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For a limited time beginning next year, the U.S. Mint will issue quarters honoring women from history. The first batch celebrates icons in civil rights, politics, humanities and science.

Construction on the first new stretch of border wall under the Trump administration is slated to begin this winter. In South Texas, the wall will cut right through a butterfly sanctuary.

Federal Judge Carlton Reeves applied the controversial doctrine in a case in which he ruled that an officer merited it — but in an outspoken opinion asked for the doctrine itself to be reevaluated.

Earth, Wind & Fire, Sally Field, Linda Ronstadt, Sesame Street and Michael Tilson Thomas will be recognized for their lifetime contributions to the performing arts at a gala in December.

The rise of organic produce has sparked a new interest in using biopesticides like fungi to kill insects, instead of traditional synthetic ones. But they are still just a tiny segment of the market.

Scientists have found that spiderwebs can be used to capture environmental DNA, which reflects the animal population of an area. The technique may help track the biodiversity of an ecosystem.

Over the last 30 years, 40% of Indonesia's mangroves have been cut down mainly to create fish and shrimp farms, destroying local ecosystems. But one small indigenous fishing village is changing that.

Decades ago, salmon in the Pescadero Creek along the California coast went extinct. Now conservationists, farmers and federal money for addressing human-caused climate change are helping them return.

Allison Aubrey is a correspondent for NPR News, where her stories can be heard on Morning Edition and All Things Considered. She's also a contributor to the PBS NewsHour and is one of the hosts of NPR's Life Kit.

Need some new summer jams? Our panel of public-radio music buffs recommends tracks by Nooky Jones, Juana Molina, Downtown Boys and more.

Every First Friday we check in with the Ely Folk School to find out what they've got cooking for the month. In May they've got a birding by ear class, a…

Jeff Sundin joins John Bauer on the Thursday Morning Show for Early Bird Fishing. Jeff gives tips on how to set the hook when fishing walleye with a jig…

Suckers, shiners, wind, where to go, who to go with. It's all here in our weekly conversation with our early bird fishing guide, Jeff Sundin.

Every Tuesday we gather the comments, questions and observations listeners send our way and share them with the world during the PhenologyTalkbacks…

The Stromberg family of Pine River, Minnesota, has been in the bird business since 1921. Laura and Eric Stromberg will lead a workshop on "The Basics of…

The British band hasn't had a chart-topping album in a decade, but it pulled out all the stops to promote its latest, Moon Music, including selling more than a dozen different versions of the album.

The nonprofit Children's Health Defense that Kennedy led has filed nearly 30 federal and state lawsuits since 2020, many challenging vaccines and public health mandates.

Instead of playing the same old tune, male song sparrow's sing a variety of songs to keep potential mates interested.

We lost a great friend this week. Our Talk on the Wildside host - retired Forest Ecology instructor from Itasca Community College - Harry Hutchins. Tune…

Whether reminiscent of the moon's surface or "a big duck-go-round," a circle of ice entrances as it bobs and spins on a river in Maine.