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The encounter is an out-of-this-world example of right place, right time — as Mars zips past Jupiter, Earth will be in the perfect spot to see the two planets look as if they are within arm's reach.

We've gathered examples from across the NPR Network of how we can change the food we grow to support climate goals.

Join the North County Climate Change Alliance and Surfrider Foundation’s San Diego Chapter online for a deep dive into microplastics with Matt Simon, science writer for Wired magazine and author of "A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies". There is no charge for this online event, but please register in advance. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom link along with additional details. This will also enable us to inform you if there are any last-minute announcements, instructions, or other information. Thank you! About Matt Simon Matt Simon has been a science writer at Wired magazine since 2011. His focus includes biology, robotics, climate change, and microplastic pollution. Matt was the creator of Wired’s Absurd Creature of the Week column, which ran from September 2013 to March 2016. This was turned into the weekly web video series Absurd Creatures. In April 2020, it was adapted into the hit Netflix series Absurd Planet. In 2017, Matt received an Alex Award for his book, The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar: Evolution’s Most Unbelievable Solutions to Life’s Biggest Problems, which cataloged the strangest creatures on Earth. His second book, Plight of the Living Dead: What Real-Life Zombies Reveal About Our World—and Ourselves, explored the science of how parasites mind-control their hosts. Matt attended UC Davis and holds an A.B. in English, Communications. For more information visit: volunteer.surfrider.org Stay Connected on Facebook

Older homes are the only ones many Americans can afford, but they are costly to fix and maintain, especially for seniors. A patchwork of programs to help are underfunded and have years-long waitlists.

An international group of researchers has voted to modify the scientific names of more than 200 plant species whose names carry a derogatory word.

At 80 miles across, Thwaites is the world's widest glacier. It has been nicknamed the "Doomsday Glacier" for the catastrophic effects its thawing could have on global sea-level rise.

In an effort to address its shrinking population and aging work force, over 15 years, China will raise the retirement age for men to 63, and for women to 55 or 58 years depending on their jobs.

An address on the legacy of Regents of the University of California v Bakke, the seminal 1978 case that upheld race-based affirmative action programs in education, recently overturned by SFFA v Harvard. Louis Menand is the Lee Simpkins Family Professor of Arts and Sciences and the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of English at Harvard University. He has contributed to The New Yorker since 1991, and has been a staff writer since 2001. His book The Metaphysical Club was awarded the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for history and the Francis Parkman Prize from the Society of American Historians. His book "The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War" was published in 2021 and named a notable book of the year by the New York Times Book Review. In 2016, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama. This event made possible by CWSL’s Dean and Professor Robert K. Castetter and Marjorie B. Castetter Fund.

On Thursday, a major birding society will discuss how how to go about changing potentially offensive bird names. There's resistance to the original plan to rename all birds named after people.

Mark Ghaly has been a steady voice in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s cabinet, shaping the administration’s COVID policies and its efforts to bring down the cost of health care.