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That's the view of Joseph Glauber of the International Food Policy Research Institute. He considers the fear the war would lead to a surge in food prices – and a dramatic worsening of world hunger.

Recent research suggests that the soft PVA plastics used to hold together detergent and dishwasher pods may not actually biodegrade. Now, a small team in Maine is working on a kelp bioplastic that could one day be used in your favorite detergent pod.

As the U.S. nears default, Democrats say House Speaker McCarthy's plan is a nonstarter. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Noah Rothman of the National Review about the GOP aim to pass a debt ceiling bill.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dawna Jones, Carolina Black Caucus chair and assistant dean of students, about faculty morale at UNC-Chapel Hill and the mishandling of Nikole Hannah-Jones' tenure.

Most avocados consumed in the U.S. are grown in Mexico. Here's what Trump's proposed tariffs would mean for prices at the grocery store and for the avocado industry.

The Biden administration is unveiling new, stricter pollution standards for American cities such as Salt Lake City, Utah, which have long struggled with chronically dirty air.

The study examines how scientists can better acknowledge, credit and utilize environmental data collected by Indigenous people and on Indigenous lands.

NPR's Emily Kwong speaks with former Education Secretary John B. King Jr. about the dismantling of the education department and recent arrests of international scholars.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Aaron Bobrow-Strain about his new book The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez, which documents the life of a young Mexican woman journeying through the U.S. immigration system.

House Speaker Paul Ryan has decided he will not seek re-election in 2018. NPR's Susan Davis explains what this means for the Republican party, his congressional seat and leadership on the Hill.