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Laser technology is being used to more accurately measure mountain snowpack — crucial information for farmers and water managers in drought-stricken areas like the Colorado River Basin.

NPR's Shannon Bond speaks with UC Berkeley professor Hany Farid about the prevalence of fake images and information generated by artificial intelligence and other technologies.

"Fire of Love" is a documentary about volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft. NPR's Shannon Bond asks director Sara Dosa about it and about the lives of the Kraffts.

Japan is sweltering amid a heat wave not seen in decades. As the country deals with an energy crunch, businesses are trying to save energy by turning lights down and thermostats up.

The largest city in the U.S. ranks 93rd in access to public restrooms. But a new effort "will allow those New Yorkers with the dignity of a place to go," Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine says.

Inflation — fueled by the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and local issues — has made everything more expensive, including the oil used to fry street food. Here's how vendors and customers are coping.

NPR's Melissa Block speaks to musician Regina Spektor, who's known for her lyricism, about her first album in six years, "Home, Before And After."

The show is live in Philly this week, and we invited one of the city's heroes. Darryl "Cornbread" McCray is the father of modern graffiti, but what does he know about the game of tag?

Aides to President Biden say the administration still has options it can pursue in its effort to control climate change despite an adversarial Supreme Court ruling this week.

In just two short week, the six conservative members of the Supreme Court have dramatically reshaped American jurisprudence. Also, the Jan. 6 committee's next steps.