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Many cancer patients who took the psychedelic drug psilocybin under supervision said the experience erased their anxiety and depression over illness and death.

A 19-year-old computer science student was taken into custody for allegedly exploiting the bug to steal sensitive information from government servers.

Members of an isolated Amazonian tribe carry the most diverse collection of bacteria ever seen in humans, according to a new study.

Democrat has been helped, hindered by Supreme Court’s landmark campaign financing decision

In a study of students at a Colorado university, attractiveness in women was linked to better grades. But the difference disappeared for online classes.

Airs Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

Filmmaker Brian De Palma rose to fame in the 1970s and 1980s with “Carrie,” “Scarface” and “The Untouchables.” A new documentary that sets him in front of the camera opens June 17 at Landmark's Ken Cinema.

One of the biggest earthquakes in U.S. history didn't occur in California. Or Alaska. It happened in the country's midsection some 200 years ago in an area where today seven states straddle the Mississippi River Valley.

How do you teach the history of the world in California schools, where nearly two-thirds of students are Latino or Asian, many from newly immigrated families?

On Tuesday night, community members and political analysts in San Francisco talked about what's top of mind in the weeks leading up to the June 7 state primary.