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California regulators adopted a drinking water limit on toxic hexavalent chromium, a chemical compound made infamous by the movie “Erin Brockovich."

For years, Hollywood's behind-the-scenes action heroes have been pushing for an Oscars category to honor their work. Many hope The Fall Guy will make it a reality.

Multiple federal and state government agencies count the number of deaths from extreme floods, wildfires, heat waves and hurricanes. They don't always agree on which deaths should be counted.

Columbia University officials answered lawmaker questions about antisemitism on campus. But Wednesday's hearing played out very differently from the 2023 hearing that grabbed so many headlines.

In Tripping on Utopia, historian Benjamin Breen writes about Mead's early research into psychedelic substances — and how it led to secret CIA experiments using psychedelics for interrogation.

28% of Americans are now religiously unaffiliated. A new study from Pew Research looks at how atheists, agnostics and those whose religion is "nothing in particular" view God, religion and morality.

Experts say you should gas up before you go, and plan to stay for a while afterward.

The memo outlines how government agencies can implement artificial intelligence and requires that agencies have a chief AI officer.

Luau & Legends Of Surfing Invitational is Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023 at 7 a.m. at Scripps Pier Beach and Scripps Seaside Forum at Scripps Institution of Oceanography Our mission is to save lives by transforming cancer prevention, detection and care. Our vision is to make personalized cancer medicine a reality by creating, translating and disseminating exceptional cancer science and medicine. If you have any additional questions, please contact luaulegendsofsurfing@ucsd.edu. https://luaulegendsofsurfing.org/

Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS App. An adventure-filled exploration of conservation science, "Bears Of Durango" embeds with a dynamic team of wildlife researchers tasked with conducting a black bear study in Durango, Colorado. In response to an exponential increase in black bear-human conflicts – including bears breaking into cars and homes, and cubs getting trapped in garages – Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioned a six-year study to determine the factors behind the state-wide trend, and to propose solutions to quell it.