Geography of the Southwest Region of the United States evaluates the characteristics of the Southwest region of the United States by exploring geographical information such as landforms, water forms, and landmarks.

Psychologist and memory scientist Elizabeth Loftus (UC Irvine) describes the effect of DNA evidence on convincing judges of the problematic nature of eyewitness testimony.

The first female justice in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 191-year history, Sandra Day O’Connor succeeded in a man’s world by never letting sexism stand in her way.

In re Gault was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that ensured juveniles accused of a crime would receive the same Fourteenth Amendment rights as adults. It all stemmed from a teenager making a prank call.

“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.” Miranda rights are an essential part of any lawful arrest, thanks to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that changed the...

The Hoover Dam discusses the history, construction, and physical features of the Hoover Dam.

A video entitled “Western Native Tribes” describes the lives of the Western Native Americans.

This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Mountain Region of the United States. The individual states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana are presented in detail.

Despite losing an arm in the US Civil War, John Wesley Powell was one of the great explorers of the American West, and made history as the man who mapped the Grand Canyon.

A severe heat wave affecting 40 million Americans has seen temperatures over one hundred degrees Fahrenheit beat records, with two main causes.

Putting the "wild" into Wild West, prostitution was big business in frontier communities – and gave the so-called "soiled doves" who controlled the industry wealth and influence as America grew.

In this segment of On Location, Coyote and the crew head out into the desert to see how many creepy crawlies they can find in a single hour! A lot of people have been writing in asking how Coyote and the crew spend their free time when...

With the US seeing lockdowns and stay at home orders come to an end, there are concerns that the US may see a second wave of cases. It seems that this fear is already becoming a reality with a number of states observing serious increases...

10 years later, Nobel laureate George Akerlof says the walls within economics need to come down.
r/>
George Akerlof, a winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, doesn’t mince words: economists failed to predict the financial...

Coyote Peterson encounters all sorts of wildlife on his adventures but NOTHING quite compares to when he comes face-to-face with a top predator! So to celebrate his most courageous moments here's a look back at the Top 10 Predators of...

The shootout at the OK Corral is one of the most famous episodes in US history – but the true story is very different from the movies.

Americans are moving South. In huge numbers. Between July 2015 and July 2016, Harris County in Texas, where Houston is located, grew an average of 155 people per day. Maricopa County in Arizona, where Phoenix is located, grew an average...

In yesterday's primaries Biden picked up the three states on offer - Florida, Illinois & Arizona. This puts Biden significantly ahead in the delegate count and calls the chances of the Sander campaigns into question even further. In this...

IELTS Energy Podcast 1067: Life After IELTS - Tough Interview Questions

New NSF Science Now Video: From monsoons to ground-level ozone to Greenland Ice melt-Check out the exciting discoveries!

Over the last week the GOP have been condemning their own Senators who backed Trump's impeachment. This is the latest round of conflict between state & federal level Republicans and a continuing battle between Trumism and classical...

There's a study coming out of the UK about using a steroid called Dexamethasone to treat COVID19 symptoms. The initial reports look good, but we'll hold judgement until we see the full study. Toilet plumes are also in the news....

Kyrsten Sinema is a Democratic Senator for Arizona. She's the second youngest Senator, grew up in poverty & is bisexual. So she's a raging liberal right? Well no, she's actually one of the most central Democrats in the Senate,...

Hosted by NSF's Dena Headlee, Science Now is a weekly newscast covering some of the latest in NSF-funded innovation and advances across all areas and disciplines, from astronomy to zoology. This fast paced, news round-up reports many of...