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Iran's Lake Urmia has shriveled because of water mismanagement. Photographer Maximilian Mann traveled to northwest Iran to document life in the region. Here, a man walks in what used to be a river to the lake, now just salt.

The massive lake has dried out because of water mismanagement. Photographer Maximilian Mann traveled to northwest Iran to document the disappearing body of water and the people who depend on it.

Ben Raines, an environmental reporter for AL.com, holds pieces of wood he collected from a cypress forest discovered in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico. A scientist says having an intact forest from the ice age is rare.

Scientists: Long-Buried Ice Age Forest Offers Climate Change Clues

The remarkable discovery of an intact ancient cypress forest in the Gulf of Mexico may reveal a lot about climate change — the past and the future.

Linda McGuigan, lab manager of the American Chestnut Research & Restoration Project, examines a batch of transgenic American chestnut plantlets in a high-light chamber.

Once And Future Nut: How Genetic Engineering May Bring Back Chestnuts

The American chestnut is poised to return — as a bionic, blight-resistant tree. Scientists hope to plant about 10,000 transgenic plantlets to pollinate trees in the "wild."

Filmed against a stunning mountain backdrop in Palm Springs, Calif., Steven Raichlen (pictured at the grill) takes smoked foods—and drinks—in directions you'd never imagine. From a smoking mezcalini cocktail and whiskey-brown sugar pork loin to smoke-grilled sangria and smoke-burnished suckling pig, viewers will discover all the types of foods and beverages that can be smoked. Plus, this season features a PROJECT SMOKE first: hickory-smoked ice cream for dessert.

STEVEN RAICHLEN'S PROJECT SMOKE: Season 2

Airs Saturdays, June 25 - Aug. 13 & Sept. 10, Sept. 24 - Oct. 15, 2016 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV

Kentucky state Rep. Dan Johnson committed suicide on Wednesday following a report alleging that he sexually assaulted a girl in January 2013. He is pictured here at his Louisville church on Tuesday. Behind him is his wife, Rebecca, who says she plans to run for his seat.

Wife Of Kentucky Lawmaker Who Killed Himself Plans To Run For His Seat

State Rep. Dan Johnson's death came days after a news outlet published allegations he sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl. His widow decried "high-tech lynchings based on lies and half-truths."

Councilman David Alvarez calls to increase wages for employees at fast food restaurants at a rally in downtown San Diego, Aug. 29, 2013.

Separating Alvarez From Faulconer: The Political Issues

Looking beyond the personal, what are the political issues defining the race between David Alvarez and his opponent, Republican Kevin Faulconer?

With friends and family standing behind him, Kentucky State Rep., Republican Dan Johnson addresses the public from his church on Tuesday to defend himself against accusations of sexual assaulting a 17-year-old girl in 2012.

Kentucky Lawmaker Dies In Apparent Suicide Amid Accusations Of Sexual Assault

Rep. Dan Johnson was found dead in his car of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound days after an investigative report raised past accusations of sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl.

Katharine Hepburn's Brownies: A Recipe For Home-Wrecking?

Two years ago in The New York Times' food section, Sydne Newberry commented on this recipe — and the bittersweet end to her marriage. The comment went on to become Internet legend.

Regency Romance Crashes Into Dragon-Filled Dystopia In 'The Sky Is Yours'

Chandler Klang Smith's novel, set in a crumbling far-future metropolis menaced by dragons, is a dizzying, delirious crash of wonders and grotesqueries, spiked with crackling dialogue and detail.

Steaming-hot bagels are scooped out of the water in which they were boiled and dumped onto a stainless steel drain board at a bagel bakery in Queens, New York City, 1963. Traditionally, bagels were boiled, but bakers who use the modern method skips this step.

Chew On This: The Science Of Great NYC Bagels (It's Not The Water)

Popular myth has long credited New York's soft water for the city's irresistibly crusty, chewy bagels. But the chemistry behind a superior bagel is more complicated.

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