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Pope Francis prays during his general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican on June 3. The pope has made statements supporting the idea that climate change is man-made, and his upcoming encyclical on the environment and poverty is highly anticipated.

Pope's Missive On Environment, Poverty Could Affect Habits Of Millions

On Thursday, the Vatican releases Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment and poverty. He has said he believes global warming is a moral, and man-made, issue — angering climate change skeptics.

Scientists scrutinized Europa's silhouette as the moon passed in front of Jupiter and saw what could be plumes of water vapor erupting from Europa's surface.

NASA Spots What May Be Plumes Of Water On Jupiter's Moon Europa

If jets of water vapor are indeed erupting from Europa, a spacecraft could potentially fly through them and analyze their chemistry. The moon is believed to have a vast subterranean, saltwater ocean.

UC Berkeley Student From Del Mar Killed In Bastille Day Attack

Students at UC Berkeley planned a vigil Monday afternoon on the campus for classmate Nick Leslie, who the FBI confirmed on Sunday was killed in the truck attack in Nice, France.

San Diego Librarian Shares His Top 12 Kids Books Of 2016

The San Diego County Office of Education's head librarian lists his top children's and young adult books of 2016.

Nick Wegner holds an opah, recently discovered to be fully warm-blooded, July 14, 2014.

Warm-Blooded Fish Discovered Near San Diego

The opah, sometimes called the moonfish, is known for its unusually round, silvery body. Now, San Diego researchers have discovered that the opah possess an even more unusual trait: warm blood.

A Miami-Dade County mosquito control worker sprays around a school in the Wynwood area of Miami earlier this month.

Miami Schools Take Steps To Protect Returning Students From Zika

Mosquito repellent, long-sleeved shirts and pants are part of the plan, as well emails, texts and education about standing water. But controlling the spread of the virus is a major challenge.

The entrance to the 2014 California STEM Symposium at the San Diego Convention Center, Sept. 22, 2014.

Educators at STEM Symposium Work to Bridge Achievement Gaps

San Diego's Convention Center is hosting 3,000 educators as they work to encourage more girls and woman to study science, technology, engineering and math, at the second STEM Symposium.

Stephen Lamm, a supervisor with the ID fraud unit of the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, looks through photos in a facial recognition system in 2009 in Raleigh, N.C.

It Ain't Me, Babe: Researchers Find Flaws In Police Facial Recognition Technology

Nearly half of American adults have been entered into law enforcement facial recognition databases, a new report shows. But problems with the accuracy of the technology could affect innocent people.

In the 1940s, a psychoanalytic approach to autism — "the refrigerator mother theory" — suggested that the condition was caused by bad parenting.

'In A Different Key' Traces History And Politics Of Autism

Authors John Donvan and Caren Zucker say parents have been "unsung heroes" in spurring more research on autism, and in getting many more kids out of institutions and into schools.

In researching their book, Caren Zucker and John Donvan tracked down Donald Gray Triplett (center) the first person officially diagnosed with autism. Now in his 80s, Triplett has had a long, happy life, Donvan says, maybe partly because his hometown embraced him from the beginning as " 'odd, but really, really smart.' "

'In A Different Key' Traces History And Politics Of Autism

Authors John Donvan and Caren Zucker say parents have been "unsung heroes" in spurring more research on autism, and in getting many more kids out of institutions and into schools.

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