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San Diego Audubon Society volunteers Padma Jagannathan and Sree Kandhadai and Rebecca Schwartz, Audubon's conservation program manager, watch least terns nesting at Mariner's Point in Mission Bay, June 5, 2014.

San Diego Christmas Bird Count Sees More Species

Volunteers for the San Diego Audubon Society counted more bird species this year than last. Experts say this will yield insights on climate change.

Victory Garden's EdibleFEAST

Airs Saturdays, June 14 - Oct. 4, 2014 at 1 p.m. (except Aug. 16- Sept. 6 & 27) on KPBS TV

Comic actor Fanny Rice, sometimes billed as the Funniest Woman in America, in 1896.

6 Jokes From 19th Century America

History books tell us that times were hard in the 1800s. But there was occasional humor. Some of it was even funny.

Ilija Bibic announcing one of the match-ups at LanDiego Lounge's "Street Fighter V" tournament, April 12, 2016.

LanDiego State 5 Expected To Bring Hundreds Of Gamers To SDSU For Tournament

Six tournaments, 10 hours of gaming, $2,000 in prizes

Boat ramps at the Salton Sea’s Red Hill Bay Marina were once functional, but have been rendered obsolete by the lake’s ever-widening shoreline, Feb. 20, 2018.

Plan To Restore Habitat, Suppress Dust At Salton Sea Is Behind Schedule

There are about 20,000 acres of exposed lakebed on California’s largest lake, the Salton Sea. The dust created from the dry lakebed is expected to make the area’s already high asthma rate even higher.

Caffeine At Night Resets Your Inner Clock

Late-night coffee, tea or cola does more than keep you up, scientists say. The amount of caffeine in a double espresso can delay the internal clock in cells throughout your body by about 40 minutes.

The modern broiler, or meat chicken, grows incredibly fast. The bird suffers as a result, and so does its taste. Whole Foods wants all of its suppliers to shift over to slower-growing chicken breeds, like this one, seen at Arkansas-based Crystal Lake Farms.

Why Whole Foods Wants A Slower-Growing Chicken

A modern broiler, or meat chicken, grows incredibly fast. The bird suffers as a result, and some critics say its flavor does too. Now Whole Foods wants its suppliers to shift to slower-growing breeds.

In 2014, about 2,300 people in Seoul made 250 tons of kimchi, a traditional fermented South Korean pungent vegetable dish, to donate to neighbors in preparation for winter.

How South Korea Uses Kimchi To Connect To The World — And Beyond

The traditional dish is so essential to the nation's culture and identity that the government promotes it globally in an effort to foster understanding and peace among countries.

This is the tallest known American chestnut tree in North America, clocking in at precisely 115 feet. It's an exciting find for those seeking to eventually restore the tree to its previous habitat.

In The Maine Woods, A Towering Giant Could Help Save Chestnuts

Hardly anyone roasts American chestnuts over an open fire anymore: A blight all but wiped out the trees they grow on. Now the discovery of a soaring survivor could aid efforts to breed a hardier tree.

According to the Food and Drug Administration, there were four flavors of Kind bar that were misbranded when the agency reviewed them in August 2014.

Nut So Fast, Kind Bars: FDA Smacks Snacks On Health Claims

The FDA has issued a warning letter to Kind about the labeling of its fruit-and-nut snack bars. It argues that the bars contain too much fat to bear the label "healthy" printed on the wrapper.

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