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"The scope of this tragedy is tremendous," Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said.

There's no shortage of dietary lore about naturalist and Walden author Henry David Thoreau, so as his bicentennial birthday bash arrives, we wish to debunk these myths deliberately.

Groups of walruses are vulnerable to disturbances, but it's hard to avoid them if you don't know where they are. A new tool from U.S. and Russian researchers draws on history to protect the animals.

The foods we choose to put on our plates — or toss away – could have more of an ecological impact than many of us realize.

Over the past few months, Black Twitter has noticed an increase in the number of white trolls creating fake Twitter accounts.

In most of the world, the region is included in Russia with a dotted line. Viewed in Russia, the line is solid. Guest host Tess Vigeland speaks with John Gravois about the issues with mapping borders.

Airs Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

A number of companies and universities are cutting IT jobs and shipping them off to India. The practice has drawn scrutiny amid the debate over how H1-B visas for high-skilled workers are used.

With cameras and smartphones, volunteers are snapping pictures as they cruise Dar es Salaam's dirt roads.

In the Czech Republic, mazanec, a Czech Easter bread, is like the turkey to America's Thanksgiving. But in the U.S., those who make this bread are struggling to keep the raisin-filled tradition alive.