1,000-Year-Old Remains May Be Of A Highly Respected Nonbinary Warrior, Study Finds Researchers using DNA analysis say a body buried in feminine clothing and with a sword was neither strictly male or female. The grave shows the high status of some nonbinary people in their community. Xcaret Nuñez
This Sweet White Flower Is Actually A Sneaky Carnivore, Scientists Discover Carnivorous plants are rare, but now botanists say they've found one that's long been overlooked. It lives just outside Vancouver, British Columbia, and in other parts of the Pacific Northwest. Nell Greenfieldboyce
How A Meteorologist Does His Job When Climate Change Is Politicized NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with meteorologist Matthew Cappucci about the challenges of communicating about climate science during the weather report.
COVID-19 Will Be With Us For Some Time. What Might That Look Like? NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Dr. Matt McCarthy, author of Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic, about the threat of new COVID-19 variants and the recent rise in cases throughout the country.
A Research Vessel Found SpongeBob Look-Alikes A Mile Under The Ocean's Surface A photo of a real-life sponge and starfish hanging out together delighted the internet. But "the reality is a little crueler than perhaps a cartoon would suggest," says the researcher who posted it. Laurel Wamsley
Tanzania's Dilemma: It's Not So Easy To Go From Vaccine Denier To Vaccine Embracer The African country, previously credited for high childhood vaccination rates, was 1 of 4 countries to reject COVID vaccines. Now they've done a 180. It's unclear if its citizens will go along. Syriacus Buguzi
Climate Scientists Meet As Floods, Fires, Droughts And Heat Waves Batter Countries Hundreds of scientists are meeting to finalize a landmark climate report. It's meant to guide the next decade of international climate policy, but it's unclear if politicians will act on it. Rebecca Hersher
Montana Wildfire Fight Draws Help From Other States Crews from Utah and California are headed to Montana to lend support in the battle against the state's wildfires, even as blazes rage back home. Dustin Jones
Tips And Service With A Smile Drive Sexual Harassment In Restaurants, Study Finds The authors say their research is the first to empirically link tipping and forced friendliness to sexual harassment. More than 70% of female restaurant workers report being harassed. Becky Sullivan
As COVID-19 Cases Surge, Fauci Says 'We've Got To Do Much Better' NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dr. Anthony Fauci, NIAID director, about the rising COVID-19 infection rate, updating mask guidance, potential for booster shots and breakthrough infections.