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If the U.S. needs to stay in Iraq to mediate a civil war, it will be many years before we are able to leave. That's the basic message a UCSD political scientist who has made modern civil wars the focu

Though most voters are focused on the Presidential election, one San Diego election that has attracted attention is the city attorney’s race. Incumbent Mike Aguirre has become a lightening rod for co

Search engines like Google are increasingly in the news, both because of privacy concerns and questions around censorship and filtering of search results. These Days host Tom Fudge moderates a panel of experts discussing the ethical issues surrounding internet search engines.

Since antiquity, scientists have studied lunar eclipses to learn about the shape and location of the sun, the moon and Earth. But if astronomers have been watching lunar eclipses for thousands of years, is there anything left to learn?

You can expect to pay $3 a gallon for it in a lot of places, and the price is going higher as we head into the summer. No, we're not talking about gasoline — we're talking about milk. For most of this year, prices for dairy products have drifted higher, not just in the United States but around the world.

From the cross atop Mt. Soledad to prayer in school, America is divided over religion’s public role. Legal scholar and political scientist Peter Irons shares a close look at the national religious wa

Increasing numbers of voters are taking to the mailbox instead of their local polling station. What does a rise in the absentee vote mean in overall voter participation?

A new study from Stanford University suggests that pollution from ethanol could be even worse than from traditional gasoline. Study author Mark Jacobson, of Stanford's department of civil and environmental engineering, explains.

CSU faculty members have reached a tentative agreement with university administrators. The deal calls for a nearly 21 percent salary increase over four years. Host Tom Fudge speaks with a faculty unio

The fourth report in a six-part series examines the mysterious factor that gives the Ganges River a mythical reputation among the millions of Indians who bathe and drink the river's water.