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Environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb says in nature, the weaker animals are usually the ones killed by predators. That changes when cars are involved: "Roadkill is not only eliminating animals, it's in many cases eliminating those healthy animals that populations need to remain strong,"

Cars are a major predator for wildlife. How is nature adapting to our roads?

Environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb says cars are killing animals, while highways cut off them off from their food sources and migration paths. His new book is Crossings.

The EPA has completed a nationwide rule designed to accelerate the transition to clean trucks.

EPA's new rules to clean up heavy trucking met with support and criticism

The EPA has finalized the strictest-ever limits on greenhouse gas emissions from heavy-duty trucks, a category that includes everything from buses to garbage trucks.

Several cars of a Surfliner train at Santa Fe Depot are shown on April 28, 2023.

Why are train horns so loud in downtown San Diego right now?

Federal rail officials have temporarily suspended the railway “Quiet Zone” through downtown San Diego.

Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege has spent nearly 25 years campaigning against sexual violence and aiding survivors. On Thursday, he won the $1 million Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity. In his remarks, he paid tribute to the survivors. "These women stand up again after being subjected to extreme violence and not only reclaim their own strength but also extend a helping hand to others."

He fights sexual violence. He's won a Nobel and now a $1 million honor. Is he hopeful?

Dr. Denis Mukwege, co-winner of the Nobel peace prize in 2018, is the recipient of the $1 million Aurora humanitarian prize. In an interview with NPR, he reflects on how his campaign is faring.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 10, 2023. Democratic governors in 20 states are launching a network intended to strengthen abortion access in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court nixing a woman’s constitutional right to end a pregnancy.

Gov. Newsom pushes constitutional amendment to tighten gun access amid 2024 campaign

The governor's proposed 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution would implement universal background checks for gun buyers, raise the minimum age for purchases to 21, institute a “reasonable” waiting period for sales and ban assault rifles.

A mild-mannered professor assumes the persona of a 'Hit Man' in this twisted tale

Loosely based on a true story, Richard Linklater's film about a professor working with the police features strong performances, shrewd writing and a light and funny tone.

Taylor Swift, the Mona Lisa and Beyoncé.

What's the recipe for fame? For one, you need more than talent

Why is the Mona Lisa the most famous painting in the world? Why are The Beatles, well, The Beatles? Behavioral economist Cass Sunstein explores the alchemy of fame.

A same-sex couple receives a blessing in front of Germany's Cologne Cathedral in September 2023, a few months before Pope Francis officially declared such blessings allowable.

Catholic Church works to explain what same-sex blessings are and are not

Now that Pope Francis has OK'd priests blessing same-sex couples, LGBTQ+ Catholics are figuring out how to ask for these blessings and whether they want them.

Workers tend to cannabis plants in a greenhouse in Carpinteria, Calif., April 12, 2018.

California workplace safety board approves heat protections for indoor workers, excluding prisons

The amended rules, which stand to impact about 1.4 million workers and 196,000 establishments, need final approval from the Office of Administrative Law to take effect.

John Reynolds outside of the Post Office on Christmas, a regular part of his job.

The Yosemite postmaster retires after more than 40 years (and a whole lot of mail)

John Reynolds started his career in the summer of 1978 as a college student. This week, he said goodbye to the calling of a lifetime.

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