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An artist's rendering of the HD 7924 planetary system — just 54 light years away from Earth — shows newly discovered exoplanets c and d, which join planet b.

Welcome To The Neighborhood: 2 Super-Earths Discovered

Astronomers using telescopes in Hawaii and California have found two exoplanets orbiting a star a mere 54 light years away. The discovery is important for two big reasons.

AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED: Great Grilled Burgers & Sweet Potato Fries

Airs Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

During a weekend run in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, Biko and his owner paused as a funeral procession passed by.

Doggone It, Why Do They Make It So Hard To Take A Pooch On A Plane?

Our 94-pound Rhodesian Ridgeback has moved from the Kenya to Nepal — and now to Turkey. It was really ruff.

Justice Dept. Faults Philly Police For Poor Training On Deadly Force Policy

A review of the city's 394 officer-involved shootings between 2007 and 2014 also found police recruits were not trained in a "systematic and modular fashion."

Video Chat Your Way Into College: How Tech Is Changing The Admissions Process

Virtual reality and other innovations are helping international students and colleges tell if they're a good fit.

In this photo illustration Google's Chrome browser shortcut, Google Inc.'s new Web browser, is displayed next to Mozilla Firefox shortcut and Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser shortcut.

How Do You Spot A Nonconformist? You Can Start With Their Internet Browser

According to Adam Grant, a person's preferred browser is one way to tell whether they accept or reject the defaults in their life. His new book is called Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World.

Agloe, N.Y., is a fictitious town created by cartographers to catch those who might copy their work. This sign stands where the coordinates appear on the map.

With 'Paper Towns,' Author John Green Reopens Search For Agloe, N.Y.

Agloe, N.Y., is not a town in any real sense. Instead, it's among a number of fakes that mapmakers planted to foil plagiarists. It inspired John Green to write his book (and now movie) Paper Towns.

AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED: Classic Fare With Flair

Airs Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

'Helping Children Succeed' Starts At Birth; A Case For The Power Of Nurture

Paul Tough's new book surveys the best new evidence on how to overcome the effects of poverty.

Alex Blaszczuk used Google Glass to shoot this self portait.

Accessible Designs Could Help Us All — But Only If Firms Bite

Computer technology offers us abilities we could once only dream about. But many companies have yet to recognize the commercial opportunity in making products for the disabled. Some argue that ignoring accessibility issues completely is a multi-billion dollar mistake.

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