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Is life toxic? Award-winning paleontologist Peter Ward thinks it is and has put forth a provocative theory about the unhealthy relationship between humans and other life forms and the planet in his new book The Medea Hypothesis: Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive?

Francis Collins is one of the nation's leaders in mapping the human genome. He is also an evangelical Christian. Host Tom Fudge speaks with him about science and faith.

Airs Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

A large shipment of school supplies is on its way to San Diego's Lincoln High School a week after the campus was publicly criticized for having too many kids and not enough materials to go around. KPB

Modern Turkey was founded as a secular, Western-oriented state. But these days, Turks say the country is expressing its Muslim identity more than its secular one. And the critical question of Islam versus secularism colors just about every debate in the country.

As part of our monthly series on ethics and technology, we'll look at whether robotic warfare makes the world a better place.

Researchers at San Diego universities are struggling to deal with unexpected riches as new grant money comes available from the federal stimulus package. KPBS Reporter Tom Fudge has more.

The unmanned Ares I-X made a spectacular debut as it soared into the sky Wednesday. This next generation manned space vehicle is set to be ready in 2015, but some question the future of the program.

The first detailed color pictures from the Mars Phoenix Lander have arrived on Earth, giving NASA its first close views of Mars' north pole. Guy Raz talks to NPR's Joe Palca at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena about what scientists say they are seeing.

San Diego Military Mother Authors “Minefields of the Heart”