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The Paramount+ series, based on the game franchise, starts off stiff and familiar. It may take some time for the show, and its main character, to loosen up.

The group will fly on NASA's Orion spacecraft as part of the Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon for the first time 50 years and establish a long-term presence there.

At a time of rising rates of depression and anxiety among teens, the American Psychological Association warns parents that their children need more protection when they are online.

Scientists have created a new version of a historic black hole image that was first unveiled back in 2019. The central black nothingness now looks larger and darker.

Butterflies likely split from nocturnal moths around 100 million years ago in present-day western North America or Central America, a new study of the winged insects finds.

Award-winning novelist Victoria Amelina, who retrained as a war crimes researcher to document Russian atrocities and preserve Ukrainian culture, has met a tragic end.

Become a Master Composter! The five-week Master Composter course provides training in the art and science of composting. The course includes lectures, guest speakers, demonstrations, and a field trip. Minimize your carbon footprint. Keeping food and yard waste out of the landfill reduces harmful methane gas emissions. Use this "waste" to create amendments for your garden. Compost use reduces the need for synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Reduce water use and increase water retention. Compost increases your soil's water-holding capacity and improves water retention. The Master Composter course provides training in the art and science of composting. The course includes lectures, demonstrations, and a field trip. The course covers the following topics: Traditional composting Compost bin building and troubleshooting (in teams!) Vermicomposting Bokashi Bugs in your compost pile Environmental impacts Much more! Master Composter certification requires attendance at all 5 classes, as well as 30 volunteer hours of related community service. Meet new people in this fun, hands-on course and develop your composting knowledge, all while serving your community! Class size is limited. This class will meet Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. : Week 1 - May 7 Week 2 - May 14 Week 3 - May 21 [No class on Memorial Day weekend] Week 4 - June 4 Week 5 - June 11 Residents of unincorporated San Diego County will receive preferential registration. All others will be placed on a waitlist and apprised of space available 1-2 weeks before the start of the course. SPECIAL OFFER! All participants will receive a free kitchen scrap container* after attending the first two classes. Class graduates will receive their choice of the following*: 1 Soil Saver traditional compost bin, or 1 Wriggly Wranch vermicompost bin. Hold your free spot: https://bit.ly/35qdoJo This course has been made possible through generous funding from the County of San Diego. In partnership with the Spring Valley Branch Library. *Limit 1 per household.

Tuesdays, Aug. 30 - Oct. 4, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand with KPBS Passport! 1900s Vienna is a hotbed of philosophy, science and art. Dr. Max Liebermann’s extraordinary skills of perception and Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt’s determination lead them to some of the city’s most mysterious and deadly cases. This week: Their latest investigation draws Max and Oskar into the sphere of nationalistic groups who despite Vienna's immigrants. Max's fiancee is provoked into taking daring risks before the murderer's shocking rationale is finally revealed.

On average, half the participants in a study by the University of St. Andrews in Scotland could recognize what either chimpanzees or bonobos were communicating.

The California Coastal Commission has broad authority to protect the state’s shoreline. Now, some want to curtail its power over affordable housing proposals.