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Deanna Mackey, an executive leader and journalist with more than 30 years of experience, will serve as general manager for KPBS, leading the organization through its next phase of development.

Jersey is a one-year-old female mixed breed. She is available for adoption at the Pike County Animal Shelter.

Black shelter animals weren't getting adopted. A photographer had an idea: glam shots

Maggie Epling heard that black cats and dogs often struggle to get adopted. In a push to fix that, she is taking glamour shots of these dark coated beauties at an animal shelter in Pike, Kentucky.

A health worker in Mexico City prepares a Sputnik V dose during a mass vaccination effort against COVID-19. A new study in Mexico shows that non-mRNA vaccines like the Russian version can be as effective as mRNA vaccines like Pfizer if the patient has previously been infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Looks like non-mRNA vaccines can be as good as Pfizer and Moderna in certain scenarios

The consensus has been that Pfizer and Moderna are most protective. But a study looking at 5 vaccines — including Russia's Sputnik V and two Chinese types — offers an unexpected finding.

Researchers estimate there are only about 10 vaquita porpoises still living in Mexico's Gulf of California.

Scientists say endangered porpoise isn't doomed — so long as humans stop killing them

Fishing in the Gulf of California has nearly wiped out the vaquita marina. But a new genetic analysis offers hope for the engandered porpoise: the species can make a comeback, if humans protect it.

Researcher Lee Fisher (left) is working to merge prosthetic limbs with the nervous system. Pat Bayne (right) says a prototype has partially restored her sense of touch: "I know there's no hand there, but I can feel it."

Researchers work to create a sense of touch in prosthetic limbs

A team at the University of Pittsburgh is equipping artificial hands and feet with sensors that are linked to a person's own nervous system. Preliminary results, though limited, are promising.

A masked commuter sits in a Los Angeles Metro train in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 13, 2022.

Masks could return to Los Angeles as COVID surges nationwide

The highly transmissible new omicron variants have shown a remarkable ability to get around the protection offered by vaccination.

A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccination super station at Grossmont Center in La Mesa, Calif. Feb. 2, 2021.

Infectious disease specialist: 'It's crucial first responders get vaccinated'

San Diego’s vaccination mandate for city employees is approaching.

Why Sweat Is A Human Superpower

Sweat is an "evolutionary marvel," says Sarah Everts, the author of The Joy of Sweat. In her new book, Everts delves into the science of perspiration and how this trait has enabled humans to thrive.

People line up for coronavirus tests outside a hospital in Shanghai on Friday.

China locks down a city of 9 million amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases

The latest lockdowns extend China's draconian approach to the pandemic it has enforced for most of the past two years

People gather outside the scene of a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, May 15, 2022.

What is the 'great replacement' and how is it tied to the Buffalo shooting suspect?

The suspect allegedly wrote a 180-page document filled with hateful rants about race and ties to the conspiracy theory, "great replacement."

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