QUEST Documentaries
Preemie Babies, Illuminating The Northern Lights
S1 • E15 Jul 24, 2007 30m
* Living Miracles: Preemie Babies - The United States has the highest rate of premature births of any developed nation in the world. But why? Quest meets some of the Bay Area researchers working to answer that question, and discovers some of the technology and cutting-edge medical procedures used to care for the most vulnerable newborns.
* Illuminating the Northern Lights - Bay Area residents may not get to see the northern lights, but Bay Area scientists are playing a key role in understanding them. Find out more about the spectacular light shows up north and what scientists at UC Berkeley are discovering about the earth's magnetic field.
* Falcon Fascination - When it comes to these Bay Area internet celebrities, you can peak into their homes 24 hours day. Quest meets the two pairs of Peregrine Falcons in downtown San Francisco and San Jose, whose family dramas -from courtship to parenthood - are caught on webcam.
* Illuminating the Northern Lights - Bay Area residents may not get to see the northern lights, but Bay Area scientists are playing a key role in understanding them. Find out more about the spectacular light shows up north and what scientists at UC Berkeley are discovering about the earth's magnetic field.
* Falcon Fascination - When it comes to these Bay Area internet celebrities, you can peak into their homes 24 hours day. Quest meets the two pairs of Peregrine Falcons in downtown San Francisco and San Jose, whose family dramas -from courtship to parenthood - are caught on webcam.