Dr. Sarah Klassen, Assistant Director of the Center for Collaborative Synthesis in Archaeology in IBS and an instructor in the Anthropology Department, will be featured in a NOVA special on PBS! Tune ...

Imagine a time when Earth was a molten, volcanic wasteland, heavily bombarded by colossal asteroids. We’ve long feared these cosmic impacts as destroyers of life, but what if they were the key to our ...

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Dr. Jennifer Wiseman explains the Hubble Space Telescope's view of the Pillars of Creation, located in the Eagle Nebula. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center ...

Join GBH Education and NOVA for a professional development webinar highlighting science and history PBS LearningMedia resources for Black History Month. On February 3rd at 7PM ET, join GBH Education ...

Amazing views of Jupiter over the years via the Hubble Space Telescope. The moons of Io, Ganymede and hazy Uranus can be observed. Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Simon (NASA-GSFC), M. H. Wong (UC ...

Astronomers have uncovered the long-hidden cause behind Betelgeuse’s strange behavior: a small companion star carving a visible wake through the giant’s vast atmosphere. Using nearly eight years of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Yang (Photo credit: PBS News/YouTube) “PBS News Weekend” will sign off for good on Sunday after federal budget cuts forced ...

The closure of the nonprofit responsible for funding public media organizations such as PBS and NPR has left some wondering how local stations, like GBH and WBUR in Massachusetts, might be affected.

Over the course of his career, Mark Gatiss has been known to wear various hats. For his role in the new PBS drama, “Bookish,” Gatiss donned the hats of creator, writer and lead actor. Gatiss says the ...

Prior to World War II the vast majority of telescopes built around the world were funded by wealthy people with an interest in the heavens above. However, after the war, two significant developments ...

Astronomers have revealed a new type of cosmic object called Cloud-9 — a dim, starless gas cloud anchored by a massive dark matter halo that may be the first-confirmed failed galaxy. When you purchase ...

The nonprofit institution that provided significant funding for PBS and NPR is disbanding after nearly 60 years in operation. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting — created by Congress in 1967 — ...