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A scene from Joshua Oppenheimer’s documentary "The Look of Silence.” It tells the incredible story of a man who confronts his brother’s killers and demands they accept responsibility for their part in the Indonesian Suharto regime’s 1965 genocide, which claimed 1 million lives.

Airs Monday, June 27, 2016 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

A 2013 photo of Adelma Tapia Ruiz, provided by her brother Fernando Tapia Ruiz, shows Ruiz with her Belgian husband, Christophe Delcambe, and their twin daughters, Maureen and Alondra. Ruiz died in Tuesday's attacks. A split-second decision saved her husband and daughters from sharing her fate: Delcambe had taken the girls out of the check-in line to play for a moment when the bomb exploded.

The Victims Of The Brussels Attacks: What We Know

The airport and metro station bombings in Brussels killed a total of 35 people, including three attackers, according to Belgium's minister of social affairs and health.

In this 2009 photo, survivors William Del Monte and Rose Cliver are honored at a ceremony for the earthquake's anniversary.

Last Known Survivor Of 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Has Died

William Del Monte was 3 months old when the deadly earthquake struck. At 109, he was "a piece of living San Francisco history."

From Sept. 11 To The Beatles' British Invasion: How We Remember Our First News Events

Hundreds of NPR readers recounted their first memory of a news event. These are some of their stories.

FRONTLINE: Outbreak

Airs Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

The genes in mitochondria, which are the powerhouses in human cells, can cause fatal inherited disease. But replacing the bad genes may cause other health problems.

Unexpected Risks Found In Editing Genes To Prevent Inherited Disorders

In 2016, scientists combined the genes of three people in an effort to make a baby free of an inherited disease. But the process doesn't wipe out all faulty mitochondria, and could pose new risks.

Prince performs at the Grand Palais in Paris on Oct. 11, 2009. Whoever ends up running his estate will face some tough decisions about how to handle his musical legacy.

Beyond Streaming: How Will Future Fans Discover Prince's Music?

Whoever ends up running his estate will face some tough decisions about how to handle his musical legacy. What happens to the music in his vault? Will future concertgoers see him as a hologram?

Scripps Research Institute Wins $6.6 Grant To Study Lassa Fever Virus

Ebola isn’t the only tropical disease scientists are concerned about. Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have received a multi-million dollar federal grant to study the Lassa fever virus.

What It's Like To Be A Part Of The 'Vanishing Middle Class'

Mat Johnson grew up poor, but managed to land in the middle class as an adult. Still, he says, opportunities for advancement are few and far between, and it's all too easy to slide back economically.

A photo released by Virgin Galactic shows a badly injured SpaceShipTwo pilot Peter Siebold drifting under his parachute after last October's accident that destroyed the spacecraft during a test flight.

SpaceShipTwo 'Pilot Was Thrown From The Vehicle' High In Atmosphere

SpaceShipTwo broke apart soon after it reached supersonic speeds and an altitude of around 50,000 feet. Its pilot says his parachute opened in a "gentlemanly" fashion, after he had fallen for a while.

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