PBS
Could California drought make residents sick?
As California's five-year drought continues, the community of East Porterville has become an epicenter for the state's water shortage. Of the 1,800 homes located in the town, nearly 500 have lost wells that provided water for bathing and...
PBS
Long open to refugees, hostilities toward newcomers is growing in Uganda
Nearly 600,000 refugees have entered Uganda since July, fleeing violence and war in neighboring South Sudan, and the flow continues unabated. The overwhelming numbers are straining relief efforts and inciting tensions between newcomers...
PBS
At U.S./Mexico Border, Migrants Seeking Legal Entry Are Stranded In Hazardous ‘Limbo’
Much of President Trump’s rhetoric over immigration focuses on the people crossing the U.S./Mexico border illegally. But what is the situation for the thousands who wait on a daily basis to enter through legal means? In the second...
PBS
As The Holidays Approach, Demand For Food Soars In The U.S.
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches millions of people are out of work
and struggling to put food on the table. And as food insecurity soars
across the nation due COVID-19, the hardest hit are often children and
people of color....
PBS
For child migrants, desperate journey to freedom is especially dangerous
The boat trip from North Africa to Italy has ended in death and heartbreak for many migrants. It has been especially tough on children, many of whom come by themselves. In the second of a three-part Desperate Journey series from the...
PBS
Refugees flee conflict sparked by climate change in central Africa
The climate crisis is now a reality worldwide, but it's nowhere more apparent than the parched landscapes of northern Africa. Thousands are on the move looking for water to grow crops and graze livestock. Special correspondent Willem...
PBS
Violence and instability lead to widespread hunger across Chad
Government forces in the capital of Chad killed dozens of opposition protesters Thursday. Rights groups say the unarmed civilians were massacred as they protested having to wait two years for elections. People there are also suffering...
PBS
Award-winning baker Bryan Ford on drawing from his Honduran roots
Bryan Ford catapulted to prominence during the pandemic's bread-making frenzy, inspiring millions online with innovative twists on sourdough bread, all while celebrating the baking cultures of Latin America. Geoff Bennett spent some time...
PBS
Yemen was poor before, but 'the war just finished us'
It's being called the forgotten war. With access for journalists limited and dangerous, Yemen, home to the world's worst humanitarian crisis, goes largely ignored. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs was able to enter the country to learn...
PBS
How to cook Thanksgiving dinner on a budget with the high prices on staple foods
Many Americans are preparing for Thanksgiving dinner, but food prices are high on everything from turkey to staples like butter and flour. Stephanie Sy recently spent a day in the San Diego area following one food blogger making her...
PBS
Americans Waste Up To 40 Percent Of The Food They Produce
If food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind China and the United States. NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson sat down with Elizabeth Balkan, director of food waste for the Natural...
PBS
Why does almost half of America's food go to waste?
Roughly 40 percent of food produced in America never makes it to the table. Whether it rots in the field, is trashed at the supermarket, or thrown out at home, NPR's Allison Aubrey looks at why good food is being discarded, and what can...
PBS
Teaching expectant mothers to eat well
Pregnant women who skip meals or don't eat nutritious foods may be at greater risk for health problems. Under the Affordable Care Act, home visiting projects have received more funding for preventative care work like teaching new moms...
PBS
Can seafood industry get Americans to eat local fish?
Off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, there's not much cod left, but there's plenty of dogfish. It's a creature most Americans have never heard of, much less consumed. Instead, Americans are eating imported tuna, salmon and shrimp,...
PBS
A feast of African-American culinary contributions, baked into the South's DNA
In chef and culinary historian Michael Twitty's new book, ancestry -- both his own and that of Southern food -- is a central theme. With "The Cooking Gene: A Journey through African-American Culinary History in the Old South," Twitty...
PBS
Aquaponic farming saves water, but can it feed the country?
Aquaponic Farming Saves Water, But Can It Feed The Country?
PBS
Why does almost half of America’s food go to waste?
Roughly 40 percent of food produced in America never makes it to the table.
Whether it rots in the field, is trashed at the supermarket, or thrown out
at home, NPR’s Allison Aubrey looks at why good food is being discarded,
and...
PBS
South Sudan faces growing food crisis as millions go hungry
Record-breaking drought continues to scorch wide swaths of sub-Saharan Africa, from Somalia in the east to Niger in the west. Humanitarian groups say tens of millions are hungry and conditions are being made even worse by the...
PBS
These policies helped South Korea's capital decrease food waste
About one-third of all the food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted, according to the United Nations. But several years ago, South Korea instituted a law that requires residents to separate food waste from other garbage and...
Crash Course
Commerce, Agriculture, and Slavery: Crash Course European History
We've been talking a lot about kings, and queens, and wars, and religious upheaval for most of this series, but let's take a moment to zoom out, and look at the ways that individuals' lives were changing in the time span we've covered so...
Bozeman Science
PS3D - Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life
In this video Paul Andersen explains how energy is used in chemical processes and everyday life. Students should understand that energy is neither created or destroyed but is converted. Most of the energy is delivered to our planet from...
Bozeman Science
LS1A - Structure and Function
How do the structures of organisms enable life's functions? Benchmarks for grades 2, 5, 8 and 12 are included.