They look like dragons and inspire visions of fire-spitting monsters. But Monitor Lizards with their long claws, razor-sharp teeth, and muscular, whip-like tails are actually monitors, the largest lizards now walking the planet. With their acute intelligence, these lizards—including the largest of all, the Komodo dragon—are a very different kind of reptile, blurring the line between reptiles [...]
Archive for October, 2009
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October 19, 2009Latin Music USA
October 19, 2009Watch Part Two of “Latin Music USA” and see the stories of Mexican-Americans in CA, TX and across the Southwest who have created their own distinct musical voices during the second half of the 20th century. Their music would play an important role in the struggle for Chicano civil rights and ultimately propel them from [...]
Season 5 of “Art in the 21st Century” Premieres October 7th
October 5, 2009Art:21–Art in the Twenty-First Century is the only series on television to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists in the United States, and it uses the medium of television to provide an experience of the visual arts that goes far beyond a gallery visit. Fascinating and intimate footage allows the viewer to observe the [...]
On The Next NOVA: “Darwin’s Darkest Hour”
October 5, 2009With this new program, NOVA takes a different approach in it’s “delivery” of content, in this two-hour scripted drama which tells the remarkable story behind the unveiling of the most influential scientific theory of all time, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. The program is a special presentation from NOVA and National Geographic [...]
