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Ecologist Chelsea Rochman (left) and researcher Kennedy Bucci dig through washed-up debris along Lake Ontario. They're looking for small particles of plastic that make their way into oceans, rivers and lakes.

Beer, Drinking Water And Fish: Tiny Plastic Is Everywhere

Plastic trash less than 5 millimeters long is in the things we eat and drink, and the air we breathe. Scientists are just beginning to study where it comes from and how it might affect our health.

Hurricane Florence is expected to reach the Carolinas and Virginia late this week. The storm is extending hurricane-force winds up to 60 miles from its center, the National Hurricane Center says.

Hurricane Florence: 'This One Really Scares Me,' Forecaster Says

The severity of Hurricane Florence is intensifying, triggering hurricane warnings along most of North Carolina's coast and a portion of South Carolina's.

Handlers, known as mahouts, ride elephants along a mountain ridge at the Elephant Conservation Center in Xayaboury, Laos. The center has 29 elephants, most of which spent long careers hauling logs in Laos' logging industry.

'A Million Elephants' No More: Conservationists In Laos Rush To Save An Icon

The Laos government and conservationists estimate there are only about 800 elephants left in all of Laos, just half of them living in the wild.

In this photo provided by Mayor Chris Slavicek, emergency personnel and first responders look to rescue any residents who need help after heavy rains from Henri flooded the area on Sunday in Helmetta, N.J.

Storm Henri Drenches The Northeast As It Moves Inland

Henri was downgraded to a tropical depression Sunday night after knocking out power in over 100,000 homes, stretching from New York to Rhode Island.

The Complex And Surprising History Of Humanity And Water

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Giulio Boccaletti about his new book Water: A Biography, which takes readers through the complex and surprising history of humanity and water.

Lulabelle Berry surveys the 600 acres she and her husband, Jimmy, own in the Ozarks near Mountain View, Ark. Berry walks laps on her porch to aid her recovery from a stroke. She says she's grateful for the drug that saved her life. "It's been a good life," she says.

Rural Hospitals Struggle To Stock Expensive Drugs That Could Save Lives

A federal drug program blocks rural hospitals from getting discounts on rare-disease drugs, forcing staff to cut back on supplies of lifesaving medicines.

Tuba and Cevheri Guven, both journalists, fled to Thessaloniki after being targeted by their own government. Turkey has imprisoned 262 journalists, making it the world's largest jailer of journalists. "If you write something on Twitter, you can go directly to prison," Tuba says.

Turks Fleeing To Greece Find Mostly Warm Welcome, Despite History

More than a year after a failed military coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, hundreds of Turks are seeking refuge in Greece — despite long rivalries between the two nations.

Joe Scarborough plays <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert</em> on February 21, 2017.

Joe Scarborough Still Wants To Make 'Trump: The Musical'

The Morning Joe host plans to release new music every month over the next two years.

Gary Nabhan holds white tepary beans grown at his home in Patagonia, Ariz. Nabhan believes that drought-tolerant teparies could become a solution for growing food in a hotter and drier Arizona.

Arizona's Tepary Beans Preserve A Native Past, Hold Promise For The Future

Local Native Americans grew teparies for centuries, but the beans began to sink into obscurity. Now, thanks to seed preservation and farmers who want to preserve the past, they're making a comeback.

U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on Sept. 30 in Beijing, China.

How The U.S. Ambassador To China May Have Xi Jinping's Ear

Washington's man in Beijing, Terry Branstad, says he goes way back with China's president.

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