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South Carolina is working to help people there cope with the intense heat. Daniel Rickenmann, mayor of Columbia, S.C., joins the program to discuss how he's trying to address the issue.

After stints as provost, vice president for academic affairs and interim president, Aondover Tarhule is officially the 21st president of Illinois State University.

Does climate change exist? And does a character know it? Barbie, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One and Nyad met the criteria for a new challenge inspired by the famous Bechdel Test.

Books take a lot of resources to make. Digital readers do, too. What's the more sustainable option? The answer isn't straightforward.

Girls in the U.S. are getting their first period earlier than in decades past. Researchers say there are multiple factors causing early puberty, including obesity and environmental pollutants.

Eskamani says detainees are being held in "cages."

Scientists say the pocket gophers were cranky about being moved into a devastated landscape for a day in 1980. But decades later, their short visit still has visible, and vibrant, effects.

Vehicle dealers are pushing back on rules that would increase the number of electric trucks sold in New Jersey. It could be a preview of a brewing fight over state rules about cars. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on December 23, 2024.)

Rising from the sand on Miami Beach are what appear to be the sails of a buried Spanish galleon. It's a piece created by Tlingit/Unangax artist Nicholas Galanin.

In cities like Montreal, riding a bike can be an efficient, environmentally friendly and cheap way to get around. A group of women are trying to get more women on bikes.