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The Joy (And Fear) Of Making 'Kindred' Into A Graphic Novel

Nearly 40 years after it was published, Octavia Butler's time-travel novel Kindred has been adapted for a modern audience as a graphic novel. But reinterpreting the masterwork was a daunting task.

Microplastics are not just showing up on beaches like this one in the Canary Islands. They are showing up in human waste.

Microplastics Are Turning Up Everywhere, Even In Human Excrement

A very small study shows that microplastics are in human waste in many parts of the world. While it's not entirely clear what that means for our health, it might be a sign that we need to pull back.

Waves as seen from the Ocean Beach pier, July 29, 2015.

San Diego Researchers Study Waves And How They Impact Global Climate

San Diego scientists are trying to understand how ocean waves can impact the global climate.

Children get their diphtheria inoculation in 1944.

Diphtheria: What Exactly Is It ... And Why Is It Back?

It's thought of as a disease of the past. But now there are outbreaks in Yemen and Bangladesh.

When Kids Ask (Really) Tough Questions: A Quick Guide

Is Santa real? Will you ever die? Children ask questions that can induce knee-buckling panic in adults. NPR's Life Kit and Sesame Workshop have research-tested strategies to help you with the answers.

When Kids Ask (Really) Tough Questions: A Quick Guide

Is Santa real? Will you ever die? Children ask questions that can induce knee-buckling panic in adults. NPR's Life Kit and Sesame Workshop have research-tested strategies to help you with the answers.

Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act (DACA), gay activists and others demonstrate outside the U.S. District Court 9th Circuit in Pasadena, Calif., in May. The Trump administration has been trying to convince courts that it is justified in ending an Obama-era immigration policy that shielded hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.

Immigration Debate Shifts To Texas Judge Who Blocked 2015 DACA Expansion

Seven states are asking Judge Andrew Hanen for a preliminary injunction to force the government to reject renewals for young people currently enrolled in DACA and stop accepting new applications.

Staff at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute sluice juvenile white seabass into a cage at Santa Catalina Island, in Southern California, where they grow before being released into the ocean. Thirty-five years ago, the state launched the program to bolster waning white seabass numbers. Now the first scientific assessment of the program finds it had a stunningly low success rate.

$40 Million Later, A Pioneering Plan To Boost Wild Fish Stocks Shows Little Success

A California program begun 35 years ago to boost waning white seabass populations became a model for other states. Now the first scientific review finds the program had a stunningly low success rate.

For New Parents, Dad May Be The One Missing The Most Sleep

New moms get a lot of sympathy over lack of sleep, but studies find that dads may be hurting more, a new book on the science of parenting says. Bottom line: Both parents need help getting shut-eye.

Students walk through the Southwestern College campus in Chula Vista in this undated photo.

Southwestern College Opens New Building In National City For Medical Assistant Program

Southwestern College Thursday opened a new building in National City for its medical assistant program.

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