China to Launch Manned Spacecraft

Broadcast: Jan 02 2003 China has announced it plans to launch its first manned spacecraft in the second half of this year to become only the third country to do so. The news comes as China's fourth un

US Researchers Discover New Breast Cancer Gene

Broadcast: Jan 21, 2003 U.S. researchers have discovered another breast cancer gene that may provide a new point of attack against the disease. The 1) molecule is common to many types of breast cancer

How Important is The Internet?

Broadcast: Jan 25,2003 Can this be a wild exaggeration? After all, the printing press 1) ushered in an entire era of intellectual advancement called the 2) Enlightenment. If you ask John Perry Barlow,

Could 1)Insects Be Used as Instruments of Biological Warfare

Broadcast: Jan 29, 2003 The use of insects as agents of warfare is not a new idea. In the 2) Biblical story of the 3) Exodus, one of the 4) plagues visited upon the Egyptians was a horde of 5) locusts

First Europeans Exhibit on Display at NY's American Museum o

Broadcast: Jan 17, 2003 At the unveiling of the First Europeans exhibit, Ellen Futter, president of the American Museum of Natural History, offered reporters, 1) anthropologists and other scientists a

Baghdad Residents Cautiously Optimistic About Saddam's Demis

Broadcast: Apr 09, 2003 Pessin: Alisha, I know you had a chance to go into western Baghdad with the Army units today. Tell us what that was like and what you saw. Ryu:

US Shuttle Flights Could Resume This Fall

Broadcast: Mar 15, 2003 The U.S. space agency NASA is getting ready to resume shuttle flights as early as September or October. But the return to flight depends on whether the cause of the shuttle Col

Astronauts Take a Walk in Space

Broadcast: Apr 09, 2003 Two U.S. astronauts took a spacewalk Tuesday to perform exterior maintenance on the International Space Station. It was the last opportunity to fix hardware while the outpost h

Internet in Daily Life: 1)Porn Spam

Broadcast: Mar 16 2003 In many Internet mailboxes, including some easily accessed by children, what used to be a trickle of 2) unsolicited porn advertisements has turned into a torrent. In part, that'

Organic Farming Intersects with Modern Technology

Broadcast: Mar 17, 2003 Rain hits the 1) shingles on the large covered porch that leads up to David Masumoto's farmhouse. From the porch he can see 90-year-old 2) raisin 3) vineyards his family has te

British Forces Seize Oil Fields, Avert Potential Ecological

Broadcast: Mar 21, 2003 Britain's military chief says coalition forces have seized Iraq's key southern oil facilities, apparently averting what could have been a major ecological disaster. British mil

Investigators Continue Probing Theories of Shuttle Disaster

Broadcast: Apr 02, 2003 The investigation into what caused the break-up of the U.S. space shuttle Columbia supports the theory that a left wing panel broke off during its mission, possibly playing a r

Pro, Anti-War Groups Use Internet to Organize Supporters

Broadcast: Apr 03, 2003 The Internet has been hailed as a great tool for democracy and public debate, both from pro-war and anti-war groups. The two sides have found the World Wide Web useful in helpi

Will 1)Mesopotamian Marshes Completely Disappear?

Broadcast: Apr 04, 2003 The war in Iraq is taking place around the Tigris and 2) Euphrates Rivers, what 3) archaeologists call the cradle of Western civilization. The historic rivers flow into the Mes

NASA Analyzes More Evidence in Shuttle Disaster

Broadcast: Feb 07, 2003 U.S. space agency officials confirmed Friday that they are analyzing military photographs that appear to show damage to the space shuttle Columbia shortly before it disintegrat

US Environmentalists Fear Bush Budget Plan

Broadcast: Feb 09, 2003 In terms of dollars and cents, the 2004 budget request increases spending for defense, the war against terrorism and homeland security. It also expands tax cuts, a move the Bus

Modern Technology Changes Art of Protest

Broadcast: Mar 11, 2003 It's hard to say when or where the world's first signature petition was circulated, but in general, historians believe two things had to happen before the petition could truly

7 Astronauts Killed as Space Shuttle Columbia Breaks Up on R

Broadcast: Feb 01, 2003 The U.S. Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart in mid-air Saturday minutes before it was to return to Earth. The U.S. space agency, 1) NASA, says none of the seven astronauts aboa

3 US Agencies Involved in 1)Probe of Columbia Disaster

Broadcast: Feb 02, 2003 The head of the U.S. space agency NASA says the investigation of the cause of the Columbia space shuttle disaster will be thorough and completed as quickly as possible so Ameri

Former Astronauts Say Space Exploration Must Continue

Broadcast: Feb 02, 2003 The shuttle Columbia astronauts were part of an elite corps of explorers, which is the frontiers of space. They are mourned by their families, their country and by those of als