Caregiving can be a positive, transformative experience, for children and parents. Pledge to your local PBS station to support websites like this.

Women typically carry the burden of caregiving. Financial realities and worries are often especially difficult to discuss. Pledge to your local PBS station to support websites like this.

Mars is the 4th planet from the Sun and the one that has most intrigued humanity over the years. It was named after the god of war because its reddish soil gives the planet a scarlet hue in the night ...

"There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a good marriage." (Martin Luther) Martin Luther found peace when he married an ex-nun named Katharine von Bora ...

It is important to establish parents' legal status and preferences, and also to make your own desires clearly and legally known. Pledge to your local PBS station to support websites like this.

"The gamma-ray burst traveled through intergalactic space at the speed of light for eleven billion years, during which time the Sun and the planets were born." — Timothy Ferris, in the film version of ...

Light pollution—the needless shining of bright lights into the night sky—has robbed whole generations of the chance to see nature on its largest scale. It is estimated that as many as eighty percent ...

The resources offered here are designed to help you use the PBS "Napoleon" video series and companion Web site in secondary social studies, civics, religion, and language arts classes. "Napoleon" may ...

The delights of observing the night sky long have inspired artists, composers, and poets. Occasionally, people even share a career between astronomy and the humanities: The musician and composer ...

"A few planetary systems happen to be oriented so that the planets [can cross the face of] their home star as seen from Earth. When this occurs, the dimming of the star's light can be detected using ...

What is the role of an adult child when a parent gets sick? How do you advocate in a crisis situation, while allowing a parent his or her voice? Pledge to your local PBS station to support websites ...

Nazi ideology did not explicitly prescribe the system of camps that has become emblematic of Nazi terror, but the way the camps functioned reflected some key points in Nazi thinking. Central to Hitler ...