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32 Myths About The Flu Vaccine You Don't Need to Fear

Vaccination isn't a perfect defense against flu. But vaccines remain the most reliable way to reduce the risk from an illness that causes thousands of deaths in the U.S. during a typical flu season.

Infiltrating 'The Dark Net,' Where Criminals, Trolls And Extremists Reign

Jamie Bartlett exposes an encrypted underworld to the Internet in his book The Dark Net: "Anybody with something to hide, whether it's for good reasons or for ill, finds a very natural home there."

An Atlas missile is launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in October 1964. Cape Canaveral has been the site of numerous launch failures as the United States developed missile and rocket technology.

There's A Reason It's Called Rocket Science

The history of rocket launches is filled with failure, but out of those failures came knowledge that helped lead to success, experts note. The question is whether North Korea's latest failure will put it on a successful path.

Sally Ride's Public And Private Life Shared In New Biography

Former ABC correspondent Lynn Sherr discusses her new biography "Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space."

People line-up outside of the Bicentenario, a state-run supermarket, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 9. Most of the shortages in Venezuela are driven in part by the country's tight currency controls, which make it hard to get dollars at a subsidized rate for imports while creating a thriving black market for currency.

#NPRreads: A Sign Of The Times? Trinidad Offers Venezuela Toilet Paper For Oil

For your weekend, here are three recommendations for stories that may surprise you about the rise of OxyContin, the fall of Venezuela and an undocumented immigrant who made money for Goldman Sachs.

U.N. Report: Avoiding Climate Change Possible With 'Substantial Emission Reductions'

The U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has just released its fifth report on the rapidly closing window of time to take action on reducing greenhouse gases.

Palmquist Elementary green team members Natally Ramirez, Delia Alcaraz, Mariana Lazaro, and Jasmine Quinones practice sorting trash into bins for CRV, co-mingle recycle, liquid, and trash items. School green teams monitor fellow students’ trash disposal at lunchtime.

Oceanside Unified Adopts 'Zero Waste' Goal

Oceanside Unified School District is the first district in California to adopt a "zero waste" program.

July 2010: Two pelicans sit on booms protecting Queen Bess Island, La., from oil that spilled after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in April.

BP's $4 Billion Criminal Penalty: Who Gets The Money?

Now that BP has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $4 billion in criminal penalties for misconducted related to the 2010 Gulf Oil spill, there's a logical question:

How many calories in that doughnut? A Starbucks coffee shop in New York City displays calorie information next to menu items. New FDA rules will require all chain restaurants and similar eating establishments to post calorie labels.

Want A Calorie Count With That? FDA Issues New Rules For Restaurants

Years in the making, the new rules will require chain restaurants with 20 or more locations to post calorie information on their menus. Even movie theaters and vending machines are covered.

Peggy Pico hosts KPBS Evening Edition, airing weeknights at 6:30pm

Peggy Pico to Host KPBS Evening Edition

KPBS is pleased to announce Peggy Pico as the new host of KPBS Evening Edition. Pico, who was the station’s Science and Technology Reporter, will officially begin hosting the evening news program beginning July 2.

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