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Louise Hastie, the shelter manager of Nowzad Dogs in Kabul, holds a stray puppy named Aki. Afghanistan has a large population of street cats and dogs. While there are no government programs to control the animals, foreigners have taken in some.

British Marine's New Mission: Save All Of Kabul's Street Animals

Street dogs and cats find treatment and get linked up with foreign adopters at a clinic that's helping lower the rabies threat in Kabul.

U.N. Report: Avoiding Climate Change Possible With 'Substantial Emission Reductions'

The U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has just released its fifth report on the rapidly closing window of time to take action on reducing greenhouse gases.

AMERICAN MASTERS: A Fierce Green Fire

Airs Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Science teachers huddle over bacteria colonies at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. The museum plans to train 1,000 area educators to be better science teachers in the next five years.

A Scientific Experiment: Field Trips Just For Teachers

Educators say the middle grades are a key time time to get kids jazzed about science, but many teachers say they lack the tools they need. In Chicago, a science museum is helping to fill the the gap.

Fields sit yellowed and uncultivated on Cannon Michael's farm in California's Central Valley. A sixth-generation farmer, Michael says this year his farm might, at best, break even due to the drought.

California's Drought Ripples Through Businesses And Even Schools

California farmers produce an enormous proportion of American produce, but the state is now experiencing a record-breaking drought that is being felt throughout the state and the U.S.

Clams this fresh taste like tender calamari.

In The Land Of Razor Clams, Dinner Hides Deep Within The Sand

Clam digging satisfies that primeval urge to go out into nature and find free food. And inveterate Washington state clam diggers admit they compete to get their daily limit of 15 clams.

An artist's rendering of Kepler-186f, the first validated Earth-size planet to orbit in the habitable zone of a distant star.

Scientists Spot A Planet That Looks Like 'Earth's Cousin'

Kepler-186f is almost the same size as Earth, and it orbits in its star's "Goldilocks zone"-- where temperatures may be just right for life. But much is unknown because it's also 500 light years away.

Bishop Cirilo Flores In Hospital After Stroke

The Catholic Diocese of San Diego announced Thursday that Bishop Cirilo Flores suffered a stroke.

'Why Am I Dead?' He Never Asked. Here's The Answer He Never Heard

Man goes in for a routine hip operation. In the corner of the operating room, there's a young med student watching. When things go wrong, she tries to make sense of what she sees.

On the eve of the release of her new album, "Feels Like Home," (Sept. 9, 2013) nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow delivered a powerhouse performance in the ornate Grand Ballroom of The Plaza in New York City. Crow led her six-piece band in a career-spanning set that ran from her breakthrough hit, "All I Wanna Do," right up to her latest single, "Callin' Me When I'm Lonely."

LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN: Sheryl Crow

Airs Friday, April 18, 2014 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

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