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Annie Kunz during the Women's Heptathlon 100 Meters Hurdles during the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials in Eugene, Ore., in June. Building her training regimen around recent findings from sex-specific sports medicine research has made a difference in her performance, says Kunz, who won the heptathlon that day and is competing this week at the Olympic games in Tokyo.

Sports Science Is Changing How Female Olympians Train. It Could Help You, Too

U.S. Olympic heptathlete Annie Kunz says tracking her monthly cycles and learning she needs to eat more and get more naps when she's fatigued has already improved her athletic performance.

Fingerstyle guitarist, singer and music producer Stefan Grossman.

Rev. Gary Davis was a prolific guitar player. A protégé aims to keep his legacy alive

"I want to pass on the joy of playing this music to others, just as Rev. Davis passed it on to me."

Accessibility Mornings

The Fleet Science Center invites guests who would benefit from a low-sensory experience to Accessibility Mornings. On the third Saturday of every month, visitors can enjoy admission to the exhibit galleries in a quieter setting, an hour before the museum opens to the public, and a special film screening with house lights on and a lower soundtrack volume. Visitors are welcome to stay and enjoy the museum all day. Upcoming Dates: November 20, 2021 - 9:00am to 10:00am December 18, 2021 - 9:00am to 10:00am For more information on this event please visit HERE!

Spirit of the Barrio Opioid Epidemic Webinar

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is hosting a free Spirit of the Barrio webinar on the opioid epidemic led by their Chief of Psychiatry, Dr. Joe Sepulveda with an introduction from San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan. The purpose of the webinar is to discuss opioid use disorder, the science of addiction as a chronic brain disease, address the stigma behind opioid use and promote effective treatment strategies and harm reduction techniques. The presentation will be followed by time for audience questions. When: Nov. 12, 2021 (12:00pm-1:00pm) Where: Virtual Zoom Link For more information and Zoom registration please visit HERE!

A meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower in August 2021 at Spruce Knob, in West Virginia. A Harvard astronomer thinks a meteor on the floor of the South Pacific Ocean could be a technological object created by aliens.

An astronomer thinks alien tech could be on the ocean floor. Not everyone agrees

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb thinks alien technology could be on the ocean floor. And if he finds anything with buttons on it, he would very much like to press those buttons.

An Arctic shark found in Belize has researchers pondering deep sea discoveries

The Greenland shark can live for centuries and is typically found in cold arctic waters. One found in the warmer waters of Belize has researchers rethinking how widespread the marine species could be.

Salk Institute neuroscientist Margarita Behrens sits in a Salk lab next to a device that slices up mouse brains for research on Sept 22, 2022.

Brain mapping initiative leads to biggest grant in Salk Institute history

The NIH awarded San Diego-based Salk Institute and partnering institutions $126 million to study cell types to create an “atlas” of the human brain.

What the recent wins for far-right parties in Europe could mean for the region

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with political scientist Cas Mudde about Sweden's and Italy's electoral results.

Andrew Bowen

I cover local government — a broad beat that includes housing, homelessness and infrastructure. I'm especially interested in the intersections of land use, transportation and climate change.

The Anopheles stephensi mosquito, seen here sitting on a window, is year-round pest that has invaded urban areas in parts of Africa, and has recently been the cause of dramatic outbreaks of malaria in Ethiopia.

This urban mosquito threatens to derail the fight against malaria in Africa

The Anopheles stephensi is a well-known malaria mosquito, but still sort of new in Ethiopia, where it has caused dramatic, out-of-season outbreaks in ill-equipped cities, new research shows.

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