Fire Island, three miles off the shore of New York's Long Island, has long been a haven for the Northeast's LGBTQ community. The Pines were developed in the 1950s, making the enclave one of the youngest on the island. In the '60s, The Pines quickly went from a clothing-optional beach with a few coas...

InSitu Foundation is a 501(c)3 dedicated to training dogs to detect cancer in humans.InSitu Foundation has participated in 2 federally funded studies, where we looked at the diagnostic accuracy of canine scent detection in early and late stage lung, breast, and ovarian cancer. Insitu Foundation's m...

Oceans cover 71% of the planet and are the source of life on Earth. Over a billion people, including some of the poorest in the world, depend on the oceans and wild seafood for survival. But our blue planet is under threat. Each day we remove more than the oceans can replenish. We are draining our o...

Mexico City is the 5th largest city in the world with population of around approximately 22 million, which classifies Mexico city as a mega city. It is situated in the The Central Mexican Plateau, at 2,240m in elevation. Mexico city is also slowly sinking at a rate of about 10 inches per year! The ...

Near the start of the 20th century, a mysterious and deadly virus terrified Americans, particularly infecting young kids: Polio. Correspondent Rita Braver looks at the scientific arsenal brought to combat the epidemic and develop a vaccine, and talks with documentary filmmaker Carl Kurlander ("The S

East Side Access is the massive mainline rail project New York City has been working on for the past few decades, and it'll bring a brand new terminal to Grand Central Terminal, alongside Long Island Rail Road services. The culmination of the East Side Access project will be the opening of Grand Cen...

The Arc de Triomphe in Paris has been completely enveloped in silver and blue fabric. The installation, named “L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped”, was first conceived by late artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude in 1961. Six decades later, the project was finally brought to life with three months of construct

Italians are making the most of their isolation by singing together and playing music for their neighbours from their balconies during the lockdown. Italy's death toll has crossed 1,400, the highest in the world outside China.

The major goal at the Department of Cell Biology at Duke University Medical Center is to understand how cells build and regenerate tissue. Scientists work in close collaboration with physicians to combine the power of genetics in model organisms such as the mouse and zebrafish with cutting edge imag...

Ernest Shackleton's lost ship, Endurance, has been found after 107 years. This 4k footage shows the preserved vessel 3008 metres below the ocean surface.