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  • Dr. Yasmin El Shazly and Dr. Mostafa Waziri
    Tutankhamun: Allies & Enemies
    Encore Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 from 10 - 12 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! This film marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb and is a journey of exploration for Egyptian co-hosts Yasmin El Shazly and Mahmoud Rashad into the mysteries and unanswered questions about the boy king's life.
  • Elon Musk SpaceX
    IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Elon Musk
    Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Elon Musk was a multi-millionaire by the time he reached the age of 31. He is one of a new breed of what the New York Times called "thrillionaires," high-tech entrepreneurs who are using their newfound wealth to help turn science-fiction dreams into reality. His story is about a thrilling 21st century "Iron Man" come alive. (premiered in 2021)
  • Tom Wong in an undated photo.
    UC San Diego professor awarded for immigrant rights work
    UC San Diego professor Tom Wong was awarded the ACLU's Presidential Prize for his academic work on immigration, but his experience with the issue is personal.
  • Registered nurse Jamie Simmons speaks with a patient during an appointment at the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center in Massachusetts. The patient, whose first name is Kim, says buprenorphine has helped her stay off heroin and avoid an overdose for nearly 20 years.
    A roadblock to life-saving addiction treatment is gone. Now what?
    Federal restrictions seemed to explain why many doctors weren't prescribing medication for opioid addiction. But some caution that removing those rules isn't enough to overcome hesitancy and stigma.
  • The Great Salt Lake is roughly 8-9 feet lower than it should be. A snowy winter recently has helped lake levels some.
    Climate change and a population boom could dry up the Great Salt Lake in 5 years
    Utah leaders are under pressure to end water diversions and enforce tougher restrictions in order save the drying Great Salt Lake. A recent report predicted it will completely dry in five years.
  • Asteroid moonlet Dimorphos as seen by the DART spacecraft 11 seconds before impact.
    NASA says its asteroid defense test was a success
    NASA smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to throw it off course. The mission succeeded beyond expectations, officials said.
  • If the brain is a musical instrument, "the electrophysiology is the music," says <a href="https://profiles.ucsd.edu/alexander.khalessi">Dr. Alexander Khalessi</a>. New tools to treat epilepsy patients now let doctors "listen to the music a little bit better."
    Lasers, robots, and tiny electrodes are transforming treatment of severe epilepsy
    For people with drug-resistant epilepsy, surgery used to be seen as a last resort. Now it's often the treatment of choice.
  • Amazon Echo and Echo Plus devices behind illuminated Echo Button devices during an event by the company in Seattle in September 2017.
    Amazon's Alexa could soon speak in a dead relative's voice, making some feel uneasy
    Amazon's voice-cloning technology still under development raises concerns among those who study ethics in artificial intelligence.
  • Jessica Griffin, San Diego State Ph.D. candidate, works with Grace Luzbetak, an intern from Miramar College. They are conducting an experiment on the protection of seagrass along the San Diego coast, San Diego, CA, June 22, 2022.
    Community college students intern to save the environment along the coast
    Students from Mesa and Miramar Colleges are interning at the San Diego State Coastal Marine Institute Laboratory this summer.
  • SDCDM Science & Engineering Day
    This summer, embark on a STEM-filled adventure during Science & Engineering Day with the San Diego Children's Discovery Museum on Tuesday, July 20! There's fun for the whole family to enjoy virtually at home during this special day full of educational activities. Free Online Activity Schedule: 10 a.m. | [Pre-Recorded Video] Do you have what it takes to code robots to follow a path? It's easier than you think! 12:30 p.m. | [Blog Post] Become an environmental scientist and take on the challenge of cleaning dirty water for communities to use. 2 p.m. | [Pre-Recorded Video] Create a safe chemical reaction with ingredients you can find in your kitchen! The Science & Engineering Day activities will take place on Tuesday, July 20 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.This event is offered to the public for free!All activities will be published on the Museum's Facebook page (@sdcdm) at the times listed above. Science & Engineering Day is sponsored by ASML
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