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Great white sharks have started filtering back into Massachusetts waters. Researchers are pretty sure food is what brings them here, but it’s hard to know…

An average of 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. That’s according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Earlier this year, a…

Last April, tens – if not hundreds – of thousands of scientists and science enthusiasts took to the streets in the first March for Science. This year,…

As long as there have been fishermen, there has been overfishing. Breaking that cycle is the central challenge facing fishermen, fishery scientists and…

NASA announced on Wednesday that the Mars rover Opportunity had not responded to months of messages and the mission is officially over. That news came an…

The first March for Science drew hundreds of thousands of scientists and science enthusiasts to events around the world. Some estimates put the total…

Cape Cod is known for beaches, not rivers. But rivers are an important piece of the puzzle when it comes to understanding and addressing coastal water…

Ten days of fighting take a big toll in the Gaza Strip. House passes bill to create a commission to probe Capitol insurrection. A new coronavirus is discovered in Malaysia, and it's coming from dogs.

Today, President Trump's controversial pick for the top scientist position with USDA, Sam Clovis, pulled out of consideration for the job. Journalist Michael Lewis had been reporting on the Department of Agriculture under the Trump administration before Thursday. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Lewis about his article and how the Trump administration is running the department.

The Friend tells a story of two creatures who lose someone they love and find each other. She's a writer. He's… a dog. Naomi Watts gets top billing, but her screen partner is also a star.