Science Retired astronaut Scott Kelly on life in space and Starliner crew's delayed return Scott Detrow Kai McNamee Tinbete Ermyas
Environment As the Great Salt Lake dries up, it's also emitting millions of tons of CO2 A new study found that the drying Great Salt Lake in Utah is now a major source of the gas emissions that are causing the climate to warm. Kirk Siegler Juliana Kim
Environment How an abandoned baby owl was rescued in a warm tortilla When a Texas resident found an abandoned baby owl at a family barbecue, she acted fast to rescue it -- using a warm tortilla. Gabriel Sanchez Scott Detrow Tinbete Ermyas
Environment Park Fire in California could continue growing exponentially, Cal Fire officer says Cal Fire has confirmed that over a hundred structures have been damaged in the Park Fire, which grew overnight near Chico, Calif. Difficult firefighting conditions are forecast through Friday night. Ezra Romero
Science Researchers are revising botanical names to address troubling connotations Since the mid-1700s, researchers have classified life with scientific names. But some of them have problematic histories and connotations. The botanical community is trying to tackle this issue. Ari Daniel
Environment Could you go a whole week without buying new plastic? The amount of plastic that we throw out really piles up. A "Morning Edition" staffer decided to find out how hard it would be to not buy any new plastic for a week. How did she do? Claire Murashima A Martínez
Science This week in science: Chimpanzee 'conversations,' deep ocean oxygen and rogue waves NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about chimpanzee "conversations," oxygen from the bottom of the ocean and how a computer program may warn of rogue waves. Emily Kwong Regina Barber
Science NASA still doesn't know when two astronauts will be able to come home NASA still is not sure when two astronauts might come home in Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Environment Octopus farming in the U.S. would be banned under a new bill in Congress The OCTOPUS Act would ban farming the animal, and imports of farmed meat. It was introduced by a senator whose office says he learned about the plan through a story on NPR. Bill Chappell
Environment California's newest state park is like a time machine California's newest state park just opened this summer — and a visit is like stepping into a time machine as its creators reimagine what a state park can be. Jonaki Mehta Christopher Intagliata Ailsa Chang