Illicit: The Dark Trade follows undercover agents into the shadowy web of illicit trade to expose a multi-billion dollar criminal network supplying counterfeit merchandise. Watch Illicit: The Dark Trade April 16 on PBS. Check your local listings.
October 1, 2008—People may have lived in Florida over 10,000 years ago—earlier than previously thought—according to evidence uncovered by National Geographic researchers.
September 30, 2008—NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has detected snow falling from Martian clouds, and its soil testing shows further evidence of the planet's watery past, scientists say.
September 29, 2008— In Australia a dolphin female and calf are trapped in a lake, unable to find their way out. They apparently swam up a narrow creek.
October 1, 2008—Amazon forests in Brazil are shrinking three times faster than in 2007, officials say. A key culprit is the national government itself, according to reports.