Violent Ebola Zone Calls For Creative Strategies There's another Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — in a part of the country racked by violent conflict. So how do you get help to people in areas too dangerous to visit? NPR Staff
Researching Heatstroke In Athletes The death of a University of Maryland player is among a number of training deaths in college football recently. Melissa Block speaks with Douglas Casa who has researched the causes.
The Latest Scientific Advice On Drinking Alcohol: Don't. A new study published in The Lancet finds alcohol is associated with 2.8 million deaths each year worldwide. Researchers conclude that there is no safe level of alcohol and say the risks outweigh the potential benefits. Allison Aubrey
Long Before Facebook, The KGB Spread Fake News About AIDS In the '80s, the Soviet Union and allies participated in a widespread disinformation campaign: disseminating the theory that the AIDS virus had been manufactured by the United States. NPR Staff
Ancient Bone Reveals Surprising Sex Lives Of Neanderthals Genomic sequencing reveals new evidence of interbreeding among different groups of our ancient relatives. A scientist calls the find "almost too lucky to be true." Laurel Wamsley
Fixing The Willamette's Toxic Algae Problem Could Start At Ross Island Toxic algal blooms have plagued the lower Willamette in recent years. Most of them started in one place: the lagoon at Ross Island, near downtown Portland. Erin Ross
Fixing The Willamette's Toxic Algae Problem Could Start At Ross Island Toxic algal blooms have plagued the lower Willamette in recent years. Most of them started in one place: the lagoon at Ross Island, near downtown Portland. Erin Ross
Study Sheds Light On Rural-Urban Cancer Divide A new study finds the difference between rural and urban cancer survival rates disappears when patients are enrolled in clinical trials. NPR Staff
Congo Faces Another Ebola Outbreak The Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing an Ebola outbreak. Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Dr. Joseph Fair of the International Medical Corps, who is currently in the DRC.