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NPR's science podcast Short Wave talks about a new type of black hole star, the types of exercise linked to lowered dementia risk, and the wintry adaptations of the long-clawed shrew.
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NPR's David Folkenflik talks with Don Schaffner, a food microbiology specialist and distinguished professor at Rutgers University, about this summer's foodborne illnesses and recalls.
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Arizona, California and Nevada will make significant cuts to their take from the Colorado River.
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U.S. officials say the ever-growing population of wild horses that roam federal lands in Colorado is depleting natural resources. But some activists say efforts to remove the horses are inhumane. -
The USS Abraham Lincoln is now on its way home after spending nine months at sea. Experts weigh in on the mental health challenges of prolonged confinement and isolation aboard an aircraft carrier. -
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Anna Wilde
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Tens-of-millions of acres of National Forest lands could be subject to timber activities if a proposed Trump-administration-rollback is passed. About 16,000 of those acres are in Michigan. -
From state and local food-safety response to the federal health agencies that fund that work, a record-breaking year for cyclosporiasis cases runs up against the Trump administration's cuts last year. -
Dr. Heidi Overton is currently working as a White House policy aide. If confirmed, she would lead an agency of 18,000 staffers who study and regulate food, drugs, medical devices, tobacco and more. -
The “roadless rule” is a former President Bill Clinton-era wilderness policy that protects nearly 45 million acres of federal land. -
The drug tadalafil, well-known by its brand name Cialis, is normally taken for the bedroom, but in some circles it's catching on for a different purpose: longevity.
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NPR's Brian Mann paddled the Ausable River in northern New York on a summer day to swim on wild sand beaches that stretch along Lake Champlain's shore.
