Eric Niiler

A sign at a German lignite surface mine warns visitors to stay away from the edge of an overlook. A giant earth-moving machine sits on the far horizon.

Despite its green image, Germany still digs coal

Germany is one of the world's leaders on green energy, but the country is still digging up dirty brown coal, and destroying towns that sit on top of it.

Despite its green image, Germany still digs coal

Snowden Follows Well-Trodden Path to Russia

Snowden Follows Well-Trodden Path to Russia

Slideshow: Solar Power Decathlon in DC

Slideshow: Solar Power Decathlon in DC

Foreign Teachers Used to Fill Shortages in the US Now Face Victimization

Foreign Teachers Used to Fill Shortages in the US Now Face Victimization
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Doomed South Pole expedition remembered

Doomed South Pole expedition remembered
The World

Warming climate alters Antarctic ecosystems

Eric Niiler reports from McMurdo Sound in Antarctica on how rapid changes in the climate are affecting some of the continent's species and changing its ecosystems.

Warming climate alters Antarctic ecosystems
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US army studies malaria vaccine

Malaria is a disease of the developing world, but some Americans are being infected with malaria intentionally to help medical research. Reporter Eric Niiler profiles volunteers in a US Army study of an experimental malaria vaccine.

US army studies malaria vaccine
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Khodorkovsky and the rule of law in Russia

Russian president Dmitri Medvedev asserted himself this week by firing Moscow's powerful mayor. Now he faces another test � what to do about Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Reporter Eric Niiler speaks with Khodorkovsky's lawyers.

Khodorkovsky and the rule of law in Russia
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Mexico celebrates bicentennial

Mexico is celebrating the bicentennial of its independence with parties across the country. The celebrations mark the 1810 uprising that paved the way for the end of Spanish rule in 1821. Eric Niiler reports from Mexico.

Mexico celebrates bicentennial