New study looks at the environmental impact of asthma inhalers
People with asthma know how important inhalers are, but they are also a source of planet-warming pollution. A new study looks at that impact and what can be done.
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Meet the scientist teaching a once-extinct bird species how to migrate for the winter
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with biologist Johannes Fritz, who's currently on a journey to teach northern bald ibises how to migrate for winter. The birds species was previously extinct in central Europe.
Piedmont nonprofit warns residents about potential natural gas pipeline construction in multiple counties
A nonprofit is informing residents on the risks posed by a proposed pipeline project set to run through the Triad.
An empty Boeing Starliner is set to return next week, while its crew stays in space
An empty Boeing Starliner is scheduled to return from the International Space Station in early September. It will fly home autonomously while its crew remains in space until February.
How I broke free from codependency — and learned the meaning of loving relationships
"I thought: if I just helped my friends, colleagues and neighbors, maybe I’d get the connection I craved in love, work and life," writes journalist Gina Ryder.
The deadly listeria outbreak in the U.S. has worsened
An additional six people have died as the toll from contamination at a single Boar's Head plant becomes the worst listeria outbreak since 2011. Listeria is a bacterial, food-borne illness.
A newly mapped underwater mountain could be home to 20 new species
Researchers who led the 28-day expedition along the nearly 2-mile tall seamount hope the discoveries made will inform future policies safeguarding the understudied, high-seas region.
'I'll be voting no.' Trump clarifies his stance on the abortion amendment in Florida
After indicating he would vote in favor of abortion rights in Florida, telling NBC News, "I'm going to be voting that we need more than six weeks," Trump clarifies on Fox News: "I'll be voting no."
Health experts worry about the spread of bird flu during this fair season
The Indiana State Fair is exhibiting prize dairy cows, amid the threat of bird flu that has been detected in cattle from 13 states.
Critics wary as China promises tighter fentanyl controls
Chinese factories churn out many of the chemicals used to make fentanyl that kills 70,000 people each year in the U.S. China's government says new regulations are coming but critics are skeptical.