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A volunteer at Zipingpu dam hands water to Chinese troops rushing toward an isolated village in the mountains near Dujiangyan. Worries emerged about the safety of the dam, which is upstream from a city of a half-million people and is a staging point for relief efforts.

Dam Scrutiny, Quake Aid Efforts Ramp Up in China

The rescue effort in China has turned toward helping those who survived Monday's earthquake and retrieving bodies from the rubble. Now, the safety of the area's dams is in question — in particular, Zipingdu dam, a staging point for relief efforts that is upstream from a city of a half-million people.

A brown bear and her cubs. This program explores the secret world of rainforest grizzlies (brown bears) for a better understanding of these creatures and how their environment is being depleted by mankind.

Bear Island

Airs Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

Filipino children sit in front of their slum homes in Manila, Philippines. Activists are trying to organize slum dwellers in order to provide them with a political voice.

Southeast Asian Slums Network For Housing Rights

Fast economic growth often carries a high price for some of the poorest residents as slums are cleared, sometimes by force. But the Four Regions Slum Network aims to give slum dwellers a political voice.

New Rules Could Hurt San Diego Water Supply

Federal Agency Says Delta Imperils Several Fish Species

Shaun Parker moved from Menasha, Wis., to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film nearly 20 years after his initial plans were derailed by an illness in the family, but he never lost the determination to craft his own life story. At the end of his life, Parker says, he wants to be able to say, "I was part of something that moved you."

Our Storied Lives: Narrating, Navigating Adversity

Shaun Parker moved from Menasha, Wis., to Los Angeles to pursue his dream to work in film. After nearly two decades of setbacks and stalling, Parker began crafting a new life story -- one that got a kick-start with an appearance at the storytelling series Mortified.

A mushroom cloud rises on Aug. 7, 1946, from the waters of Bikini Lagoon during the United States' first series of underwater atomic tests.

Are We Doomed? Why Civilizations Like Ours Fall

Writer Debora MacKenzie asks a big question: Are we doomed? The author of a recent New Scientist cover story says our survival depends on how connected we are to each other. She argues that we should expect collapse try to manage it.

History Passes Away with World War I Veteran

Harry Richard Landis, a veteran of World War I, died in Florida on Monday at age 108. It is widely believed that Landis' death leaves only one surviving American veteran of the Great War: 107-year-old Frank Buckles of Charles Town, W.Va.

Foie gras can be served hot or cold. Here, it is served cold and is said to be more flavorful prepared that way.

California's Foie Gras Food Fight

On July 1st , California will be the first state in the nation to ban foie gras, which is the fatty liver of a duck or goose. It’s being banned because of the way it’s harvested, which some say is cruel to the animals. Here in San Diego, animal rights activists are declaring victory while chefs and foodies cringe in horror.

Men in Tripoli join in the part-protest, part-funeral for civilians said to have died during recent airstrikes in Libya. They gathered at a place along Libya's Mediterranean coast known as a cemetery for martyrs.

Gadhafi Supporters Rally Amid Rubble At Tripoli Base

With U.S. and allied forces using missiles and bombs to strike at the heart of Moammar Gadhafi's military defenses, the Libyan leader finds himself standing alone against the world once more. But in Libya's capital, where part of Gadhafi's compound was hit Sunday, his supporters celebrated his continued defiance.

S.D. Zoo Says 17-Year-Old Panda is Pregnant

The San Diego Zoo's 17-year-old giant panda Bai Yun is pregnant, it was announced today. The mother of four was subjected to an ultrasound examination on Monday that clearly showed a panda fetus, which was seen moving its paws and tucking in its head, according to the San Diego Zoo.

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