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Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue eats lunch with students at the Catoctin Elementary School in Leesburg, Va., on Monday.

More Salt In School Lunch, Less Nutrition Info On Menus: Trump Rolls Back Food Rules

The Trump administration says it wants to remove burdensome regulation. On Monday it served up a taste of what that looks like when it comes to aspects of Obama-era food policy.

Tesla examining mechanical pieces in 1933.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Tesla

Airs Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly is seen inside a Soyuz simulator at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC), Wednesday, March 4, 2015 in Star City, Russia. Kelly, along with Expedition 43 Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), and Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka of Roscosmos were at GCTC for the second day of qualification exams in preparation for their launch to the International Space Station onboard a Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan March 28, Kazakh time. As the one-year crew, Kelly and Kornienko will return to Earth on Soyuz TMA-18M in March 2016.

A Year In Space

Airs Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 8 p.m. & Tuesday, July 23 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, July 21 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2

Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients Jack Willis (center), Nolan Willis (right) and Max LeClaire, attended the opening of Sarepta Therapeutics new headquarters in Cambridge, Mass., in 2014.

Controversy Continues Over Muscular Dystrophy Drug, Despite FDA Approval

The Food and Drug Administration approved a muscular dystrophy drug despite deeply flawed evidence. Was the decision a dangerous precedent or flexible pragmatism reflecting patients' values?

Jonathan Coleman and his son compare graphene-infused Silly Putty (left) with the unadulterated kids stuff.

Adding A Funny Form Of Carbon To Silly Putty Creates A Heart Monitor

Graphene comes in sheets barely an atom thick and is extremely good at conducting electricity. By adding the unusual form of carbon to Silly Putty, scientists created flexible sensors.

Do We Really Need Probiotics In Our Coffee, Granola And Nut Butter?

It's not just kombucha and yogurt: Probiotics are now showing up in dozens of packaged foods. But what exactly do these designer foods with friendly flora actually offer — besides a high price tag?

An undated rendering of the proposed soccer stadium in Mission Valley is shown.

SoccerCity Media Push Targets San Diego City Council

The San Diego City Council voted to put the SoccerCity redevelopment project planned for the Qualcomm Stadium site on the November 2018 ballot.

A leopard frog catches a cricket using its sticky tongue.

To Catch Prey, Frogs Turn to Sticky Spit

Frogs are unmatched in their speed and ability to catch prey. It's all about their super-soft tongue and specialized saliva, say researchers, who got saliva to test by scraping frogs' tongues.

Scientists Discover What Made Takata Air Bags Explode

Plus, a Senate report finds that the company lied about test data even after the air bag recalls.

In 'The Chalk Artist,' A Plea For Real-World Connection

While the love story in Allegra Goodman's latest novel can seem formulaic, she captures the allure of video gaming and the tension between real-world art and literature and the fantasy worlds online.

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