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In an effort to boost diversity and interest in firefighting, the Los Angeles fire department created special career-focused programs in local high schools.

The bright object — part of a Chinese rocket — appeared in skies over the western U.S. around 9:30 p.m. Pacific Time, sparking a flurry of reports and a number of striking videos.

Just days ago the research vessel the "Roger Revelle" returned to its homeport of San Diego after six years of hosting scientific research spanning the globe. Science teams studied everything from meteorology to geology to climate change.

Why does one of the smallest organisms known to science have such an outsized ability to conquer our immune systems? Scripps scientists reveal its secret weapon.

Teenaged math whiz Gottie knows a little too much about subtraction; her fractured family is spinning apart sfter the death of her beloved grandfather — and that's before the time wormholes appear.

The apartment in a museum is a detailed reconstruction of a 1950s home, with all its smells, sounds and textures. Psychologists say it can spark memories for people with dementia.

Airs Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, March 3 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

Most health officials say the small amounts of benzene and other components of the natural gas still leaking in Southern California are probably not a health threat. Still, some parents worry.

Darjeeling is the "Champagne of teas," sold by distinct harvest season, or flush. But while many of India's top tea experts point to the autumn flush as their favorite, those teas are largely unknown.

As the New Horizons spacecraft arrives at Pluto, here are nine songs inspired by the controversial dwarf planet.