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The administration wants to channel more funds through the State Department in an effort to target emerging diseases. Critics say that could have dire impacts on the children of the world.

Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson of Short Wave talk about humans' unique breathing patterns, how a hotter planet worsens droughts, and the diets of dinosaurs.

Ranchers in North Dakota have been forced to sell off their herds at historic rates. Now they're worried they won't have enough feed to keep their remaining cows alive this winter.

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In the small town of Denmark, near the New Hampshire border, some residents are calling for more accountability from bottled water giant Poland Spring, which extracts water from land it owns in town. Climate change is fueling concerns about protecting the local water supply.

As the offshore wind debate continues to ramp up in Maine, the climate desk takes inventory of what we know so far — and gets a glimpse into the future down in Martha's Vineyard.

Twelve years ago, Charlie Amsler planted two tiny fig trees in his front yard in Wellfleet. Today, they're huge, thriving plants that produce loads of…

This week, in a special episode of NEXT, we listen to a collection of award-winning stories from the New England News Collaborative: from a retrospective…

But William Bratton tells NPR the issue was being corrected. The death of Eric Garner in police custody and the subsequent slaying of two New York City police officers has created a tense atmosphere.

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft on Sunday night fired its six main rocket engines for 33 minutes. That slowed the probe down enough so it could be captured by the Red Planet's gravity.