about what the word means to him.
Queen Elizabeth II ...
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Queen Elizabeth II visits Philadelphia, where independence from Great Britain was declared 200 years earlier. The Queen blames Britain’s lack of statesmanship for ...
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Queen Elizabeth II visits Philadelphia, where independence from Great Britain was declared 200 years earlier. The Queen blames Britain’s lack of statesmanship for the loss of the American colonies.
Independence Day Sh...
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The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 2, 1776, not on July 4 as generally believed.
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The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 2, 1776, not on July 4 as generally believed.
Fathers And Sons Co...
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George Burke, a former combat Marine in Vietnam, didn't know that when his son went to war in Afghanistan that his own PTSD would rear its ugly head. But they're b...
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George Burke, a former combat Marine in Vietnam, didn't know that when his son went to war in Afghanistan that his own PTSD would rear its ugly head. But they're both getting help, thanks to a veteran's center in Boston.
Remains of Six Kore...
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The remains of six American servicemen killed in the Korean War are returned to the U.S. after 53 years. At least 8,100 U.S. troops who served in Korea are still l...
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The remains of six American servicemen killed in the Korean War are returned to the U.S. after 53 years. At least 8,100 U.S. troops who served in Korea are still listed as missing.
Interview with Flor...
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Florence Thompson's name is forgotten, but few people forget her face. When she was photographed by Dorothea Lange in 1936, the image of this migrant mother haunte...
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Florence Thompson's name is forgotten, but few people forget her face. When she was photographed by Dorothea Lange in 1936, the image of this migrant mother haunted the nation throughout the Great Depression.
Many Successful Wom...
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NBC's Jim Avila examines the reasons why, in 2002, educated women are leaving the workforce to care for their families.
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NBC's Jim Avila examines the reasons why, in 2002, educated women are leaving the workforce to care for their families.
Women's Roles Shift...
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Women in the 1950s were supposed to stay home and take care of the children and husbands. But the the number of women working outside the home actually increased i...
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Women in the 1950s were supposed to stay home and take care of the children and husbands. But the the number of women working outside the home actually increased in the 1950s: 33 percent of the workforce in that decade were women.
NFL Recruits Moms a...
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An NFL program recruits mothers as coaches of junior football, in the belief that the women are more safety-minded, more encouraging, and better at building team s...
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An NFL program recruits mothers as coaches of junior football, in the belief that the women are more safety-minded, more encouraging, and better at building team skills and confidence than many male coaches.
Bald Eagle Off Enda...
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Threatened with extinction in the 1970s because of the pesticide DDT, the bald eagle has recovered and been taken off the endangered list, although their habitats ...
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Threatened with extinction in the 1970s because of the pesticide DDT, the bald eagle has recovered and been taken off the endangered list, although their habitats are still threatened by urban sprawl.
Search Dogs Can Smell Buried Avalanche Victims Through Snow 06/21/11
The Aspen Ski Patrol trains search and rescue dogs to sniff and dig out victims buried in avalanches. More than 30 people were killed in avalanches in the Rockies in 2008.