Scientists Have 'Hacked Photosynthesis' In Search Of More Productive Crops Scientists have re-engineered photosynthesis, the foundation of life on Earth, creating genetically modified plants that grow faster and bigger. They hope it leads to bigger harvests of food. Dan Charles
Coyote sightings on the rise in Seattle Coyotes have roamed Seattle since the 1950s. As wolves were eradicated in the early 1900s, coyotes started filling the space. Isolde Raftery
Umatilla's Owl Man Is Bringing Burrowing Owls Back From The Brink A decommissioned chemical weapons depot and a lone biologist might be the last hope for a population of burrowing owls. Ian McCluskey
House Democrats Form New 'Climate Crisis' Committee This past week Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi announced a new Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Rep. Kathy Castor who will head up the committee in the new Congress.
2018 Was A Milestone Year For Climate Science (If Not Politics) 2018 saw a string of more precise — and dire — assessments that a warming climate is affecting the weather. That didn't keep President Trump and others from questioning those scientific conclusions. Christopher Joyce
Executives In Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Deserve 5-Year Prison Terms, Prosecutors Say Japanese prosecutors say three top TEPCO executives didn't do enough to protect the nuclear plant, despite being told in 2002 that the Fukushima facility was vulnerable to a tsunami. Bill Chappell
Japan Embraces Commercial Whaling, Pulls Out Of Global Alliance That Banned Practice Japan is leaving the International Whaling Commission, which put a moratorium on commercial whaling in the 1980s. The country will allow commercial hunts for the first time in 30 years next July. Bill Chappell