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Hundreds of people flocked to the United States Botanic Garden to see (and smell) a corpse flower in full bloom.

What's In It For The Corpse Flower To Smell Like Death?

The corpse flower is a botanical rock star — prized by botanic gardens around the globe. In a new video, NPR's Skunk Bear explores the biology of the stinky giant, which thrives by playing dead.

Scientists Discover What Made Takata Air Bags Explode

Plus, a Senate report finds that the company lied about test data even after the air bag recalls.

New Jersey has been distributing baby boxes — cardboard containers that double as cribs or bassinets — to new parents since January. Maisha Watson is currently living in a motel outside Atlantic City, N.J., with her infant son, Solomon Murphy. With no room for a crib, Solomon sleeps in the baby box.

New mom Maisha Watson uses one of the 20,000 cardboard boxes given out so far in New Jersey. She's glad to have a safe spot for her son to sleep. But some question the boxes' safety and effectiveness.

Students in Chula Vista are pictured learning to play music, March 2, 2015.

San Diego Youth Symphony, Qualcomm Honored For STEAM Education

STEAM, which stands for education in science, technology, engineering, art and math, is the new movement. Two organizations were honored for their efforts in promoting STEAM.

The levees below the Oroville Dam were damaged by heavy floodwaters this winter and many need repairs.

Where Levees Fail In California, Nature Can Step In To Nurture Rivers

After devastating floods, California is looking to spend billions on dams and levees. Some are calling for a new approach to flood control, one that mimics nature instead of trying to contain it.

Devin Greene sits in the front seat of an Uber driverless car during a test drive in San Francisco, Dec. 13, 2016.

Uber Moves Self-Driving Cars From California To Arizona

A fleet of self-driving Uber cars left for Arizona on Thursday after they were banned from California roads over safety concerns.

The "Green Giant" mechanical tea harvester, one of only a few in the world, does the manual work of 500 people.

Yes, America Has A Working Tea Plantation. We Visited It

The only commercial tea plantation in North America is located on Wadmalaw Island, S.C. It makes tea from bushes descended from plants first brought here in the 1700s. We chat with its tea taster.

Texas Bufkin Christian Academy, a private, for-profit religious primary school in Milwaukee, is the lowest-performing voucher school in the city, state officials say.

Lessons From The Nation's Oldest Voucher Program

Milwaukee's voucher program serves some 28,000 students. Most of them are African-American and come from low-income families.

What's The Leading Cause Of Wildfires In The U.S.? Humans

More than 8 in 10 fires are started by people. Researchers say humans are not only causing the vast majority of wildfires, they're extending the normal fire season around the U.S. by three months.

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump looks on during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017.

"Dear President Trump:" Southern Californians Share Their Hopes

Listen to five Southern Californians with different political perspectives share their thoughts as Donald Trump becomes the country's 45th president.

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