Science Salmon are struggling to migrate in hot waters along their route. So they're driving In the Pacific Northwest, some tributaries salmon travel through to spawn are so hot that it’s threatening their migration. In some places, biologists have trucked the fish to cooler water. Courtney Flatt Play AudioListen 4 mins
Politics JD Vance went viral for ‘cat lady’ comments. The centuries-old trope has a long tail Vance lamented the country being run by "a bunch of childless cat ladies," including Vice President Harris. The trope has dogged women since the Middle Ages. Rachel Treisman
Science A protein called Reelin keeps popping up in brains that resist aging and Alzheimer’s Early in life, the protein Reelin helps assemble the brain. Later on, it appears to protect the organ from Alzheimer’s and other threats to memory and thinking. Jon Hamilton Play AudioListen 5 mins
Science Retired astronaut Scott Kelly on life in space and Starliner crew's delayed return Scott Detrow Kai McNamee Tinbete Ermyas Play AudioListen 8 mins
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 Play AudioListen 4 mins
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 Play AudioListen 3 mins
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 Play AudioListen 5 mins
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 Play AudioListen 5 mins
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 Play AudioListen 9 mins
