Science Turtle Embryos May Play A Role In Whether They Become Male Or Female In many turtle species, sex is determined by temperature in the egg. That makes turtles particularly vulnerable to climate change. But scientists say the animals may have a way to shield themselves. Merrit Kennedy
Environment Opinion: Is Anything More Urgent Than The Temperature Of Our Planet? Our earth is in the middle of what may be the hottest summer on record. Scorching new records were set all over Europe this week. What could be more urgent news than the temperature of our planet? Scott Simon
Environment Birds Are Trying To Adapt To Climate Change — But Is It Too Little, Too Late? By breeding and migrating earlier, some birds are adapting to climate change. But it's probably not happening fast enough for some species to survive, according to new research. Pien Huang
Environment California Signs Deal With Automakers To Produce Fuel-Efficient Cars The agreement is different from plans expected to be announced by the Trump administration that would weaken national emissions standards. Shannon Van Sant
Science Decisions, Decisions: Some We Struggle To Make, Others We Can't Forget This week on the Hidden Brain radio show, decision-making. We learn why we often stumble when trying to make ourselves happy, and why certain decisions leave us wondering "what if?" Shankar Vedantam Rhaina Cohen Parth Shah Tara Boyle Max Nesterak
Environment Small Towns Fear They Are Unprepared For Future Climate-Driven Flooding The central U.S. just experienced the most widespread river flooding ever recorded there. Flood defenses in major cities largely performed well, but many smaller communities were simply overwhelmed. Rebecca Hersher
Environment The Water Crisis In Chennai: Who's To Blame, How Do You Fix It? Reservoirs are dry in India's sixth biggest city. Municipal taps work only a few hours a day. Trains are delivering emergency water supplies. Lauren Frayer
Environment The Dawn Of Low-Carbon Shipping The shipping industry is starting to move away from pollutant-intensive heavy fuel oil. Scientists and private companies are betting on a clean replacement technology: hydrogen fuel cells. Rebecca Hersher
Environment Giant Shipper Bets Big On Ending Its Carbon Emissions. Will It Pay Off? Maersk, the world's largest container shipping company, has set a massive goal for itself: going carbon neutral by 2050. This would be good for the world. But how would it be good for the bottom line? Camila Domonoske
Environment Air agency: Tacoma gas plant not a climate threat. Science: yes it is Environmentalists have soured on natural gas. It used to be viewed as a promising step in the transition from dirtier fuels like coal and oil toward a climate-friendly future. John Ryan
