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Flanked by union members, President Biden signs orders that increase tariffs on imports of electric vehicles and other strategic goods from China.

Biden announces new tariffs on imports of Chinese goods, including electric vehicles

President Biden is keeping the tariffs on Chinese imports put in place by his predecessor and 2024 opponent, former President Donald Trump. And he's adding new ones for things like electric vehicles.

A two-spot octopus, like the type an Oklahoma family brought home as a pet.

Terrance the octopus came to live with a family. Then she laid dozens of eggs

The Clifford family was as prepared as possible to welcome Terrance the octopus. But there was one thing they missed: she was pregnant. And then she laid a whole lot of eggs.

Girls at a primary school in Sheno, Ethiopia. In partnership with UNICEF, the Sheno Primary School developed a program to educate both girls and boys about menstruation — and provide sanitary pads. A new UNICEF report says that only 39% of the world's schools offer such instruction.

Teaching girls (and boys) about menstruation takes moxie

A pioneering program in Ethiopia teaches all students about this "taboo" topic. A new UNICEF report, released on “World Menstrual Hygiene Day," assesses how countries respond to menstrual issues.

Posters with images or names of local candidates for the first round of the 2024 French legislative elections displayed in front of the local town hall in Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, Normandy, France, on June 25. France will hold an early legislative election in two rounds, on June 30 and July 7.

What to know about France's high-stakes election, where the far right is gaining ground

The president called surprise legislative elections, in two rounds on Sunday and July 7, and they're shaping up to be among the country's most divisive in recent history.

The Food and Drug Administration has missed its own deadline to propose a ban on the use of formaldehyde as an ingredient in hair relaxers and hair straighteners on the market in the United States. The federal agency proposed the ban in October 2023 and was scheduled for implementation in April 2024.

The FDA misses its own deadline to propose a ban on formaldehyde from hair products

It is unclear why the suggested rule was not released by its intended deadline. But a spokesperson for the federal agency told NPR that its implementation "continues to be a high priority."

Tilda Swinton takes on multiple roles in Lynn Hershman-Leeson's playful sci-fi film "Teknolust."

Digital Gym Cinema launches Science on Screen

Imagined cinematic futures will be used by guest speakers to discuss current issues about race, gender, healthcare and artificial intelligence.

U.S. Airman Roger Fortson answers the door of his apartment on May 3, 2024, as captured by the body camera of the Okaloosa County sheriff's deputy responding to a report of a domestic disturbance. A split second later, the deputy fired at Fortson, killing him.

Two men killed while pointing guns at the ground. Should police have waited?

What are police trained to do when faced with someone armed who is not pointing the gun? What does cognitive research say? This month's police killing of men in Florida and Alaska have resurfaced hard questions as police encounter more people with guns.

Austropsopilio cyngneus is harvestman arachnid, native to the island of Tasmania. It's mistaken by some viewers as a sea creature. Undated photo

New entomologist for The Nat uses macro photography to study his specimens

San Diego’s Natural History Museum hired an entomologist who uses macro photography to show what his bugs and arachnids look like up close and personal.

This May 26, 2016, photo shows a home for sale being fumigated in Carlsbad, Calif.

California is the nation’s greatest emitter of a potent greenhouse gas, used to kill termites

A new study shows the heat trapping, gaseous pesticide sulfuryl fluoride is used to kill termites in tented homes in California.

Could woolly mammoths walk again among humans? Scientists are working to resurrect the extinct species.

Scientists take a step closer to resurrecting the woolly mammoth

Scientists at a biotech company say they have created a key stem cell for Asian elephants that could help save the endangered species and become a steppingstone for bringing back the woolly mammoth.

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