Clik here to view.
Puerto Rico’s eroding beaches spell trouble for coastal dwellers
Rosa Elena Mastache Dominguez, 54, comes from a family of fishermen. Some four generations back, her ancestors claimed a little piece of shoreline on the north-central coast of Puerto Rico. They built...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hear these voices from the front lines of climate change
Billions of people all over the globe are already feeling the impacts of climate change — from the deserts of Somaliland to the peat bogs of northern Canada. Here are some stories from the front lines...
View ArticleLondon police say 'serial cat killer' does not exist
A feared serial cat killer who for three years was believed to have mutilated pets across London does not exist, and foxes or other wildlife were probably to blame, police said on Thursday.Hundreds of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hurricane kids: What Katrina taught us about saving Puerto Rico's youngest...
The catastrophe that followed Hurricane Maria’s landfall in Puerto Rico, on Sept. 20, 2017, affected all of Puerto Rico’s 3.3 million citizens.Everyone lost power for weeks. Half of all Puerto Ricans...
View ArticleDocumentaries capture the impact of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Ricans' health
Alberto Rodríguez has designed an impressive power system for his home in Puerto Rico. A wind turbine and solar panels lead to batteries that are then converted to power for the home.But Rodríguez...
View ArticleClik here to view.
'Beaver Believers' say dam-building creatures can make the American West lush...
Beavers, the largest rodents in North America, are sometimes seen as pests. But a growing cohort of self-styled “Beaver Believers” is celebrating the dam-building creatures as a keystone species on...
View ArticleStudy: Climate change will bring more pests, crop losses
A new study finds that global warming will bring with it an increase in agricultural pests, which will lead to significant crop loss across the globe.Scientists have already raised grave concerns about...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Here's what you need to know about carbon pricing
Carbon pricing is like good dental hygiene: It involves a bit of pain and expense but provides many benefits, including saving money, for years to come. Increasingly US politicians across the spectrum...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In Nigeria, Shell’s onshore roots still run deep
Royal Dutch Shell wants to reweight its footprint in Nigeria to focus on oil and gas fields far offshore, away from the theft, spills, corruption and unrest that have plagued the West African country's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Some refugees use Grindr to find love — and money
On a hot, summer afternoon at Yiasemi, a tourist-packed cafe in Athens’s historical district, Lawrence Alatrash, a gay, Syrian refugee sits hunched over a cellphone, scrolling through photos on Grindr....
View ArticleClik here to view.
This Puerto Rican town rebuilt after Maria but it's still not ready for...
Barranquitas, a rural region of 30,000 people in central Puerto Rico, gets its name from the terrain. Barranca roughly translates to ravine or gully, and the steep slopes here meant the area was...
View ArticleSixteen rotors and a cloud of dust: Philippine inventor unveils 'flying...
A Philippine inventor has unveiled what he calls a flying sports car that represents the future of transport, riding it out of a warehouse toward a cheering crowd, leaving a cloud of dust in his...
View ArticleThe once-vibrant waters of Basra are now undrinkable and fetid
Once dubbed the “Venice of the Middle East” for its canals, Iraq's crumbling port city of Basra is slowly dying of thirst.Crisscrossed waterways that earned it comparisons with the Italian city are now...
View ArticleClik here to view.
If the Greenland ice sheet melts, what happens to New York City? This...
The night Superstorm Sandy hit New York City, I was stationed at NPR’s deserted New York bureau. I was there as the backup. If WNYC were to lose power, I would go live on the air with essential,...
View ArticleQuake, deadly tsunami hit Indonesian island
A tsunami caused deaths when it hit a small city on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday after a major quake, collapsing buildings and cutting off power, officials said, although the exact...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The weird world of one-sided objects
You have most likely encountered one-sided objects hundreds of times in your daily life — like the universal symbol for recycling, found printed on the backs of aluminum cans and plastic bottles.This...
View ArticlePuerto Rico's tropical forests are showing resilience after Hurricane Maria
When Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in 2017, the direct hit turned a green island brown. Vast areas of forest were stripped of their leaves and branches. From mangroves to cloud forests, every...
View ArticleA new book tells the stories of people coping with a changing American shoreline
Many Americans would like to believe that climate change is a problem of the future. But as ocean levels rise, coastal communities from Louisiana to Staten Island to Pensacola, Florida are contending...
View ArticleScientists behind game-changing cancer immunotherapies win Nobel medicine prize
American James Allison and Japanese Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine on Monday for game-changing discoveries about how to harness and manipulate the immune system to...
View ArticleIndonesia steps up hunt for survivors as quake toll passes 1,200
The death toll rose above 1,200 on Tuesday on Sulawesi island in Indonesia and looting fueled fears of lawlessness after a devastating earthquake and tsunami. Indonesian President Joko Widodo has...
View Article