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Jim Blair walks Saluki dogs past a solar eclipse exhibit on the campus of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Ill. With approximately 2 minutes 40 seconds of totality the area in Southern Illinois will experience the longest duration of totality during the eclipse on August 21.

In Illinois, This College Town Won't Be Eclipsed By August's Celestial Event

A town of 26,000 will more than double in size as the Great American Eclipse takes place in August. From the local state university to longtime bakery, people are getting ready for it to get dark.

Women's rugby teammates Kelly Griffin (left) and Jillion Potter demonstrate how they would protect Richelle Stephens (bottom) as she attempts to hand off the ball during practice at Olympic Training Center in San Diego. Women's rugby is making its Olympic debut in Rio.

Olympic Rugby Returns For Men; Women Make Their Debut

American men are the defending champion in rugby — a sport that's coming back after being dropped following the 1924 Games. The U.S. women are considered contenders in the fast seven-on-seven game.

This is the actual NASA graphic illustrating the "Space Poop Challenge."

Got A Great Idea For Dealing With Poop In A Spacesuit? Let NASA Know

The space station has a bathroom. But a spacesuit, not so much. So far, astronauts have relied on diapers, but NASA calls that a "very temporary" fix. It is offering $30,000 for a better idea.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Tuesday's press conference in Jupiter, Fla., where Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields, seen to the left of Trump, says "someone had grabbed me tightly by the arm and yanked me down."

What We Know: Breitbart Reporter And Alleged Assault At A Trump Event

Michelle Fields of conservative site Breitbart alleged that she was assaulted at a Trump event by someone who was ID'd as Trump's campaign manager.

Beakman, played by performance artist Paul Zaloom, was on TV in the U.S. 20 years ago, but is still beloved in Latin America, where it plays in reruns.

Remember 'Beakman's World'? The Wacky Scientist Is Still Big In Latin America

The children's TV show ran for just five years in the U.S. in the 1990s. But it's still hugely popular in Latin America, and a stage version of the show attracts audiences in the thousands.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos talks with Grover "Russ" Whitehurst, senior fellow in the Center on Children and Families in the Economic Studies program at the Brookings Institution on Wednesday in Washington.

How Schools Are Like Uber, Trump U Settlement, And Other Education News Of The Week

A financial aid flap, DeVos on stage, and more.

Michael Mosley holding a test tube containing his blood.

The Wonderful World Of Blood

Airs Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

President Donald Trump makes a statement on the administration's strategy for dealing with Iran in the Diplomatic Reception Room in the White House on Friday.

Transcript: Trump's Remarks On Iran Nuclear Deal

The president called the 2015 agreement "unacceptable," but he has so far not pulled the U.S. out of it. Here are his full remarks, delivered on Friday from the White House.

A customer looks at a book at Amazon Books, the first brick-and-mortar retail store for the online retail giant, on Nov. 3 in Seattle.

Is Amazon Planning Hundreds Of Bookstores? Analysts Doubt It

A mall real estate executive let slip that Amazon plans to build up to 400 walk-in stores. Analysts were skeptical, and now the executive says his comment wasn't intended to represent Amazon's plans.

Players who headed a lot of balls — an average of 124 in two weeks — were three times more likely to get a concussion compared to soccer players who rarely headed.

With Concussion Risk In Soccer, Headers May Kick It Up A Notch

While a large number of the concussions in soccer come from players knocking skulls, heading the ball poses its own threat, a study finds.

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