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Some Cape-Visiting Species Left Vulnerable by Weakened Endangered Species Act

The Trump administration announced plans on Monday to roll back some protections laid out in the Endangered Species Act. The changes include reversals on…

The German icebreaker Polarstern is moored to a piece of ice, drifting for a year, as scientists study the warming Arctic.

Pandemic Delays Return Of Arctic Researchers

The COVID-19 crisis is throwing off the complex logistics of a year-long Arctic research expedition. A team set to rotate out may have to stay on board an ice-breaker for another six weeks.

French President Francois Hollande (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for a ceremony Monday to lay the foundation stone for the headquarters of the International Solar Allliance at Gurgaon, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India.

India, France Find Common Cause On Counterterrorism

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande, who is on a three-day trip to India, announced a tentative deal for New Delhi to purchase 36 Rafele fighter jets.

Demonstrators march toward the U.S. Capitol on Saturday to demand that Congress investigate the National Security Agency's mass surveillance programs.

Top Pollster Sees Evidence Of Political 'Shock Wave'

Just a few weeks ago, pollster Bill McInturff characterized the high negative ratings for Congress and the president as "ripples that will take a long time to resolve." Now, with new polling that suggests even deeper voter frustration, he says the political climate is even worse than before.

Tim Daly with Ophira Eisenberg on Ask Me Another.

Tim Daly: Mr. Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary'sTim Daly shares what it's like being in a show about the American government in our current political climate, and his friendship with Madeleine Albright.

Hurricane Katrina victims wait at the Convention Center in New Orleans, in September 2005. A report from <em>Scientific American</em> says such natural disasters may increase the gap between rich and poor in affected communities.

Natural Disasters May Widen Income Gap, Report Says

Scientific American concludes that disasters correlate to a 1-percentage-point increase in poverty in the affected areas. It also finds that the rich leave disaster-prone areas but the poor can't.

In the final scene of <em>Succession</em>, Kendall (Jeremy Strong) stares out at the Hudson River while his father's bodyguard looks on. In an improvised take during filming (which was not included in the episode) Strong climbed the barrier at the water's edge, as if to jump.

Fresh Air Weekend: 'Succession' creator Jesse Armstrong; Elliot Page

We ask the creator of Succession everything you wanted to know about the finale. Maureen Corrigan reviews suspense novels by Megan Abbott and Katie Williams. Page discusses his new memoir, Pageboy.

Yosemite's seqoias are being threatened by a wildfire

A wildfire in Yosemite National Park is threatening a grove of some of the oldest trees in the world.

At the Howland Research Forest, carbon and other greenhouse gas measurements are continuously recorded from the top of several meteorological towers that soar above a lush canopy of spruce, hemlock and white pine.

Conservation groups urge support for federal old growth forests

A U.S. National Forest Plan intends to limit logging of the few old trees that remain.

Charred carcasses of Mojave yuccas, Joshua trees and chollas are seen at the edge of the York Fire in San Bernardino County, California, inside Mojave National Preserve.

In a charred moonscape, a band of hopeful workers try to save the Joshua tree

After flames destroyed 1.3 million Joshua trees in Mojave National Preserve, biologists began replanting seedlings. But many have died, and now another fire has torched more of the iconic succulents.

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