Insights Into The Extinction Of The Passenger Pigeon
Scientists have been searching through passenger pigeon DNA to try to explain how such a huge, abundant population of birds could go extinct so quickly.
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Black Farmers Are Sowing The Seeds Of Health And Empowerment
More than nine of 10 farm owners in the U.S. are white. A movement to change that is selling farming to people of color as a healthy lifestyle — and a way to fight discrimination.
Harvey Dumped Up To 127 Billion Tons Of Water On Texas
Scientists say they know the amount of rain that fell on Houston during Harvey through the pressure all that water put on the Earth's crust.
The Future Of Polar Bears
NPR's Scott Simon asks Polar Bears International chief scientist Steven Amstrup if the animals can survive if sea ice continues to melt.
VIDEO: For LSD, What A Long Strange Trip It's Been
It's been reviled and revered, criminalized and exploited by the CIA. And now and other psychedelic drugs are being tested as legitimate medical treatments. NPR's original animation tells the tale.
PHOTOS: Animals That Could Disappear Because Of Us
And the well-being of humans could suffer if the species go extinct. The images are from a new book, 'Endangered,' by Tim Flach.
Scientists Say Japanese Monkeys Are Having 'Sexual Interactions' With Deer
Researchers witnessed adolescent female Japanese macaques mounting sika deer in ways that were "sexual in nature." They have several theories for why but say more research is necessary.
Avocado Hand Injuries Are Real. Is A Seedless Fruit The Answer?
Apparently people are showing up in the ER with nerve injuries from improperly cutting the pit out of an avocado. So now there's a cute new seedless variety.
What If Life On Earth Didn't Start On Earth?
Oumuamua marks the first time humans have seen a visitor pass through our corner of the universe — renewing discussions of the origins of life, says astrophysicist Adam Frank.
Reinventing The Cheese Wheel: From Farmhouse To Factory And Back Again
A new book traces the transatlantic cheese wars that led to the rise of factory cheeses and loss of traditional varietals, and looks at the farmhouse cheesemakers working to restore that lost legacy.