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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

U.N. Blames Climate Change On Humanity

Comments (0) | carbon dioxide, climate change, Environment, global warming, International, international panel on climate change, science, un, united national

Francesca Bessey
Executive Producer

Scientists are 95 percent positive - more sure than ever - climate change is our fault.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Film Review: 'DISLECKSIA: A Movie'

Comments (0) | Arts+Culture, culture, Dislecksia, documentary, dyslexia, Education, Emmy's, Film, Film Review, Harvey Hubbel, movie, school, science, teaching

Director Harvey Hubbel V and film crew (courtesy of Captured Time Production)

Leslie Lee
Staff Reporter

Emmy-winning director Harvey Hubble V sheds light on the world of dyslexia.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Mars May Be Birthplace Of Earthly Life

Comments (2) | chemistry, early life, Earth, Goldschmidt, life, life origins, mars, science, Science, Steven Benner, theory

Mars as origin of early life, photo by Kevin Dooley via Creative Commons

Sara Newman
Executive Producer

Scientists suggest that we may be Martians after all.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

The Abortion Debate: When Does Life Begin?

(hmoloshok, Creative Commons)

Calum Hayes
Columnist

The answer to the question of when life begins has been staring us in the face all along.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

U.S. Infant Mortality Rate Has Declined

Comments (0) | babies, infant mortality, infant mortality rate, National, premature birth, premature infants, research, science, United States

(Janet McKnight, Creative Commons)

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

It dropped 12 percent from 2005 to 2011.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Scientists Discover Gene Markers For Cancer

Comments (0) | breast cancer, cancer, Cancer Research, DNA, dna markers, genes, Health, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, science, scientific research

(Micah Baldwin, Creative Commons)

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

Scientists can use the markers to develop better scans for breast, ovarian and prostate cancer.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

New Test May Drastically Improve Early Detection Of Alzheimer's

Comments (0) | Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's cure, alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's research, Health, science

(Creative Commons)

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

The University of Nottingham is working on making the test ready to perform in clinics, although it could take some time.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Scientists Develop First Artificial Ears

Comments (0) | artificial ears, cartilage, deaf, ears, hearing, prosthetic ears, science, Science

(Simon James, Creative Commons)

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

It looks and acts like a real ear.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Mattel Introduces New Barbie Construction Set

Comments (43) | barbie, body image, construction set, Engineering, feminism, Girls, mansion, math, Mattel, Mega Bloks Barbie Build 'n Style, Pink, science, sexism, Style, women

A modern-day Barbie (Photo Credit- Creative Commons)

Leah Harari
Staff Reporter

Long criticized for promoting unrealistic body standards and epitomizing 1950s sexism, Mattel is debuting a Barbie construction set—a first for the company—in an attempt to inspire its young consumers towards math and science related skill sets. Oh and it's top-to-bottom bubblegum pink, of course.