Fair Trade Helps Farmers, But Not Their Hired Workers According to a new study of cocoa-producing cooperatives, Fair Trade certification boosts the income of small farmers, but those benefits aren't shared with their hired workers. Dan Charles
Scientists Study Human Cancer Genes In Plants There are human cancer genes in plants. Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee are studying what they and other human genes are doing there. Joe Palca
North Carolina Tries To Clean Up Its Electricity North Carolina's governor is promising to quickly cut greenhouse emissions but will need to convince Duke Energy, the state's dominant utility, to abandon coal and gas in favor of solar and wind. Dan Charles
Monarch Butterflies Born In Captivity Have Trouble Migrating South, Study Says A researcher made the discovery after ordering monarchs from a breeder. To help them, experts recommend planting milkweed. Pien Huang
A New Hope: Seal Learns To Sing Star Wars Theme Researchers say teaching seals to copy melodies might help inform speech therapy for humans. Daniella Cheslow
A Russian Biologist Wants To Create More Gene-Edited Babies A Moscow scientist claims he has a safe way of editing genes in human embryos — a method that could protect resulting babies from being infected with HIV. Approval of the experiment seems unlikely. Rob Stein
What Dropping 17,000 Wallets Around The Globe Can Teach Us About Honesty Scientists used "lost" wallets to test whether people are more likely to be dishonest when they might profit. The results were puzzling — so they put more money in the wallets. Merrit Kennedy
There's More To Look Forward To After Peaking Professionally Social scientist Arthur Brooks set out to figure out how life after 50 can be more professionally fulfilling. His advice? "Stop being an innovator and start being an instructor." Mary Louise Kelly
Boaty McBoatface, Internet-Adored Sub, Makes Deep-Sea Discovery On Climate Change Since the delightful snafu that led to the research vessel's goofy moniker, the autonomous submarine has been off gathering deep-sea data on the effects of Antarctic winds. Merrit Kennedy
Scientists Explain Puppy Dog Eyes You know that feeling you get when a dog looks into your face and either looks really sad or kind of confused? Scientists say they've figured out why they do that, and why it makes us melt. Vanessa Romo