As Cities Grapple With Climate Change, Gas Utilities Fight To Stay In Business Natural gas utilities face a bleak future in a world increasingly concerned about climate change. An NPR investigation shows how they work to block local climate action and protect their business. Jeff Brady
A Looming Disaster: New Data Reveal Where Flood Damage Is An Existential Threat More than 4 million homes face financial losses from flooding. Communities where flood insurance is already unaffordable are facing potentially catastrophic damage. Huo Jingnan
NASA Scientist Discusses Her Work On The Perseverance Mars Rover Project NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with NASA engineer Christina Hernandez about her role in the Mars Perseverance mission.
Do Blue Light Blocking Glasses Really Work? NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to vision researcher Mark Rosenfield about the efficacy of blue light-blocking glasses.
NASA's Rover Perseverance Safely Lands On Mars NASA's six-wheeled rover landed successfully on Mars yesterday. NPR's Joe Palca talks about the descent and landing, and what's next for the mission. Joe Palca
Ancient Trees Show When The Earth's Magnetic Field Last Flipped Out A precise record of the last major reversal of the Earth's magnetic poles can be found in ancient trees. Researchers say this event 42,000 years ago had a huge impact on the planet and ancient humans. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Dinosaur-Killing Impact Came From Edge Of Solar System, New Theory Suggests Harvard researchers say a comet from deep space — not an asteroid from the belt past Mars — was responsible for the mass extinction. Others are skeptical. Matthew S. Schwartz
A Look At The New U.S. Coronavirus Variants In recent months, we've learned about several new variants of the coronavirus that have popped up in the U.S. Scientists recently reported seven new and distinct variants. Rhitu Chatterjee
Pillagers Of Tropical Forests Can't Hide Behind Clouds Anymore Environmental watchdogs now can detect deforestation even when it's hidden from sight by rain and clouds. They're using data from radar on a European satellite. Dan Charles
'Perseverance' Mission Will Put NASA Wheels Back On Mars Another six-wheeled rover is about to land on Mars. NASA Perseverance's mission is headed to Jezero Crater, which once may have been a lake. It's carrying two new items: a microphone and a helicopter. Joe Palca