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  • The baby black-footed ferrets at three weeks old, born to a mother cloned from genetic material collected in 1988.
    Baby black-footed ferrets first to be born to a cloned mom
    Black-footed ferrets are one of the most endangered mammals in North America with only an estimated 370 in the wild, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
  • Mike Cupo, a systems operator for Public Service Electric and Gas Company, uses a special red phone to talk via radio to PSE&G staffers in the field, during a simulated Y2K drill at company headquarters in Newark, N.J., on April 9, 1999. Power plant operators across the country held drills to make sure they could keep electricity flowing if year 2000 computer glitches prevented them from communicating with each other.
    Y2K seems like a joke now, but in 1999 people were really freaking out
    People feared the computer glitch would mean "the end of the world as we know it." Thankfully, Y2K didn't live up to the hype after years and billions of dollars were spent on painstaking preparation.
  • Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci by unknown artist. Circa 16th Century.
    LEONARDO DA VINCI
    Encore Fridays, Jan. 17 and 24, 2025 at 8 p.m. and Sundays, Jan. 19 and 26 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! This is a two-part, four-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon that explores the life and work of the 15th century polymath. Set against the rich and dynamic backdrop of Renaissance Italy, the film brings the artist’s towering achievements to life through his prolific personal notebooks, primary and secondary accounts of his life, and on-camera interviews with modern scholars, artists, engineers, inventors, and admirers.
  • Vice President tours the Hemlock Semiconductor Next-Generation Finishing facility in Hemlock, Mich., on Oct. 28, 2024.
    Trump panned the CHIPS Act. Harris is in Michigan promoting it
    In the waning days of the 2024 presidential election, even the bipartisan bill that's pouring $54 billion into the semiconductor manufacturing industry has become a political issue.
  • Chris Ryall discusses adapting Francis Coppola's film "Megalopolis" into a graphic novel at his home office in Scripps Ranch. July 18, 2024
    A career in comics or a life of crime?
    San Diego comics creators discuss their love for the medium and their upcoming San Diego Comic-Con panels.
  • New research looks into how the wrinkles on an elephant's trunk helps it feed.
    There’s a wrinkle — or many — in the story behind an elephant’s trunk
    A bump in the elephant brain stem pointed scientists to the wrinkles on their trunks and the role those folds play in the animal’s life.
  • Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on at the start of a cabinet swearing in ceremony for Dominic LeBlanc, not shown, who will be sworn in as Finance Minister, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario, on Dec. 16, 2024.
    Canada's finance minister resigns, posing biggest test of Trudeau's political career
    The stunning move raised questions about how much longer the prime minister of nearly 10 years — whose popularity has plummeted due to concerns about inflation and immigration — can stay on.
  • Scientists used a gumball machine filled with toys to test how toddlers learned when they thought something was impossible or just improbable.
    Impossible, you say? Try asking a toddler
    Green eggs and ham? Even toddlers know when an event appears to be impossible, not just improbable.
  • OTL Summer Camps Grades 3-5: Eco-Artists: Exploring, Science, Technology & Art
    Eco-Artists: Exploring, Science, Technology & Art Summer Camp for 3rd-5th Grade August 5-August 9, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Location: Writer's Ink, Liberty Station Register here Delve into the world of science, technology, art and environmental activism this summer! Using iPads DSLR cameras and XR technology, we will create abstract and innovative imagery while exploring the marvels of science. Learn how to use macro photography to capture the interactions between oil, water and color, experiment with the relationship between light and shadow and learn about the first printmaking technique. You will also explore the role art and science can play in protecting our planet. Equipment and snacks will be provided. This camp is open to 3rd-5th grade.
  • The ray spider is about the size of a grain of sand, yet it weaves a web with a twist to help it catch its prey.
    Slingshot spiders rely on good vibrations to catch supper
    The tiny ray spider uses launches its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice in the superhero world, this ability is actually unusual in spiders.
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