After a hearty lunch at work, you and your co-workers go into a meeting. First one colleague starts to yawn, then a second and finally it's your turn. Many biological explanations have been put ...

“PBS News Weekend” will sign off for good on Sunday after federal budget cuts forced the broadcaster to “rework” its staffing and programming. “PBS News Hour” anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett ...

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPR) will shut down after its board voted to dissolve the organization, marking a major shift in federal funding to PBS, NPR and hundreds of public TV and ...

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 — ...

USC researchers built artificial neurons that replicate real brain processes using ion-based diffusive memristors. These devices emulate how neurons use chemicals to transmit and process signals, ...

PBS' NewsHour West program, produced in partnership with Arizona State University, aired its final episode on Dec. 19. PBS and its affiliate WETA stated the show ended because ASU decided not to renew ...

PBS has extended Ken Burns’ free streaming window for his history docuseries “The American Revolution,” following its ratings success. The 12-hour documentary series, directed by Burns, Sarah Botstein ...

After injury, the visual system can recover by growing new neural connections rather than replacing lost cells. Researchers found that surviving eye cells formed extra branches that restored ...

Cannon in silhouette from the Yorktown Battlefield at Colonial National Historical Park in Yorktown, Va. (PBS) For the first time ever, PBS made its way into Nielsen’s top 10 streaming list, thanks to ...

The human brain has 86 billion neurons connected by roughly 100 trillion synapses, making it one of the most complex objects in the known universe. Each year neuroscientists make fascinating, ...

Arlington, VA (December 15, 2025) — PBS News senior executive producer Sara Just today announced the January 2026 debut of two new 30-minute weekend programs – "Horizons from PBS News," which will ...

Arkansas is set to become the first state to sever ties with PBS, after the commission that oversees public television in the state voted to end its contract with the broadcast company. The ...