From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:31 PM

As Tanzania’s population swells, schools like Manyara Ranch struggle to match the educational needs of the growing number of children. And before relocation to a safer part of the ranch, the school also faced the unique issue of being located in the middle of a busy wildlife corridor; students s...

From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:31 PM

Tiananmen Square is the largest public square in the world. Built in 1417 during the Ming Dynasty, it is where Mao Zedong proclaimed the People’s Republic of China in 1949. Unlike the media images from the 1989 student demonstrations, today's Tiananmen Square is filled with throngs of peopl...

From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:31 PM

Orcas have a close-knit family structure and most stay with their mothers throughout life. The Center for Whale Research on San Juan Island photographs the dorsal fins of each whale as a way of identifying them and keeping track of the different pods. They estimate that the matriarch of one of th...

From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:31 PM

Established in the Sichuan province in 1963, the Wolong Nature Reserve is home to one of the earliest research bases for the endangered giant panda. Starting with just 10 pandas in captivity, it has increased that number nearly tenfold through successful breeding methods — in 2006, 18 baby panda...

From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:30 PM

While visiting Sunset Beach Elementary School, Jack Johnson explains how music can be a beautiful way to approach problems and deal with important issues. Music has the ability to transform anger into calm meditation, and can even develop into life philosophies, he says.

From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:30 PM

In the Palestinian refugee camp of Baqa’a lives one of Jordan's greatest athletes. "Faraj the Boxer" trains at the Baqa'a Boxing Club with other local youth, but unlike most, he has Olympic potential. Join the explore team as they visit the gym and learn how Faraj struggles to live dow...

From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:30 PM

While traveling through Jordan’s vast desert, Charles Annenberg Weingarten is invited into the home of a wise Bedouin man. Listen as the man gives his simple explanation of how Islam's message, once spread by the sword, can now be shared through a tool of peace.

From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:30 PM

With the motto of "One Street, One Heartbeat, One Love," LA-based Street Poets teaches young people how to develop their poetic voice and share their feelings about life on the street, in schools, and in juvenile detention facilities. By giving them an artistic outlet for expression, Street Poet...

From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:30 PM

In traditional Inuit culture, tribes relied upon the knowledge of the elders for survival. But the nomadic Arctic culture has undergone significant changes in a very short span of time. Now, the first non-nomadic generation of elders faces difficult language and cultural barriers with the younge...

From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:16 PM

Professor Tsedum, a Buddhist monk, speaks about enlightenment.

From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:16 PM

Standing an average of 43 inches tall and around 350 pounds, giant pandas live for about 25 years — and much of that time is spent eating. A giant panda can consume as much as 83 pounds of bamboo per day. Though bamboo is 99% of their diet, pandas may eat other foods such as honey, eggs, fish, y...

From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:16 PM

Kalarippayattu is an ancient martial art originating near the state of Kerala in southern India. It incorporates strikes, kicks, grappling, choreographed martial arts sequences, and weaponry. Here, see two young initiates hone their skills with long flexible sticks in a complex and dynamic serie...

From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:16 PM

Meet Lydia Mansour, a remarkable woman who was struck blind by measles at the age of two and went on to found the Peace Center for the Blind in Jerusalem. At the center, those that have lost their eyesight are taught valuable skills like knitting and reading Braille. They are introduced to a who...

From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:15 PM

All over the world, the Marley name has become synonymous with reggae music, rastafari, and Jamaica. Now Rita Marley is putting into reality the ideals of love, hope, and unity that she and her late husband Bob Marley have been singing about for decades. Among the foundation’s many projects in G...

From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:15 PM

Education and personal growth can come in many forms. The Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation brings dogs into schools to help children break through their shyness, especially the developmentally challenged. Children with ADD, autism, and other developmental disabilities improve their speaking and social...

From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:15 PM

When students of Kalarippayattu, a traditional martial art, have mastered stick combat and unarmed dance movements, they move on to daring sword techniques. Similar to the stick combat, students demonstrate their skills with leaping twists and dangerous sword strikes.

From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:15 PM

While on a train in India, explore founder Charles Annenberg Weingarten shares his thoughts on the true cost of war.

From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:15 PM

In Mumbai, thousands of young girls are kidnapped or sold against their will into the sex trade. The Rescue Foundation provides a refuge for girls who escape and also works to discover and free imprisoned girls, helping them to rebuild their lives.

From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:14 PM

Hurricane Katrina turned thousands of houses into empty shells of what they once were — strewn with waste, and inhabited only by toxic mold spores, left to grow in the ideal conditions of a humid New Orleans summer. Dedicated workers toil endlessly to turn the buildings back into safe and livabl...

From: explore on Mon, Dec 07 2009 1:32 PM

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, entire neighborhoods were destroyed, and people left the city in droves. Those that remained were faced with the incredible challenge of gutting their homes and building safe, sustainable communities from the ground up. Witness their fierce determination a...