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Stream now with the PBS app / Watch Wednesdays, Aug. 6 and 13, 2025 from 8 - 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. The four-part documentary series, reveals a little-known truth: that public health saved your life today and you probably don’t even know it. But while public health makes modern life possible, the work itself is often underfunded, undervalued, and misunderstood.

There are lots of problems in the carbon offset market right now. So if you get an offer to buy an offset, what should you do? NPR asked experts for top things to know.

NASA and other federal agencies recently did a tabletop simulation of an Earth-threatening asteroid to see how they'd handle it

Sixty years ago, 17-year-old Randy Gardner broke a Guinness world record by staying awake for 11 consecutive days. His experiment is one of the most well-documented cases of sleep deprivation.

This October don’t miss Two Scientists Walk Into a Bar, a unique community event by the Fleet Science Center that bridges the gap between science and social life. Scientists from diverse fields engage in casual conversations with attendees at various locations, offering a refreshing opportunity to explore intriguing scientific topics while enjoying favorite beverages. October is Scientist Engagement Month, so we have two very special editions of Two Scientists Walk Into a Bar! Two Scientists Walk Into a Bar: Bar Crawl Edition offers San Diegans four times the opportunity to engage with local scientists at favorite neighborhood bars. October 5: North Park October 12: Little Italy October 19: Miramar October 26: North Park View the full list of locations Free admission Visit: Fleetscience.org or call 619-238-1233 Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Search for the hashtag #2scientists. Two Scientists Walk Into a Bar is a registered trademark of the Fleet Science Center.

Research into new pharmaceuticals has produced an unanticipated by-product: Petunias that glow in the dark

San Diego County is asking state and federal health officials to investigate health effects of cross-border sewage pollution.

The Fleet Science Center welcomes the new school year with an Educator Open House on Thursday, September 14. This inspiring evening at the Fleet Science Center invites all San Diego County educators to explore the galleries, including the wildly popular The Worst-Case Scenario: Survival Experience, engage in professional development opportunities, get creative in the Fleet’s makerspace Studio X, and importantly, preview the Fleet’s latest addition to its very in-demand Don’t Try This At Home science assembly show, Scientific Serenade. Scientific Serenade, suitable for grades kindergarten through six, focuses on sound waves, exploring the relationships between pitch and frequency, amplitude and volume, and speed and intensity. Fleet education professionals lead an investigation and visualization of sound through participants’ eyes and ears in this high-energy, louder-than-life show. Students (and educators) can: Explore the components of sound and how they all combine to create the beautiful (and not-so-beautiful) sounds that we hear every day. Experience the use of a wide array of items in engaging experiments to experience sound in a whole new way. Hear that this show is simply too loud to try at home! Educators also will get a chance to connect with each other as well as members of the Fleet education department about resources, offerings and special events that can make their classroom and school activities even more engaging. Educators are welcome to bring up to two guests, including children. Light refreshments will be served. The Fleet Science Center’s myriad education offerings are just one more way the Fleet fulfills its mission of connecting everyone in San Diego to the power of science. Fleet Science Center on Facebook / Instagram

Minnesota lawmakers set aside $100,000 for the formerly stolen pair this year and the Judy Garland Museum hopes a benevolent figure can help win them at auction.

Michael Mann, a prominent climate scientist, has been awarded more than $1 million in a case more than a decade in the making.