NPR News: Researchers say closing a top USDA research lab will slow responses to honeybee deaths

Researchers say closing a top USDA research lab will slow responses to honeybee deaths
When beekeepers saw honeybee die-offs last year, experts at a USDA research center stepped in to help. The Trump administration plans to close the facility, and beekeepers and scientists are worried.

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NPR News: Preserving pollinators is good for health -- and income

Preserving pollinators is good for health -- and income
Pollinators have economic and health benefits, but those benefits have been difficult to quantify. A new study puts some numbers to how important pollinators are for both nutrition and income.

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NPR News: Why this tribe is buying up hundreds of acres of farmland — and flooding it

Why this tribe is buying up hundreds of acres of farmland — and flooding it
The Stillaguamish Tribe in Washington state has been buying land in its traditional territory and removing levees. The goal is to turn farmland into wetlands with the hopes of restoring Chinook salmon.

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NPR News: Timmy the stranded whale rescued after weekslong effort

Timmy the stranded whale rescued after weekslong effort
Timmy captured the hearts of whale lovers across the globe who rooted for a happy ending for the humpback.

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NPR News: Why PEPFAR's top scientist stepped down

Why PEPFAR's top scientist stepped down
NPR's Juana Summers talk with Mike Reid, the former chief science officer of PEPFAR, about why he resigned over concerns about America's global health strategy.

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NPR News: Trump gives the go-ahead for a major new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline

Trump gives the go-ahead for a major new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline
More state and federal approvals are needed for the 3-foot-wide Bridger Pipeline Expansion, which would stretch from the Canadian border with Montana down through eastern Montana and Wyoming, where it would link up with another pipeline.

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NPR News: Giving coffee a jolt could help assess its quality

Giving coffee a jolt could help assess its quality
NPR's science podcast Short Wave looks at the secrets behind scorpions' weapons, using electricity to measure the quality of a cup of coffee, and what shapes the content of dreams.

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