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The American Beverage Association poured tons of cash into the effort to defeat the penny-per-ounce sugary drink tax. But the effort to pass the tax also got cash infusions from some big-name donors.

Temple Grandin struggled with autism until she realized her ability to "think in pictures" allowed her to solve problems that others can't.

It's not about making designer beer. Johns Hopkins scientists and undergrads stitched together strands of yeast DNA as a step in exploring the essential genetics of various species: What makes us us?

In King's latest novel, 11/22/63, a high school teacher is recruited to travel back in time to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The masterful science fiction writer revisits a real American horror story — a day when truth was scarier than fiction.

The planes used to spray Agent Orange in Vietnam weren't retired from service — they were used by reservists in the U.S. for more than a decade after the war, exposing the crews to harmful chemicals.

Airs Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014 at 8 p.m. & Sunday, Nov. 9 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

For some insects, sound waves or vibrations are the real social media — high-speed rumbles sent through the air and along leaf stems to help the bugs claim territory, send warnings and find mates.

Airs Wed., May 20, 2015 at 9 p.m. & Sun., May 24 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

An Antarctic research trip planned by San Diego researchers could be canceled if Congress doesn't manage to reopen the federal government in the next few days.

New research out of SeaWorld San Diego suggests killer whales can learn new sound patterns from orcas outside their social group.