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The flawed coronavirus test kits went out to public laboratories in February. An internal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention review obtained by NPR says the wrong quality control protocols were used.

CDC Report: Officials Knew Coronavirus Test Was Flawed But Released It Anyway

An unreleased CDC review obtained by NPR shows that lab officials knew an early coronavirus test kit had a high failure rate. They decided not to recall it and sent it to the nation's labs anyway.

Most Teachers Don't Teach Climate Change; 4 In 5 Parents Wish They Did

As students around the globe participate in Earth Day, a new NPR/Ipsos poll finds 55% of teachers don't teach or talk about climate change and 46% of parents haven't discussed it with their kids.

Jason Graham, director of wastewater plant operations with the city of Fort Collins, pulls a plastic jug from a sampling machine at the Drake Water Reclamation facility in this undated photo.

In Colorado, Your Stool Is a Tool In The Fight Against Coronavirus

Tracking coronavirus pandemic could soon be a bit easier because of one simple fact: everyone poops.

Andre Agassi speaks at the celebration of the official opening of the Hawking STEAM School Site 2 in South San Diego on February 6, 2020.

Tennis Legend Andre Agassi Celebrates Opening Of New Charter School In South San Diego

The new school officially opened Thursday. Its campus was developed by the Turner-Agassi Charter School Facilities Fund.

At Tuesday's briefing, Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House's coronavirus response coordinator, is expected to offer details of modeling that helped convince President Trump to extend his social distance guidelines.

Watch Live: Coronavirus Task Force To Detail What Data Led To Extension Of Guidelines

President Trump and his top public health advisers are expected to detail what models and data informed the extension of federal guidelines for social distancing.

Tim Sweeney is awarded during the BAFTA Presents Special Award to Epic Games at The London on June 2019. Sweeney told NPR he is suing Apple and Google in a bid to attack practices he claims are monopolistic and exploitative.

Fortnite Maker Tim Sweeney On Apple And Google: 'These Monopolies Need To Be Stopped'

The Epic Games CEO tells NPR that the tech titans are abusing their power and exploiting developers by demanding a 30% cut of every app purchase made on a smartphone or tablet.

Clockwise from top left: work by Griselda Rosas, Melissa Walter, Kaori Fukuyama and Alanna Airitam, this year's finalists for the San Diego Art Prize.

Meet The Women Of The San Diego Art Prize

The exhibition of work by the four finalists, originally set to open last weekend, has been officially rescheduled for September

Immunizations are one of the most cost-effective health interventions. Yet some vaccines are too expensive to be distributed in low- and middle-income countries.

Why Astronomical Drug Prices Are Bad For Health — And Profits

Fatima Suleman, a professor of pharmaceutical sciences, hopes that WHO's Fair Pricing Forum can help lower drug costs — and benefit drug manufacturers.

The devastation from Hurricane Michael over Mexico Beach, Fla. A massive federal report released in November warns that climate change is fueling extreme weather disasters like hurricanes and wildfires.

2018 Was A Milestone Year For Climate Science (If Not Politics)

2018 saw a string of more precise — and dire — assessments that a warming climate is affecting the weather. That didn't keep President Trump and others from questioning those scientific conclusions.

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Airs Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, June 2 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2

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