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Luray caverns in Virginia have been a natural landmark for 50 years. They also hold the world's largest musical instrument, a Stalacpipe organ.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks UC-Davis Health professor Gary Novack about the latest FDA product warning concerning eyedrops.

We hear from a Palestinian teacher Eyad Alsouqi and an Israeli teacher Karen Neuberger about what it's been like to work with students during this latest crisis.

Community composting is growing across the country but problems arise as cities lag behind in regulations and zoning laws.

Nearly a year after President Bush declared the Taliban had been ousted from power, Afghanistan has seen its bloodiest year yet since the American occupation. NPR's Philip Reeves, in Kabul, discusses the Taliban's recent resurgence.

News of Thursday's bomb attacks in London meet with condemnation in Kabul. A moderate former Taliban official says he watched the TV coverage with anger -- like many in his area, he has relatives in London. But he also believes that the attacks will strengthen terrorist organizations, providing it's another reminder to their grassroots supporters that al Qaeda is capable of mounting sophisticated attacks on Western powers.

The road from Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, to the Pakistani border is vital to trade and other concerns. But it's also treacherous, despite recent improvements.

In talks to frame an Iraqi constitution, a top Shiite political leader calls for autonomy for the Shiite-dominated region of southern Iraq. In the north, Kurdish leaders made similar demands. Iraq's Shiite prime minister rejected the proposals.

Nearly a week after the South Asian quake, residents of one remote village in northern Pakistan went to Friday prayers in an open field because the quake destroyed the village mosque.

Grammy award winner Lila Downs is known to sing about love, loss, and her tricultural identity. But her latest album is her most personal yet.