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At the FBI Crime Lab in Quantico, Va., experts are finding new and better uses for what many people see as a forensic sure thing — DNA. Cases unsolvable just a decade ago, are now ripe for reopening.

This is my first intergalactic trip to Comic-Con.

Patients often find it difficult to base medical decisions on study results.

Officials said Monday they've started capturing some of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico -- marking the first time in more than three weeks that any of the company's strategies have worked to slow the flow.

Could biomimicry be the next biotech for San Diego? We talk to local economist Dr. Lynn Reaser about why our region is well-positioned to be a future hub for innovation in the field of biomimicry. We also discuss how the local economy could be impacted by industries that create products and use ideas inspired by nature.

President Obama on Tuesday declared that the United States is a serious partner in combating global warming. "We understand the gravity of the climate threat. We are determined to act," he said in a speech at a U.N. climate change summit in New York.

Where does all that dust under your couch come from? It turns out that most household dust comes from outside — and may contain some pretty harmful stuff. How the toxins in dust get into your body depends on the size of the dust particle.

Public vocational schools are preparing students for careers ranging from biotech to construction – jobs that don’t necessarily require a college degree. SDSU backpack journalist Brandon Stone has t

How are residents in Mexicali and the Imperial County still being affected by the 7.2 magnitude Easter earthquake that struck one year ago? And, what are some of the unique things geologists have learned about the temblor over the last year? We'll look back on how the earthquake impacted our region, and discuss how the knowledge we've gained could influence theories about quake mechanics in the future.

For analysis of news and events from Africa, Farai Chideya talks with Edmond Keller, professor of political science and director of the Globalization Research Center on Africa at UCLA. This week, they discuss violence erupting in eastern Congo and South Africa's ANC party electing a new leader.