NPR News: Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us

Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us
Sen. Rand Paul has released a tranche of Dr. Anthony Fauci's diary entries from the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci is set to appear before a Senate committee Wednesday on the origins of the coronavirus.

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NPR News: How researchers discovered a new monkey species deep in the rainforest

How researchers discovered a new monkey species deep in the rainforest
In the jungle of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a team of researchers discover a new species of monkey, and form a deep friendship along the way.

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NPR News: France continues to fight devastating wildfires, while progress is made in Spain

France continues to fight devastating wildfires, while progress is made in Spain
In southern France a wildfire in the region of Gironde is still active, while two major fires in central Spain are finally coming under control, ahead of the fourth heat wave of the summer.

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NPR News: Climate change is now threatening a pillar of childhood: summer break

Climate change is now threatening a pillar of childhood: summer break
When summer rolls around, many parents scramble to sign up their young kids for outdoor activities. But what do you do when extreme heat and wildfire smoke increasingly make the outdoors dangerous?

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NPR News: Trump officials herald a 'golden age' of science. Critics say it's a distraction

Trump officials herald a 'golden age' of science. Critics say it's a distraction
White House officials say they are ushering in a new "golden age" of science, with changes to grantmaking and priorities like AI and quantum computing. Democrats say it masks damage to U.S. science.

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NPR News: Video: Scientists watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes

Video: Scientists watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes
Marine biologists off of Baja California recorded one orca teeing up another to smash a sunfish into pieces. Scientists say there could be a reason for this behavior — or it could be just for entertainment.

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NPR News: Invasive species cause more harm in the Global South

Invasive species cause more harm in the Global South
Invasive species can wreak havoc on ecosystems. A new study in Science suggests low- and middle-income countries in the Global South experience greater harms.

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NPR News: In a first, Chinese woman wins the prestigious Fields Medal

In a first, Chinese woman wins the prestigious Fields Medal
Despite criticisms of a brain drain from China to the U.S., the awards come at a time when several high-profile Chinese scholars have returned home, some citing an increasingly hostile academic environment in America.

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NPR News: How a Northwest tribe and an endangered sea creature are helping each other

How a Northwest tribe and an endangered sea creature are helping each other
Scientists are starting to reintroduce a 20-legged predator to kelp beds off Washington state after an underwater pandemic nearly wiped it out.

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NPR News: A strange transmissible cancer is spreading through the catfish in this lake

A strange transmissible cancer is spreading through the catfish in this lake
For more than a decade, there's been something fishy going on in a lake that straddles Vermont and the province of Quebec. It involves cancer, a kind of catfish, and — possibly — clues about how tumors metastasize.

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NPR News: Greetings from Jerusalem, whose holy sites host some of the oldest colonies of nesting swifts

Greetings from Jerusalem, whose holy sites host some of the oldest colonies of nesting swifts
The scythe-winged birds have nested in the cracks of the Western Wall and other holy sites in Jerusalem for thousands of years.

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NPR News: Pets need a place to go during wildfire evacuations. This shelter is trying to help

Pets need a place to go during wildfire evacuations. This shelter is trying to help
Evacuees from fire zones often scramble to find shelter for pets, and some are just found wandering. A shelter in Colorado is busy trying to help.

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NPR News: How researchers found a new species of monkey deep in the rainforest

How researchers found a new species of monkey deep in the rainforest
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a team of researchers discovered a new species of monkey and formed deep friendship along the way.

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NPR News: An unlikely hero is saving a telescope from falling to earth

An unlikely hero is saving a telescope from falling to earth
An unprecedented rescue mission is underway to save a valuable space observatory before it burns up in Earth's atmosphere.

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NPR News: An Israeli paraglider tries to save migrating swifts that nest in the Western Wall

An Israeli paraglider tries to save migrating swifts that nest in the Western Wall
Swifts have nested in Jerusalem's Western Wall since biblical times. Now one Israeli paraglider is trying to save them.

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NPR News: What we can learn from the unique smell of wildfire smoke

What we can learn from the unique smell of wildfire smoke
NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Derek Mallia, professor University of Utah's Department of Atmospheric Sciences, about why wildfire smoke in the northeast has a distinctive smell.

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NPR News: 'Superworms' help scientists with a vexing task: Cleaning animal specimens

'Superworms' help scientists with a vexing task: Cleaning animal specimens
The larvae of a beetle native to South and Central America, the critters are the perfect solution to sticky problem: How to prepare an animal skeleton for scientific use.

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NPR News: Dangerous wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of the U.S.

Dangerous wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of the U.S.
Orange skies and heavy smoke covered large parts of the U.S. on Thursday as Canada and Minnesota grapple with wildfires. Hazardous air quality is expected to continue.

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NPR News: Fear and hope in Utah in the shadow of America's largest wildfire

Fear and hope in Utah in the shadow of America's largest wildfire
The biggest wildfire in the country has been threatening Monticello, Utah for more than two weeks. Residents are anxious as it continues creeping closer to town

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NPR News: Cancer disparities researchers say federal funding changes have disrupted their work

Cancer disparities researchers say federal funding changes have disrupted their work
In a survey, 93% of cancer researchers who study disparities said federal policy changes have affected them. Funding is harder to come by and they worry it's slowing progress in their field.

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