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The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., is just one part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency — the federal agency in charge of the U.S. government's sprawling weather and climate prediction work. NPR has learned that David Legates, a scientist who has spent much of his career questioning climate science, has been hired by the Trump administration for a top position at NOAA.

Longtime Climate Science Denier Hired At NOAA

David Legates, a professor whose research has been supported by fossil fuel companies, has been hired for a top position at the federal agency that oversees weather and climate forecasting.

Flooding in Imperial Beach, Jan. 18, 2019 (left); 2007 Witch Creek Fire (right).

San Diego scientists give mixed reaction to climate summit

Researchers are both hopeful and apprehensive about the climate conference underway in Scotland.

Many survivors don't report sexual assaults because they fear no one will believe them. Advocates say better training for police on the neuroscience of trauma could help survivors feel safe while talking with police, making it less likely they experience a secondary trauma.

How Rape Affects Memory And The Brain, And Why More Police Need To Know About This

How a sexual assault survivor is questioned by police can greatly influence the ability to access memories of that traumatic incident. Better interview techniques might help solve more cases.

Security personnel stand guard outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology during the February 3 visit of the World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that triggered a pandemic.

The Investigation Of The Pandemic's Origins Is At An Impasse

In the wake of heated debate over the unproven lab leak theory, the world is calling on China to cooperate with investigations. But efforts to delve into this matter seem to be stalling.

NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar looks on during the game between the Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks at the Fiserv Forum in 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Says NBA Players Should Get Vaccinated Or Be Kicked Off The Team

The 2021-2022 NBA season is set to begin in a few weeks without a vaccine mandate for players. Instead, unvaccinated players will have to submit to regular testing.

This undated file image provided by Merck & Co. shows their new antiviral medication molnupiravir. An experimental COVID-19 drug that could soon become the first U.S.-authorized pill to treat the coronavirus

FDA panel narrowly backs COVID-19 pill from Merck

It sets the stage for an expected authorization of the first pill that Americans could take at home for the coronavirus.

In this Thursday, May 13, 2021, file photo, a posted sign thanks visitors for wearing masks in Santa Monica, Calif.

CDC Reverses Course On Indoor Masks In Some Parts Of US

The new guidance follows recent decisions in Los Angeles and St. Louis to revert to indoor mask mandates amid a spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations that have been especially bad in the South.

Estabrook talks with diet gurus and sifts through dieting history and the latest nutrition studies. He discovers that unfortunately, these diets don't really work in the long term for most people because they are too strict or require unnatural patterns of eating.

When Your Fad Diet Fails, And It Probably Will, 'Just Eat'

Diets often fail in the long term because they're too strict or require unnatural eating habits. In a new book, Barry Estabrook turns to science and history to find a weight-loss regimen that works.

In this file photo, Elizabeth Holmes walks into federal court in San Jose, Calif.

Elizabeth Holmes verdict: Former Theranos CEO is found guilty on 4 counts

Holmes, who was once seen as one of the most promising leaders in Silicon Valley, could spend up to 20 years in prison for defrauding investors of the blood-testing company.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Alumna and astronaut Megan McArthur, in blue flight suit, taken in Bldg. 5 Motion Based Simulator.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Alumna Launches Into Space

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Alumna and astronaut, Megan McArthur, pilots into space as part of the NASA SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station.

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