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  • In Herkimer, N.Y., police and suspect Kurt Myers were in a standoff from midday Wednesday into early early Thursday. Overnight, these officers were on the town's North Main Street.
    After Standoff, Suspect In N.Y. Shooting Deaths Of 4 Is Killed By Police
    In Herkimer, N.Y., people are puzzled about why 64-year-old Kurt Myers allegedly opened fire at two different locations. Thursday morning, after a 19-hour standoff, he was killed in a shootout with police.
  • Tunisian soldiers stand guard as a woman holds up a poster featuring opposition leader Chokri Belaid during his funeral procession in a suburb of Tunis on Feb. 8. Belaid's assassination has laid bare the political rifts in post-revolutionary Tunisia.
    A Murder Deepens Tunisia's Political Crisis
    The killing of Chokri Belaid, a prominent politician and human rights activist, is pitting Tunisians against each other. Just two years after overthrowing a dictator, Tunisians are increasingly divided over their government and the country's future.
  • The psyllid, discovered eight years ago in Florida citrus groves, has been problematic for researchers and farmers alike.
    New Bugs In Florida Stymie Researchers, Threaten Crops
    Researchers usually identify natural predators or parasites to combat invasive bugs like the brown marmorated stink bug and the psyllid. But after not finding immediate solutions, they are turning to pesticides and nutrient sprays.
  • Marula is one of the crops whose genome will be sequenced through the African Orphan Crops Consortium.
    Could African Crops Be Improved With Private Biotech Data?
    A plant scientist at Mars Inc. has appealed to the world's biggest life sciences companies to help him — by sharing what they already know about 100 crops that could provide better nutrition in Africa. But can the kings of agricultural intellectual property get onboard with open source agricultural information for Africa?
  • Kenyans watch a presentation at the "mobile apps garage showcase" this in Nairobi.
    Young Kenyans Build Mobile Apps For Local Use
    College students and recent graduates crammed the top floor of a tech hub in Nairobi for a competition built around the theme "Solutions for the Next Billion Mobile Users." Africa has more than 600 million mobile phone users (approximately 11 percent of the global total) – and the number is growing.
  • Plug Pulled On California Nuclear Plant, For Good
    Southern California Edison announced Friday morning that it will not restart the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant. The facility has been offline for a year and a half after a leak in a steam tube created safety concerns.
  • Amazon Fresh delivery man Tim Wilkie totes food to a house on Mercer Island, Wash.
    Grocery Home Delivery May Be Greener Than Schlepping To The Store
    Getting groceries delivered may be the easiest environmentally friendly thing you've ever done, new research says. Think of it as your food taking mass transit.
  • Shared Hopes for Our Fisheries' Future
    As fishing areas close in the face of dwindling stocks, we look at what the hopes are among fishing folks for the future. In some areas -- such as…
  • What if we're all from Mars?
    If Life Traveled From Mars To Earth On A Rock, Who Are We?
    A number of scientists say evidence is building for the theory that life started on Mars. With potentially infinite possibilities for life to bloom in this vast universe, NPR's Scott Simon wonders what it means to be human.
  • A new app by the U.S. Census Bureau is intended to help Americans understand their communities --€” both current and future.
    Census Aims To Bring Statistics Home With A New Mobile App
    The U.S. Census Bureau's new mobile app, called dwellr, aims to help Americans understand where they live — and maybe where they should live.
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