NASA still doesn't know when two astronauts will be able to come home NASA still is not sure when two astronauts might come home in Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Octopus farming in the U.S. would be banned under a new bill in Congress The OCTOPUS Act would ban farming the animal, and imports of farmed meat. It was introduced by a senator whose office says he learned about the plan through a story on NPR. Bill Chappell
California's newest state park is like a time machine California's newest state park just opened this summer — and a visit is like stepping into a time machine as its creators reimagine what a state park can be. Ailsa Chang
California's newest state park is like a time machine In the Central Valley, California’s first new state park in a decade opened this summer and it re-imagines what a state park can be. Ailsa Chang
A cold front is bringing some relief to the Northwest — but also wind The Northwest has been suffering record-setting heat. A cold front is supposed to move in, but with it comes high winds and dry thunderstorms in forests that have been cooked tinder dry. Kirk Siegler
Scientists may have discovered 'dark oxygen' being created without photosynthesis It has long been understood that photosynthesis creates oxygen, but researchers believe they've found oxygen being created in parts of the ocean with no light. Regina G. Barber
Watch a livestream of Colorado’s ‘mega den’ of pregnant rattlesnakes On a rocky hillside in Colorado is a “mega den” of hundreds of rattlesnakes — along with cameras livestreaming the whole thing. Linnea Anderson
Here's how $4 billion in government money is being spent to reduce climate pollution Most states submitted plans to reduce planet-warming pollution to unlock federal grant money, and they proposed projects to get started. This week, the Biden administration announced the winners. Ellis Juhlin
A hydrothermal explosion sends Yellowstone visitors running A video posted on Facebook showed park visitors running from a massive black cloud as it rose. Hydrothermal explosions happen when water suddenly turns into steam underground. James Doubek
It’s not a B movie: scientists say sharks are ingesting cocaine in drug-tainted water Illegal narcotics may be damaging marine wildlife. Sharks are swimming in drug tainted waters, ingesting cocaine according to scientists in Brazil. John Otis
