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  • Fire, water, earth and air are characters in Disney and Pixar's new movie <em>Elemental</em>, directed by Peter Sohn.
    Earth, air, fire, water — and family — are all 'Elemental' for Pixar's Peter Sohn
    In science class, Sohn saw the periodic table as an apartment building. The son of Korean immigrants, he felt the elements were a "beautiful metaphor" for cultures mixing in his New York hometown.
  • A fire truck heads toward the York Fire on July 30 in the Mojave National Preserve, Calif.
    What is a 'fire whirl,' the rare weather phenomenon spotted in a California wildfire
    Firefighters recently spotted the spinning columns of flames as they battled the York Fire along the California-Nevada border.
  • Chula Vista Library Family Concert Series
    Starting January 21st, Classics 4 Kids is hosting a free family concert series on intermittent Saturdays at the Chula Vista Library Civic Center. Open to all ages. Three different performances, including: - Pattern Play Trio - Saturday, January 21 at 2 p.m.: Connect patterns in music to math, science, and language arts (featuring award-winning Classics4Kids musicians) - Música de Mariachi - Saturday, February 25 at 2 p.m.: Spanish/English program, participants will learn how mariachi instruments make their sounds and how their rhythms layer to form this special musical style - Classics 4 Kids Trio - Saturdays, April 22 and June 3 at 2 p.m.: Interactive musical performance, teaches participants about musical instruments & engages them in fun stories Related links: Classics 4 Kids on Instagram
  • Killer whales are pictured during a storm in the fjord of Skjervoy in 2021 off the coast of northern Norway. Researchers say orcas are stepping up "attacks" on yachts along Europe's Iberian coast.
    Orcas sank a yacht off Spain — the latest in a slew of such 'attacks' in recent years
    The marine mammals have been "attacking" sailboats since 2020. But those encounters are becoming more frequent, and some say the orcas' tactics are evolving.
  • Library NExT presents: Virtual Rocket Science!
    Get ready to explore current rocket science and rocket design. The class will culminate in the creation and launch of a testable paper rocket model. Earth-bound space exploration has never been so fun! Registration is required for this is a virtual workshop, and supplies will be sent to your closest library for pickup. You can pre-register at sandiego.librarymarket.com. Grades 3-5.
  • The Oscar for best picture went to <em>Oppenheimer </em>at the 96th Annual Academy Awards.
    Oscars 2024: 'Oppenheimer' wins best picture, Emma Stone takes best actress
    It was a night of few surprises, but felt triumphant nonetheless. Here's what NPR pop culture critics had to say as they watched the 96th Academy Awards — from red carpet to the final winners.
  • A view of the Pakistani territory of Baltistan from the heights of the mountain above the village of Chunda. The patches of white in the foreground are snow and water. The patches of silver in the distance are clouds that shroud the peaks of most mountains in Baltistan. The territory boasts towering peaks, including K2, the world's second highest mountain.
    A glacier baby is born: Mating glaciers to replace water lost to climate change
    Residents of Pakistan's Himalayan region turn to science and folklore, with backing from the U.N. They're erecting ice towers, harvesting avalanches and performing an ancient glacier ritual.
  • A helicopter flies above a wildfire burning in Canada this summer. Smoke from these wildfires floated hundreds of miles, blanketing much of North America in toxic air.
    Wildfire smoke this year woke up places unaccustomed to its effects. Now what?
    Wildfires worsened by climate change spewed smoke over much of North America this year. It's a new reality Americans haven't yet processed: how dangerous the smoke is for human health.
  • Pupils, wearing protective glasses, look at the partial solar eclipse in Schiedam, the Netherlands, on June 10, 2021.
    Here's how you can see Saturday's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse
    People in some areas of the western U.S. will be able to see the annular eclipse, when the moon passes directly in front of the sun. Experts urge viewers to watch the eclipse safely.
  • Poet Gregory Pardlo on THE ARTICULATE HOUR "Partial Recall"
    THE ARTICULATE HOUR: Partial Recall (New Series Premiere)
    Premieres Friday, May 5, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App. Through conversations with artists, scholars, and other great creative thinkers, the series explores our complex world through a lens of arts, culture, and science. Memory is the amazing ability of our brains to store and access skills, information, and emotions. On the premiere episode, artists and scholars discuss the reliability of our recall and the surprising ways our memories fuel creativity.
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