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A 7-month-old koala at the San Diego Zoo will be named "Cambee," but the sex of the joey remains unknown, park officials announced today.

Supporters and opponents of the death penalty look to an election showdown over Proposition 34.

How has religion and culture affected the way we view our bodies over time? When and why did the study of anatomy begin? How do different cultures around the world view the body differently? We speak to Professor Kevin Petti about his upcoming lecture on "Connecting Art and Science: The Historical Influence of Culture on Anatomy."

UC San Diego and a private company have launched what's being called the world's first and largest privately funded network to track greenhouse gases.

The first ever blood test to find heart blockages is available in San Diego

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the podium before the U.N. General Assembly and laid out his vision for a new world order free of the "hegemony of arrogance." The U.S. delegation boycotted the speech, a day after President Obama addressed world leaders from the same stage.

Some 39 percent of Americans polled in a survey said they eat less meat now than they did three years ago. Health experts say that's a sign that Americans' attitudes about consuming meat are changing.

A report from the International Atomic Energy Agency shows that Iran has continued its efforts to enrich uranium. Ever-tightening sanctions appear to be putting a strain on the Iranian economy, but have done little to deter Iran's enrichment program.

An Oceanside city councilman came under fire last night for proposing drastic changes to the city charter with little time for public review. The council will vote in two weeks to put a measure on the ballot to change how the city council is elected.

A San Diego AIDS researcher says this year's discovery of powerful AIDS antibodies is good news for developing a vaccine, but teaching the immune system to create those antibodies remains a big hurdle.