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Studying Charles Darwin's documents has evolved from visiting the library at Cambridge University to visiting a Web site. The British university has just made a trove of about 20,000 papers from Darwin's life and studies accessible online.

Nearly 5 percent of Americans are taking drugs to treat heartburn and acid reflux. A recent study gave the drugs to people who didn't have stomach problems to begin with. Nearly half developed "rebound" acid reflux after taking the drugs for 12 weeks.

What does a global decline of the fish population mean to Californians? What is the state of our fish supply? Should we be concerned? A fishing industry representative and a conservancy manager discus

As the U.S. slowly recovers after sparking the global financial crisis, China appears to be leading the world out of recession. But some Chinese say their economy has a long way to go, and America still has some big advantages.

A small San Diego biotech firm claims to be the first to document the successful cloning of human embryos. KPBS reporter Andrew Phelps has details.

Scientists are poring over brand new images of the planet Mercury, including panoramas of a side of the planet that has never been seen. The images are being beamed back to Earth from NASA's Messenger spacecraft, which flew past Mercury on Monday.

It Just Feels Like an Eternity

California working women make on average $8,300 less per year than men. This costs California women about $37 billion annually. The Equal Pay Act was signed into law in 1963 to prohibit discrimination on account of sex in the payment of wages by employers. In passing the bill, Congress denounced sexual discrimination in the workplace. It has been 48 years since the law was enacted. Many women are supporting a new equal pay act called the Paycheck Fairness Act, which passed in the U.S. House but fell short in the Senate. This would close loopholes in the old act to ensure that women aren't underpaid. We are going to discuss the current equal pay rules as well as the struggle women are facing, and the ways that women are trying to gain equality.

Salmonella traced to a peanut plant has killed nine people and sickened hundreds, spotlighting the system that safeguards the nation's food supply. The jumble of agencies and regulations has long been criticized. But now the idea of streamlining it has support in the president's Cabinet.

UCSD and Tijuana's College of the Northern Border formalized their collaboration Thursday. The universities will continue to work together on a wide range of academic and research projects. KPBS Repor