This diet swap can cut your carbon footprint and boost longevity A new study finds swapping half of your typical red meat intake for plant protein, reduces your diet-related carbon footprint by 25% and may also your boost lifespan. Allison Aubrey
Wildfires don’t just threaten lives and property. They can also impact a person's mental health New research from the University of Washington has found a link between wildfires and mental health. Researchers say they’ve found a significant increase in prescriptions for antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications among people with pre-existing mental health needs in the six weeks following a major wildfire. Diana Opong
The space missions that aim to explore distant moons NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with astrobiologists Catherine Neish and Kevin Hand about missions to Saturn's moon Titan and Jupiter's moon Europa, to search for conditions that could support life. Christopher Intagliata
The human cost of climate-related disasters is acutely undercounted, new study says A new study counts the human health costs from increasingly costly and dangerous extreme weather in the U.S. Alejandra Borunda
How gerontology, the study of aging, came to be NPR's history podcast Throughline tells us the story of the scientist who helped launch gerontology, the study of aging, and how we started viewing aging as a disease.
Study provides most detailed analysis yet of how baleen whales produce sound Scientists have long struggled to study how whales produce sound. A new paper in the journal Nature paints the most complete picture yet of how baleen whales produce their iconic, haunting calls. Christopher Intagliata
Paleontologists discover a 240-million-year-old 'dragon' fossil in full Dinocephalosaurus orientalis's snake-like body was 16 feet long and lived in Triassic China. The newly revealed specimen allows scientists to depict the creature in full for the first time. Diba Mohtasham
The science of IVF: What to know about Alabama's 'extrauterine children' ruling Why are so many frozen embryos created? And how is the Alabama Supreme Court ruling likely to affect IVF in the future? Here's what you need to know. Maria Godoy
After siding with Alabama ruling that embryos are children, Haley defends IVF access Nikki Haley agreed with an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that said frozen embryos are considered children. But Thursday, she also reiterated that fertility treatments should not be taken away. Lexie Schapitl
Delta's special total solar eclipse flight sold out in 24 hours An Austin, Texas-to-Detroit flight along April's path of totality is sold out. There are other flights with a view, though your best bet may actually be here on Earth, says one astrophysicist. Diba Mohtasham