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Vacation Bible schools have been a staple of summer for thousands of churches. There are fewer of them these days, and those still around have evolved to meet the needs of changing communities.

An experimental cancer drug that helps the brain turn glucose into energy was able to reverse memory loss in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.

Bill Nye the Science Guy once said, “To leave the world better than you found it, sometimes you have to pick up other people’s trash.” A local retired science teacher started a volunteer program doing just that — cleaning up others’ litter.

For NPR Music's hip-hop and R&B editor, no list could capture an accurate picture of the year, yet there's still value in calling out the albums that felt unignorable.

Join us for San Diego Central Library's Fantastical Fiction Forum, where we discuss fantasy, horror, and science fiction in a friendly, inclusive group! This month we will discuss "Alice Isn’t Dead," by Joseph Fink! This hybrid program allows for virtual and in-person attendance. If you plan to attend in-person, we meet on the 5th floor of the library at the Travel Center, just to the right as you exit the bank of elevators. If you plan to attend virtually, you will receive a zoom link with your confirmation email when you register. Join us and build a community based on the love of speculative fiction! For further information, or to sign up, please visit our event calendar: sandiego.librarymarket.com

Stephen Thompson on the biggest surprises, trends and questions to be found in the Grammy nominations, plus the most interesting stories to be found beyond the major categories.

What triggers geysers to go off is still not well understood. A new paper shows that one small earthquake likely triggered an eruption of the world's tallest active geyser, Steamboat.

This weekend in the arts: Baby Bushka's farewell; dance, storytelling, music and art at ENVZN24; Christian Garcia-Olivo "Interlaced"; 'Jersey Boys'; Roman de Salvo; Hausmann Quartet; "Blue Gold: The Art and Science of Indigo"; INSITE_LAB; plus Nnamdi, Charlie Porter Quartet and more live music picks.

The USD College of Arts and Sciences and Humanities Center, along with Warwick’s bookstore, will host internationally bestselling author, Kevin Kwan as he discusses his latest novel "Lies and Weddings." In a globetrotting tale that takes us from the black sand beaches of Hawaii to the skies of Marrakech, from the glitzy bachelor pads of Los Angeles to the inner sanctums of England’s oldest family estates, Lies and Weddings is a story of love, money, murder, sex, and the lies we tell about them all. Kevin Kwan is the New York Times bestselling author of the "Crazy Rich Asians" and "Sex and Vanity." Kevin has been named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. IPJ Theatre, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Parking and Campus Map Information here For more information visit: warwicks.com

Composer Laura Kaminsky's intimate new opera, Lucidity, centers on an aging opera singer, portrayed by the 80-year-old soprano Lucy Shelton, dealing with the effects of memory loss.