Disaster and insurance costs are rising. The middle class is struggling to hang on Middle-class families are struggling to afford insurance in southwest Florida. Realtors say a wave of foreclosures could be coming. Ryan Kellman
A guerrilla gardener installed a pop-up wetland in the LA River. Here's how — and why Well-meaning city dwellers forgo permits and official procedure to rewild urban areas across the country. In downtown LA, artist Doug Rosenberg is trying to push the grassroots movement forward. Emma Bowman
Deal restores Cornell's federal grants, reviving research on infant artificial heart After a deal with the White House, researchers at Cornell will receive their federal grants. For one scientist, that means resuming work on an implantable artificial heart for babies and toddlers. Elissa Nadworny
As funding falters, young brain scientists rethink careers in research Research on brain disorders may slow as young neuroscientists struggle to find jobs and research grants. Jon Hamilton
How to scare off hungry gulls Neeltje Boogert, an associate professor at the University of Exeter in the U.K., is the senior author of a new scientific study about how to best scare away gulls, out now from the Royal Society. Christopher Intagliata
Scientists pull ancient RNA from a wooly mammoth's body Scientists have extracted the oldest RNA molecules out of a wooly mammoth, gaining a snapshot into the processes at work in the extinct mammal's body just before it died. Ari Daniel
This week in science: A Saturn moon's ocean, chameleon eyes and energy used for AI Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave discuss new findings about the ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus, the secrets behind chameleons' eye movements and the energy use behind AI computing. Regina G. Barber
Ancient dogs were remarkably diverse, new study finds A new study finds that the wide range of domestic dog shapes and physical attributes we're familiar with today first started appearing thousands of years ago. Nathan Rott
Why home insurance is unaffordable, even in places without wildfires or hurricanes Some of the country's highest home insurance prices are in the central U.S., a region generally considered to be protected from climate-driven disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes. Rebecca Hersher
Greetings from the Arctic Circle, where an icebreaker ship drew polar bears' attention Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Jackie Northam