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Science
Atlanta's Mayor Highlights Local Effects Of Climate Change At Paris Summit
Atlanta's mayor wants to convince businesses that the city is a regional leader on climate change initiatives. But, in a city whose efforts are contradicted by its state, how much can the mayor do?
Scientists Debate How Far To Go In Editing Human Genes
The unusual meeting was called to consider a ban on certain uses of a new technique that can make precise changes in DNA. The main concern is altering genes in human sperm, eggs and embryos.
Effort To Build The World's Biggest Telescope Hits A Big Snag
Project officials say they're assessing what to do after Hawaii's Supreme Court invalidated their building permit.
They Need Millions — Make That Billions — To Cope With Climate Change
Developing countries are often located in the parts of the world that are most vulnerable. Here's what's on their wish list at the Paris conference.
Federal Jury Hands Down Rare Conviction For Coal Executive
A federal jury has convicted former Massy Energy CEO Don Blankenship for conspiring to willfully violate mine safety standards at the site of a 2010 explosion that killed 29 people.
Former Coal CEO Blankenship Found Guilty Of Conspiracy In Mine Disaster Case
Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was acquitted of two other counts, meaning he'll face far less than the potential 30-year prison sentence prosecutors had sought.
Specialty Drugs Can Prove Expensive Even With Medicare Coverage
Medicare insurance plans for drugs vary widely in the medicines they cover. For 2016, some patients who pick the wrong plan could pay nearly $12,000 out of pocket annually for a single drug.
How Obama Hopes To Achieve U.S. Climate Goals
Past U.S. leaders tried to commit the nation via treaty to steep cutbacks in greenhouse gases. But without congressional support, those pledges fizzled. President Obama is trying regulation, instead.
IAEA Report Reveals Iran Once Had Nuclear Weapons Program
The International Atomic Energy Agency's latest report on Iran concludes that it once had a nuclear weapons program. NPR explores the implications of the findings for the current nuclear deal with Iran.