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April 1959: Bottles containing the polio vaccine.

The Oral Polio Vaccine Can Go 'Feral,' But WHO Vows to Tame It

The World Health Organization will start phasing out the oral vaccine next spring.

Trump May Soon Announce Plans To Combat Opioid Crisis

David Greene talks to David Mara, appointed by the governor of New Hampshire to be the state's drug czar, who's waiting to see if President Trump mentions the crisis in a speech Monday.

Incoming CEO of United States Olympic Committee Sarah Hirshland (3rd L) listens during a Senate hearing in July. The hearing was to focus on changes made by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), USA Gymnastics (USAG), and Michigan State University (MSU) to protect Olympic and amateur athletes from abuse.

Calls For Widespread Change Challenge Incoming Head Of U.S. Olympic Committee

The incoming CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee faces more challenges than just sexual abuse scandals. Elite athletes are calling for a complete overhaul of the USOC financial model.

Kofi Annan was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the United Nations in 2001 "for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world."

Kofi Annan, Former U.N. Secretary-General, Peace Prize Winner, Dies At 80

Annan served two terms as United Nations Secretary-General before creating the Kofi Annan Foundation. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001.

An aerial view of the Yevgeny Primakov icebreaker on the ice-covered Neva River in St. Petersburg, Russia. Maersk, the world's largest shipping line, is testing a Vladivostok to St. Petersburg route through the Arctic.

World's Largest Shipping Company Heads Into Arctic As Global Warming Opens The Way

Container giant Maersk will send one of its ships through the Arctic on the Northern Sea Route to test its feasibility as a new, time-saving shipping lane.

What The Diet Of A 5,300-Year-Old 'Iceman' Says About Ancient Europeans

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Frank Maixner about how scientists uncovered the last meal of a frozen hunter who died 5,300 years ago in the Alps. The stomach contents of the man show what ancient Europeans ate.

Two rock samples taken by NASA's Curiosity rover were found to contain organic molecules.

NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds Chemical Building Blocks For Life On Mars

Scientists can't say whether there is, or ever was, life on the Red Planet. But two Martian rock samples contained organic molecules — which contain carbon, the chemical element central to life.

Oil operations like this one on Alaska's North Slope are designed for freezing conditions. But as the permafrost thaws, companies are creating new products to help the industry cope.

Oil Industry Copes With Climate Impacts As Permafrost Thaws

Thawing permafrost in Alaska's Arctic is making it harder for oil companies to operate there. But a cottage industry has cropped up with new gadgets to help.

Black women's exercise rates drop significantly after high school, a new study finds.

After High School, Young Women's Exercise Rates Plunge

After they lose access to high school sports, young women — especially young women of color — generally get less exercise than they should, a study suggests, and far less exercise than young men get.

Ex-Senate Employee Charged With Lying About Contacts With Reporters

A former Senate staffer has been arrested for allegedly lying to the FBI about his contact with reporters. James Wolfe appears to be caught up in the Trump administration's crackdown on leakers.

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