Four private astronauts conduct the first commercial spacewalk
NPR's Geoff Brumfiel fills us in on the first private spacewalk, which took place this morning.
Health & Safety
How a California county got PFAS out of its drinking water
Water utilities across the country will have to comply with EPA limits on "forever chemicals" in drinking water by 2029. Orange County, Calif., got a head start.
Sustainable eating habits that can help the environment without taking over your life
What we eat plays a role in the health of our environment. Here are some things to consider when trying to make doable changes to improve your impact without breaking the bank.
Afghan women sing to protest a law that orders them to keep quiet
A new morality law is full of restrictions. No neckties for men. Photos cannot be reproduced. The harshest rules are for women — who are singing out on social media to protest the ban on singing.
Whatever happened to ... the global effort to wipe out cervical cancer with a vaccine?
Now that the World Health Organization has endorsed a one-dose vaccine, global health groups are amping up their effort to inoculate the world's girls. How are they doing?
SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts conduct the first-ever private spacewalk
An internet entrepreneur and a SpaceX engineer have become the first private astronauts to walk in space.
Schools are putting vape detectors in bathrooms -- paid for by Juul
Some districts are using money from a $1.7 billion legal settlement against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs to pay for the high-tech devices. But there are critics and also privacy concerns.
These small Black-owned farms are growing crops with the climate in mind
Across the Gulf South, small Black-owned farms are finding ways to use climate-friendly practices to grow crops while also addressing long-standing injustices.
Climate change prompted these scientists to reinvent chocolate
Climate change is driving more extreme weather events in the region where many cocoa beans are grown. A brother-sister team in Germany is working on a solution: making chocolate without cocoa beans.
What does a busy president want to eat? This White House chef has the answer
You know that old line, "Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are"? If that's true, then Cristeta Comerford knows the last five presidents of the United States better than almost anyone.