Search

Brit Marling stars in the indie sci-fi film "Another Earth."

Indie Sci-Fi Emphasizes the Human

A San Diego Unified student participates in an after-school tutoring program through the Somali Bantu Association of America in 2014.

More San Diego Refugee Girls Are College Bound, Flipping The Cultural Script

Young men and women all over are beginning to pack up their childhood bedrooms to head off to college. But for many Somali refugee girls, they're breaking ties with more than just the comforts of home. They're breaking cultural norms.

The device sits under a patient's skull and tracks brain activity.

New Medical Device Treats Epilepsy With A Well-Timed Zap

Imagine a tiny computer embedded under your scalp that's constantly tracking your brain activity and zapping you when it senses something awry.

Stephen Hawking to Attend Benefactor's Memorial in San Diego

Internationally renowned physicist Stephen Hawking will be in San Diego this Saturday to plant a tree at the Chinese Bilingual Preschool in memory of his close friend and benefactor, Dennis Avery.

A laboratory study of 49,000 year-old Neanderthal bones discovered in El Sidrón, a remote, mountainous region of northern Spain.

SECRETS OF THE DEAD: Cavemen Cold Case

Airs Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Back To School For San Diego Students

Schools will go through lots of big changes this year, but on the first day of class, San Diego students were thinking about seeing their friends.

Supporters of Republican Sen.-elect Tom Cotton celebrate his win in Arkansas over incumbent Mark Pryor. The GOP picked up seven seats Tuesday, gaining control of the Senate.

GOP Takes Control Of Senate With Wins in N.C., Iowa, Ark., Colo.

Republicans needed to pick up just six seats in Tuesday's midterm elections to wrest control of the Senate. In the House, the key question was how big the GOP majority would be next year.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., casts his ballot in the midterm election at the voting precinct at Bellarmine University in Louisville on Tuesday. The five-term incumbent is hoping to become majority leader if his Republicans can gain six seats in the Senate.

McConnell Wins Re-election, Awaits Results for Senate Majority

Republicans need to pick up just six seats in today's midterm elections to wrest control of the Senate. In the House, the key question is how big the GOP gains will be.

An original Ulfberht sword at the National Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. The sword is dated from the 10th century and bears the inscription +VLFBERH+T. According to archeometallurgist Alan Williams' research, Ulfberht swords with the +T inscription were made from crucible steel, a pure kind of steel not known in Europe during the Viking Age.

NOVA: Secrets Of The Viking Sword

Airs Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Tyrone Ingram, Jessica Rogers, Charissa Joy Los, Scott Los, Wendi Los. Rose Thompson, and genealogist Kenyatta Berry during taping of GENEALOGY ROADSHOW in Detroit, Mich.

GENEALOGY ROADSHOW: Detroit

Airs Monday, September 30, 2013 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Search results for