Stripes! Hexagons! They're everywhere! These patterns in nature might seem like aesthetic coincidences, but they are actually ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Yang (Photo credit: PBS News/YouTube) “PBS News Weekend” will sign off for good on Sunday after federal budget cuts forced ...

A Menominee "phenology" trail labels plants in three languages. At the College of the Menominee Nation in Keshena, a "phenology" trail identifies plants by common, scientific and Menominee names.

To help stop the rise of deforestation in Zanzibar, one village has begun to farm a promising new crop: butterflies. The archipelago of Zanzibar is renowned for its white sand beaches and tropical ...

Local PBS stations in California had already made staff and budget cuts in anticipation of the funding loss. Rural and small-town public media stations were especially hard hit by the federal cuts.

Among the Independence Day traditions of fireworks and picnics, Centerville has added their own unique celebration: toilet races. Teams of two compete racing homemade commodes down Main Street. It’s ...

Go behind the scenes of “Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants,” where filmmakers set out to capture the individuality of male elephants — and the distinct course each one charts through life. - [Allison] ...

Premieres Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ / encore Sunday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 Against the backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro, meet the majestic “super tuskers,” ...

Many are wondering what lies ahead for PBS and NPR after the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) voted to end its non-profit organization, meaning public broadcasting is losing millions of ...

Allison Argo–award-winning documentary filmmaker, and writer-producer of “Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants,” a new episode of the PBS series Nature—recounts how her background in the family business ...

Over the course of his career, Mark Gatiss has been known to wear various hats. For his role in the new PBS drama, “Bookish,” Gatiss donned the hats of creator, writer and lead actor. Gatiss says the ...

A co-creator, co-writer and star of hit series like “Sherlock” and “The League of Gentlemen” Britain’s Mark Gatiss brings his customary brio to his new PBS murder mystery-detective series “Bookish” ...