Long Before Facebook, The KGB Spread Fake News About AIDS In the '80s, the Soviet Union and allies participated in a widespread disinformation campaign: disseminating the theory that the AIDS virus had been manufactured by the United States. NPR Staff
Ancient Bone Reveals Surprising Sex Lives Of Neanderthals Genomic sequencing reveals new evidence of interbreeding among different groups of our ancient relatives. A scientist calls the find "almost too lucky to be true." Laurel Wamsley
Fixing The Willamette's Toxic Algae Problem Could Start At Ross Island Toxic algal blooms have plagued the lower Willamette in recent years. Most of them started in one place: the lagoon at Ross Island, near downtown Portland. Erin Ross
Fixing The Willamette's Toxic Algae Problem Could Start At Ross Island Toxic algal blooms have plagued the lower Willamette in recent years. Most of them started in one place: the lagoon at Ross Island, near downtown Portland. Erin Ross
Study Sheds Light On Rural-Urban Cancer Divide A new study finds the difference between rural and urban cancer survival rates disappears when patients are enrolled in clinical trials. NPR Staff
Congo Faces Another Ebola Outbreak The Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing an Ebola outbreak. Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Dr. Joseph Fair of the International Medical Corps, who is currently in the DRC.
The Role Of Lawsuits In Addressing The Opioid Crisis States are battling the pharmaceutical industry in court to curb the opioid epidemic. NPR's Jennifer Ludden asks Richard Ausness, a law professor at the University of Kentucky, about the tactic.
Oregonians Can Weigh In On New Proposed Smoke Management Rules Oregonians will have the chance to weigh in on proposed new smoke management rules that could ease the way for more controlled burns aimed at reducing the threat of major wildfires. NPR Staff
Oregonians Can Weigh In On New Proposed Smoke Management Rules Oregonians will have the chance to weigh in on proposed new smoke management rules that could ease the way for more controlled burns aimed at reducing the threat of major wildfires. NPR Staff
Portland Authorities Warn About Black Market Prescription Pills Authorities in Portland are warning people to look out for counterfeit drugs that look like regular versions of prescription medication such as Xanax and oxycodone, but contain other drugs. NPR Staff