What if humans had the ability to make an object simply vanish in thin air? Is it right to experiment with a living organ donor if it advances scientific knowledge? What happens when science is pushed to the limit? Science‘s Dark Matters: Twisted But True explores some of the most bizarre, shocking and strange experiments ever conducted in history with host and science fiction favorite John Noble as your guide.…
Month: July 2012
Discovery Networks Nab 11 News & Doc Emmy Nods
This morning, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 33rd annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, and four networks in the Discovery Communications family were nominated. Congratulations to all the nominees from Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet and Science Channel: Outstanding Historical Programming Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero (Discovery Channel) Outstanding Science and Technology Programming Curiosity (Discovery Channel) Through the Wormhole (Science Channel) Outstanding Individual Achievement…
Online Ratings: A First Step Toward More Comparable Media Decisions
Today’s guest blog post is from David Ernst of Discovery Communications’ Ad Sales Research team. Recently, both Nielsen and comScore have introduced new online ratings capabilities to advertisers for the evaluation of digital campaigns. These moves are designed to deliver on the promise of putting online advertising on a more level playing field with other media, especially television. Since the early days of the Internet, major advertisers decried the lack…
Petfinder Helps 20 Million Pets Find Their Fur-Ever Homes
Working with Petfinder, I often hear about the many pet adoptions faciliated by the site’s thousands of member shelters across the country, but until recently, I never realized just how many happy pet owners were alums of Petfinder.com. We are thrilled to announce that Petfinder.com has united 20 million pets with their fur-ever homes across the country! To celebrate 20 million happy pets and pet parents, the Petfinder family indulged…
America’s Best Bacon, Burgers and Steak Discovered in Destination America’s ‘United States of Food’
The Fourth of July has already come and gone, but just because our national holiday passed doesn’t mean we have to forget about one of the most uniting forces in America — food. And chef and restauranteur Todd Fisher searches the country high and low for the best bacon, burgers and steaks in Destination America‘s new series United States of Food. Chef Todd takes his food seriously, and visits eateries…
Discovery Communications Prepares for Comic-Con
Comic-Con. The event conjures up different images and feelings depending on where your fandom lies. At Discovery Communications, teams are prepping to bring a variety of panels and events to the annual San Diego event this year — from the MythBusters (Comic-Con royalty) to a slew of Science goodness, including a special 10th anniversary Firefly reunion. While I’ve helped from afar, this year will mark my first year attending and…
‘Shark Cam’ Returns with New 360-Degree Underwater View
We’re getting excited for Shark Week (starts August 12 on Discovery Channel) here at Discovery Communications — from Chompie’s return to our headquarters in Silver Spring later this month to the newly launched Shark Cam from Georgia Aquarium. Watch the underwater announcement below to get the scoop, read more about it online and, most importantly, dive it at discovery.com/sharkcam!
Happy ‘Firefly’ Fourth!
Apple pie, BBQ and Firefly: nothing says “America” like a good old-fashioned space Western. As we head into the July 4th holiday here at Discovery, it wouldn’t be a holiday if we didn’t have some killer marathons for you, and Science is not going to disappoint. For us space geeks, what better way to celebrate Independence Day than with an all-day Firefly marathon? Starting at 8am ET, you can catch…