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This fall marks 20 years since NASA began continuous, global measurements of life on Earth from space. This kind of thing is unprecedented, and it helps…

Starfish are melting away - literally turning to mush and dying - in unprecedented numbers. Scientists are struggling to track down the cause.When news of…

Arctic field researcher Denver Holt, on snowy owls.

A High School Senior’s Journey Back To School After A Year Online; Author Jennifer De Leon On Returning To Her Roots...

A traveler's guide to the end of the world.

Snowy owls in their arctic breeding habitat.

Simone Popperl is an editor for NPR's Morning Edition and Up First. She joined the network in March 2019, and since then has pitched and edited stories on everything from the legacy of burn pits in Iraq, to never-ending "infrastructure week," to California towns grappling with climate change, to American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin's ascendance to the top of her sport. She led Noel King's reporting on the early days of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Steve Inskeep's reporting from swing states in the lead up to the 2020 Presidential Election, and Leila Fadel's field reporting from Kentucky on the end of Roe v. Wade.

This Sunday on Arts & Ideas: lessons from New Orleans from "A Tale of Two Deltas", a glimpse into the evolution of the platypus, and an appreciation of the life and music of Nanci Griffith.

The Audubon's 113th annual Christmas Bird Count officially gets underway tomorrow, December 14th, and runs through January 5th. For ornithologist Vern…

A vision of how Cape Cod can re-engineer its energy system, including modernizing the grid, making green energy affordable and modifying how and when we…