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For children with Asperger's Syndrome and other mild forms of autism, the world can be an uncomfortable place. A summer camp in Washington, D.C. is teaching some the social skills -- as basic as making friends -- that come naturally to most people. NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports.

A natural gas company in Great Falls, Montana, wanted to educate consumers. So it printed 25,000 scratch-and-sniff cards to show how a gas leak would smell. Then the company tossed some of the cards. As they were crushed in a garbage truck, the gas smell filled the town.

After months of not naturalizing new U.S. citizens due to the coronavirus shutdown, immigration officials have begun offering drive-through naturalization ceremonies that take just a few minutes.

Andy Goldsworthy, a sculptor best known for impermanent works in nature made of leaves, rocks and even ice, has created a permanent slate structure for the National Gallery of Art. To do so, he studied optics and physics to create a series of domes that should stand forever without any cement.

The new natural playground surrounding Colene Hoose Elementary School in Normal is nearing completion and is now open for use. A public grand opening event is set for October.

The Natural Land Institute notified state and federal officials of intent to file another lawsuit over the prairie

When the cows pee in a designated area, it can be treated to make it less harmful to the environment. Scientists say 11 out of 16 cows learned to use the "MooLoo" when they had to go.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that anti-globalization demonstrators in Melbourne, Australia have declared their three-day effort a success, even though they failed to shut down a conference of the World Economic Forum, a gathering of international business leaders. Organizers of the protests say globalization, as exemplified by the World Economic Forum, benefits only a few of the wealthiest corporations, while harming the environment, destroying local cultures and increasing poverty. The protesters in Melbourne were well-prepared and well-equipped. They used walkie-talkies to monitor police movements, loudspeakers to direct protesters and they'd even set up first aid and legal aid stations.

The president is riding "The Twenty-First Century Express," a train taking him through the mid-west on his way to the Democratic National convention in Chicago. Mr. Clinton's whistle-stops along the way allow time for him to spell out some of the issues he would make priorities in a second term, among them, literacy, the environment, and gun control.

Hear why the multi-instrumentalist feels like he made it after growing up in a very poor environment.