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The Bush administration's approval of a plan to increase communication between satellite surveillance agencies could possibly improve efforts to study the global environment. The cooperation may help researchers track changes to their causes. NPR's John Nielsen reports.

Sudan's foreign minister says the Bush administration's decision to call the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region "genocide" is a political calculation aimed at winning black votes. Sudan has rejected international peacekeepers to monitor the Darfur crisis. Hear NPR's Jason Beaubien.

American and allied Iraqi government forces push into the center of Fallujah in the second day of an offensive meant to expel insurgents from the city. The military expects several days of tough urban fighting. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

Geologic pressures force ancient layers of rock above ground, exposing their cargo of fossils. Paleontologist Kirk Johnson and artist Ray Troll search the western United States for fossils and chronicle their finds in a new book, Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway.

In a few weeks, Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Lt. Gen. David Petraeus will present their findings on the success of the military surge in Iraq. Host Liane Hansen speaks to New York Times reporter Michael Gordon about his most recent trip to Iraq.

The battle for control of Fallujah galvanizes anti-American feeling among both Sunnis and Shiites. Large numbers of Iraqi men gather at mosques in Baghdad, bringing material aid and offering their support for the Sunni-dominated city. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

How Arizona is building the workforce to manufacture semiconductors in the U.S.

A U.S. Government film on the effects of botulism toxin on Rhesus monkeys.

Klansville U.S.A. premieres January 13 on PBS American Experience.

Hear the experiences of U.S. Army combat medic Francis Whitebird while serving in Vietnam.