How Your Sandwich Changed The World
What road did your lunch travel before it reached your plate? NPR's latest animated video follows a BLT from the fields where it began its journey.
Environment
Conservationists Try To Thwart Climate Change By Planting In Cold Spots
In Minnesota's north woods, foresters are planting thousands of pine trees to try to protect them from climate change. It's feared many iconic trees will decline or disappear as the climate warms.
Ethiopia's Coffee Farmers Are 'On The Front Lines Of Climate Change'
A new study says that Ethiopia could lose more than 50 percent of its coffee growing regions to climate change. But, higher altitude areas could become more suitable for coffee in the coming decades.
Wyoming Toads Begin To Recover As States Seek Endangered Species Act Reforms
Western lawmakers and members of Congress are pushing to change the Endangered Species Act. They want states to have more control over which animals and plants the act protects.
Go To New York City For The Whales
Humpback whales have been showing up in the waters around New York City. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with founder of Gotham Whales Paul Sieswerda, who says it's because of environmental efforts.
Photos Of Somalia: The Drought, The People, The Captured Porcupine
In Somalia, photographer Nichole Sobecki saw how the worsening drought is transforming people's lives.
Explorers Probing Deep Sea Abyss Off Australia's Coast Find Living Wonders
A monthlong expedition into one of the deepest, least-documented places on the planet discovered hundreds of unknown species. The finds included a "faceless fish" undocumented there since 1873.
Lead Detected In Baby Food Samples. Pediatricians Say There's No Safe Level
Twenty percent of baby food samples were found to contain lead, according to a report from the Environmental Defense Fund. Pediatricians says there's no safe lead level. FDA is reviewing its policy.
Judge Delivers Blow To Trump Administration In Dakota Access Fight
The federal judge found the Trump administration failed to follow environmental procedures. While the ruling doesn't order a halt to pipeline operations, it does open the door to that possibility.
Phytoplankton Have Turned The Bosphorus A Stunning Turquoise
When conditions are right, phytoplankton populations can grow explosively. And the ones blooming in the Black Sea right now are reflective, turning the usually dark water bright and milky.