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The western United States was primarily settled in the 20th Century. Despite its arid landscape, water was plentiful in the West during this time thanks to engineering marvels like the Hoover Dam. But

What if a pill could make bad memories less painful and intense? Host Tom Fudge speaks with a Canadian psychologist who is finding a cure to blunt bad memories caused by traumatic events.

In 2005,

Some of the most advanced climate models show global warming hurting agricultural production in the world's poorest regions. But Cynthia Rosenzweig, a NASA scientist who's studied this question for 20 years, has faith that solutions are within reach.

Two college football bowl games will be played in San Diego, and that means much-needed tourist dollars for the region.

A new pharmacy school officially opened its doors Tuesday on the campus of UC San Diego. Classes have been underway for several years, but until now students and teachers didn't have a facility to cal

On Dec. 11th 1997 more than 150 nations agreed to the Kyoto Protocol, dubbed the most ambitious international environmental treaty of its kind. A decade later, Richard Harris who reported on the talks back then examines what has changed.

Researchers at UCSD are developing a tool that can be installed in cell phones to help guide illegal immigrants to water and safety while crossing the border from Mexico to the United States. We discuss the tool and how it might impact those trying to cross the border and those trying to stop them.

How have cell phones changed our lives? Inventor of the mobile phone, and purveyor of portability, Marty Cooper is still at it. We'll find out what the "father of the mobile phone" thinks about texting, and how he thinks we can improve wireless communications.

Controversy surrounding the human papillomavirus vaccine continues as parents consider whether or not their young daughters should receive it. We speak with a pediatrician about the latest research on the vaccine.