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Gaiman's New 'Ocean' Is No Kiddie Pool

Neil Gaiman says his latest novel, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, started out as a short story that just didn't stop growing. Originally, it was also a simple story about a young boy — but morphed into a much darker tale about being a child in dangerous territory.

Teaching Cutting-Edge Science In San Diego Classrooms

UC San Diego and the San Diego Unified School District are working together to broaden the teaching of science. The goal is to provide hands-on science training to help educate the next generation of environmental leaders.

Some parents have worried that kids get too many vaccinations too quickly. A review of all the available research suggests those concerns are misplaced.

Schedule Of Childhood Vaccines Declared Safe

Childhood vaccines for diseases like measles, polio and whooping cough have repeatedly been proved safe and effective. Even so, some parents still worry that the schedule of vaccinations -- 24 immunizations by the age of 2 -- can be dangerous. That worry is likely misplaced, according to a yearlong review of all available scientific data.

Study: Conservation Efforts Face Uphill Struggle

A study published in the journal Science shows that the effort to preserve species is still strongly headed in the wrong direction. The trend is especially pronounced for vertebrates, including mammals, birds and amphibians.

Relationships And Rocket Ships In 'Last Girlfriend'

Everyone has relationship problems, even God — at least, according to humorist Simon Rich. His funny, surreal new collection, The Last Girlfriend on Earth: And Other Love Stories, explores dating and relationships, but also magic talking goats and rocket ships.

More than 40 years ago, the EPA banned oil companies from releasing wastewater into the environment, but made an exception for the arid West. If livestock and wildlife can use the water, companies can release it. Cows like these grazing near a stream of waste on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming are supposedly the reason the EPA lets oil companies release their waste into the environment.

EPA Wants To Allow Continued Wastewater Dumping In Wyoming

The environmental agency has proposed permits that would allow oil companies to continue releasing contaminated wastewater onto the Wind River Reservation in central Wyoming. NPR found last year that the EPA has been allowing oil companies to send so much wastewater onto dry land that it was creating raging streams.

Joplin, Missouri post apocalyptic landscape after the April 2011 tornado outbreak that left a trail of destruction across the U.S.

NOVA: Deadliest Tornadoes

Airs Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, May 20 at 8 a.m. & Noon on KPBS 2 + KPBS Passport

Students are drinking more coffee to stay awake.

Young Adults Swapping Soda for The Super Buzz of Coffee

If you live in a college town, you may have noticed campus coffee shops are still buzzing late into the evening.

Damaged buildings in Talca, Chile, 2010. In 2010, epic earthquakes all over the planet delivered one of the worst annual death tolls ever recorded. NOVA follows teams of scientists in Haiti and Chile after the deadly quakes in those countries as they try to gather data to aid in preventing future disasters.

NOVA: Deadliest Earthquakes

Airs Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

A giant squid stars in this still image taken from the footage Edie Widder shot. It's the first-ever video of these giant squids, and it'll debut in a

The Kraken Is Real: Scientist Films First Footage Of A Giant Squid

For thousands of years, sailors have told stories of giant squids. In myth and cinema, the kraken was the most terrible of sea monsters. Now, it's been captured -- on a soon-to-be-seen video.

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