The EPA is changing how it considers the costs and benefits of air pollution rules The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned that the change could make it easier for the agency to roll back rules. Alejandra Borunda
California fire victims say fighting with insurance companies has delayed rebuilding Wildfires last January destroyed communities around Los Angeles. Homeowners say recovery has been slowed by fights with insurers to get their claims paid. Michael Copley
Offshore wind developer prevails in U.S. court as Trump calls wind farms 'losers' A federal judge ruled Monday that work on a major offshore wind farm can resume, handing the industry at least a temporary victory as President Trump seeks to shut it down. The Associated Press
This week in science: elephant trunks, butterfly migration and a hot galaxy cluster NPR's Short Wave talks about elephants' sniffing abilities, the remarkable migration of painted lady butterflies and a surprising discovery about the early universe. Berly McCoy
These dogs can learn new words just by eavesdropping Some dogs have an amazing ability to learn the names of dozens, even hundreds of toys. Now, a new study suggests these super learners can pick up new words by overhearing people talk, just as toddlers can. Nell Greenfieldboyce
How large is Greenland, really? Your map may be deceiving you Talk of annexation has Greenland in the news again. But due to quirks of cartography, some common maps show the territory much larger than it is. Joe Hernandez
Sick young ants send out a 'kill me' scent to prevent deadly epidemics Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic "kill me" signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part of a strategy to keep deadly pathogens from spreading through the colony. Arundathi Nair
One year later, 'Firestorm' investigates the systems that failed during the LA Fires Journalist Jacob Soboroff says covering the wildfires was the most important assignment he's ever undertaken. His new book offers a minute-by-minute account of the catastrophe. Tonya Mosley
The story of bipedalism begins with our oldest upright walking human relatives A new analysis of some fossil bones shows that adaptations for bipedal walking may go back 7 million years in the human family tree.
What 'Stranger Things' gets right about wormholes The much anticipated series finale of Netflix's Stranger Things is predicated on wormholes — a concept in physics that often appears in science fiction. So what are wormholes? Katia Riddle
