All Things Considered
Peter Petokas, from the Clean Water Institute at Lycoming College, and Michelle Herman, from The Wetland Trust, with a young hellbender they helped raise in captivity and released in 2018. Laura Benshoff/NPR hide caption
Big crowds and world leaders will attend the queen's funeral. Security is top of mind
Tigrayan rebels accept cease-fire and say they're ready for peace talks
Idaho's extensive abortion ban is impacting neighboring Washington
Encore: Like sharks, rattlesnakes often inspire more fear than they deserve
6,000 Seattle teachers and school staff remain on strike after failed weekend talks
National
A campaign made it harder to access an anti-trans website linked to multiple suicides
A campaign made it harder to access an anti-trans website linked to multiple suicides
Workers typically rely on plastic hard hat styles designed in the 1960s. But newer technology does a better job at protecting brains, especially from oblique impact caused by falls. Al Bello/Getty Images hide caption
How a new hard hat technology can protect workers better from concussion
Peter Petokas, from the Clean Water Institute at Lycoming College, and Michelle Herman, from The Wetland Trust, with a young hellbender they helped raise in captivity and released in 2018. Laura Benshoff/NPR hide caption
Environment
Wildlife conservation tends to save charismatic species. That may be about to change
Wildlife conservation tends to save charismatic species. That may be about to change
A dental hygienist shortage has dentist offices struggling to schedule patients
Encore: Brooke Shields is getting older in the public eye and wants to talk about it
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