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A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts made its debut launch Wednesday night, passing a critical milestone. But it failed after three minutes of flight, crashing into the ocean.

Punishing heat waves have gripped America, Asia and Europe this July. A new study finds human-caused climate change is a major reason why.

An academic consortium called PRISM wants to remove the data processing bottleneck that stands in the way of artificial intelligence and things like drug discovery.

Turns out multiple choice options work better for SATs than for storytelling. Netflix's Choose Love makes the case against AI writing — ordering a movie like a pizza doesn't make for good movies.

Schools remain closed after the deadly fires on Maui. Parents say it's important to keep their community from being displaced indefinitely.

Join AMERICAN EXPERIENCE for a virtual PAST FORWARD conversation exploring the history of reproductive rights and future of bodily autonomy in America. Panelists will explore the impact of the recent Dobbs decision on public health and constitutional law, the complex history of the struggle for reproductive rights, the risks women and childbearing people take to secure bodily autonomy, the disproportionate impact of historical and current laws on poor women and women of color, and what might happen next. RSVP NOW Featured guests: Renée M. Landers: Professor of Law at Suffolk University, and the faculty director of the Health and Biomedical Law Concentration, and the Master of Science in Law Life Sciences Program. Cathleen Kaveny: Professor of Law and Theology at Boston College. The conversation will be moderated by Adriane Lentz-Smith, an Associate Professor of History at Duke University. The event will be streamed live on American Experience’s YouTube and Facebook pages.

Federal regulators say Amazon uses manipulative techniques to enroll shoppers into Prime memberships that are purposefully hard to cancel.

The last major age group to be vaccinated against COVID-19 - children ages 6 months to 5 years old – are now getting their shots. How significant is this in the fight against the virus? Then, primary elections often result in a low turnout of voters and this June’s California primary was no exception. But what about November? A new UC San Diego survey tries to take the temperature of voters in California. And, we’re learning more about pollution sources from the Port of San Diego that are affecting people’s health. But the new information has left port commissioners split on how to prioritize emission-reduction projects. Next, reaction to the new rules about where sidewalk vendors can now operate in Balboa Park and downtown San Diego. And, Scientists at UC San Diego are leading what they call the biggest community science project ever, on animal communication. Dogs are touching buttons on soundboards with their paws or nose, allowing them to communicate to humans--- words, thoughts – and maybe even sentences. Finally, the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture is now open in Riverside. One of its first exhibitions on view is a retrospective of works from local border artists, brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre.

A lab that conducts studies for a San Diego-based pharmaceutical company is facing scrutiny over its use of beagles.

Walkable neighborhoods promote active behaviors like walking for leisure or transportation to school, work, shopping or home, the authors wrote.