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This aerial photo depicts the sawmills of Lagos, Nigeria. The timber from the country’s rainforests, some of the most heavily deforested in the world, are processed in this coastal city, …

Amid growing concern about children’s use of social media, the United Kingdom implemented rules designed to keep kids safer and limit their screen time. The U.S. is weighing similar legislation. …

What’s the best time to exercise? The science of circadian rhythms has some clues. Jacobs Stock Photography Ltd/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jacobs Stock Photography Ltd/Getty Images What’s the …

Life Kit editors share some of our favorite tips from our March episodes (clockwise from left): How to prevent eye strain, how to quickly get a messy house back in …

Biosolids (a byproduct of wastewater treatment) are often used as fertilizer. But toxic “forever chemicals”, or PFAS, could be contaminating that fertilizer, along with millions of acres of farmland.

The writer in Amalfi, Italy, where her grandfather is from. Alan Martín Caudillo hide caption toggle caption Alan Martín Caudillo The writer in Amalfi, Italy, where her grandfather is from. …

Kim Botteicher, founder and executive director of FAVOR ~ Western PA, runs the nonprofit out of the basement of an old church building in Bolivar, Pa. In addition to providing …

Two women bonded after the Nashville school shooting a year ago over their children’s exposure to violence and loss.

Victoria Micieli, director and scientist at the Center for Parasitological and Vector Studies of the national scientific research institute CONICET, classifies different species of mosquitoes at a laboratory in La …

NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Eva Temkin, a former FDA policy expert, about arguments at the Supreme Court regarding the abortion drug Mifepristone.