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An aerial view of the Plinian eruption column, Mount St. Helens, on May 18, 1980.

'It Seemed Apocalyptic' 40 Years Ago When Mount St. Helens Erupted

Howard Berkes covered the 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens for NPR and has returned to the volcano for multiple stories over the years. He recalls the massive blast and its aftermath.

Elevator safety measures that take COVID-19 into account are posted at Cambridge Discovery Park, a life sciences office development in Cambridge, Mass.

The Office Elevator In COVID-19 Times: Experts Weigh In On Safer Ups And Downs

As more and more people filter back to the workplace, many face a tiny space that can create a large logjam: the elevator. Even the lobby is fraught with coronavirus questions. We have answers.

Janie Dumbleton was among the passengers of Amtrak 188 on May 12, 2015, when it derailed outside Philadelphia, killing eight. She's shown here at High Street on Hudson, a restaurant in New York owned by another survivor of the crash, Eli Kulp.

How A Shirt From Target Helped A Survivor Of Deadly Amtrak Crash Heal

Four years ago, on May 12, Janie Dumbleton was on her first business trip when Amtrak 188 derailed outside Philadelphia, killing eight. The shirt she was wearing that day has helped her overcome PTSD.

Mezzo-soprano Blythe Gaissert as Hansel is trapped by tenor Joel Sorensen as the Witch in San Diego Opera's production of "Hansel & Gretel." February, 2020.

Bringing A Cannibalistic Witch To Life For 'Hansel And Gretel'

San Diego Opera uses imaginative puppets in new production

One of the posters advertising the 1961 British sci-fi film "The Day the Earth Caught Fire."

Pop Culture And Climate Change

Sci-fi has been dealing with the notion of climate change since Jules Verne

Suboxone, a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone, helps many people addicted to opioids wean themselves from an escalating drug habit. But counseling and social support are key to successful treatment, too, experts say.

Opioid Addiction Is 'A Disease Of Isolation,' So Pandemic Puts Recovery At Risk

People in recovery from opioid or alcohol addiction are weathering a new storm of depression, anxiety and isolation these days, as 12-step programs move online and detox centers close their doors.

The mobile library travels on one of its routes on the Outer Hebrides island of Lewis and Harris. For isolated residents, seeing the mobile librarian is sometimes the only human contact they may have for days.

For Remote Communities In Scotland's Outer Hebrides, Mobile Libraries Are A Lifeline

Library vans ply lonely roads and deliver books, including works in Gaelic, to hundreds of isolated residents. Seeing the mobile librarian is sometimes the only human contact they will have for days.

Dr. Lauren Jenkins reads to her twin sons, Pierce and Ashton, while wearing her "hazmat" suit. Because lung cancer has compromised her husband's immune system, Jenkins moved out of her home and visited in the suit as a precaution.

She's A Frontline Doctor. Her Husband Has Lung Cancer. Now, A Simple Hug Is Dangerous

When Lauren Jenkins learned a coworker had tested positive for the coronavirus, she did what once would've seemed unthinkable — separating from her two young boys and a husband with stage IV cancer.

A scene from the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, in January.

Opinion: Refugees Are Especially Vulnerable To COVID-19. Don't Ignore Their Needs

While there are no known cases yet of coronavirus infection in refugee camps, the disease may hit these communities hard and it's urgent to mitigate risk, warns Muhammad H. Zaman of Boston University.

San Diego Comic Fest celebrates the centennial of filmmaker and stop motion animator Ray Harryhausen, left, and science fiction writer Ray Bradbury.

San Diego Comic Fest Returns For 8th Year

Comic book convention calls itself "friendly, intimate"

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