Some Of The Oldest Ice In The Arctic Is Now Breaking Apart
A massive ice pack that normally clings to northern Greenland's coastline is splitting apart and floating out to sea. Climate change is to blame, scientists say.
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Scientists Battle Red Tide That Turned Florida Coast Into Wildlife Killing Field
Scientists are exploring how they can combat the spread of the toxic algae bloom known as red tide along Florida's southwest coast.
Suspect In Decade-Old Serial Rapes Arrested, With Help Of Genealogy Database
A suspect in the "Ramsey Street Rapist" case in Fayetteville, N.C., was located after a search through a public genealogy database. It's the same process used in the case of the Golden State Killer.
Ancient Bone Reveals Surprising Sex Lives Of Neanderthals
Genomic sequencing reveals new evidence of interbreeding among different groups of our ancient relatives. A scientist calls the find "almost too lucky to be true."
World's Largest Shipping Company Heads Into Arctic As Global Warming Opens The Way
Container giant Maersk will send one of its ships through the Arctic on the Northern Sea Route to test its feasibility as a new, time-saving shipping lane.
Trump Administration Proposes New Plan To Regulate Carbon Emissions From Coal
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new rule on Tuesday, giving states more authority to regulate carbon emissions from coal fired power plants. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dan Lashof of the World Resources Institute about the new rule.
For Cervical Cancer Screening, Women Over 30 Can Now Choose The HPV Test Only
HPV testing is now seen as equally effective as Pap tests for cervical cancer screening. An influential federal advisory group has changed guidelines for how women over 30 should get tested.
Dispatches From A 'Dopesick' America
Author Beth Macy details opioids' odyssey from medicine to scourge, in her book about young heroin users, their long-suffering parents, doctors, drug company executives, cops, judges and drug dealers.
Trump Moves To Let States Regulate Coal Plant Emissions
The administration is proposing to substantially weaken President Barack Obama's signature rule on climate change. It would give states more power to regulate carbon emissions from coal plants.
The Smoke In Redding, Calif., Is So Thick You Can't See The Sun Most Days
Prolonged smoke across the West Coast will affect hundreds of thousands of people living in and around fire-prone areas. Scientists are warning of a lengthening — and worsening — smoke season.