Would You Lock Yourself In A Box Of Smog — For Science? If you could teleport inside a polluted box to save lives, would you? NPR Staff
Caught In Hurricane Florence's Path Hurricane Florence made landfall on the North Carolina coast early Friday morning. NPR hears from residents who witnessed the storm's damage.
Hurricane Florence: Rescue Efforts Underway In North Carolina NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with an official from New Hanover County Emergency Management about the rescue efforts underway in and around Wilmington, N.C.
Cajun Navy Rescue Efforts Underway In The Carolinas Todd Terrell, founder and president of the United Cajun Navy joins NPR's Ari Shapiro to talk about the volunteer group's rescue efforts underway in the Carolinas.
Typhoon Heads Towards The Philippines A massive typhoon is headed towards northern Thailand, expected to make landfall today. Julie McCarthy
Report Finds Salem Knew For Years That Algae Could Threaten Water A new assessment says the city could have better handled a water crisis this summer, but it still did a lot right. NPR Staff
Long Odds Confront Those Hunting Cougar That Killed Oregon Hiker How do you know you've caught the right cougar? Bad weather and difficult conditions slow the hunt for a cougar thought to have killed a hiker in Oregon. Erin Ross
Wolves In The Crosshairs Again In Northeastern Washington After six incidents resulting in the death of one calf, the state has decided to kill at least one wolf. Conservation groups plan to challenge the ruling. NPR Staff
Future Tense: Julia Oldham | Daniel Wilson | Ursula K. Le Guin | Lidia Yuknavitch How Sci-Fi helps us work through the problems of today. NPR Staff
Could A Ban On Fishing In International Waters Become A Reality? As the United Nations meets to discuss high-seas biodiversity, scientists and activists say that while a fishing ban could profoundly help protect sea life, it may also be impossible to enforce. NPR Staff