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Researchers have been able to reverse the effects of a syndrome that affects brain development in a brain organoid. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on April 24, 2024.)

The company has been plagued by production and quality control issues — most famously a side panel of an Alaska Air 737 Max 9 which blew out mid-flight at the start of the year.

The military used open-air burn pits to get rid of garbage.

Cat owners in this country are exploring ways to take their feline friends outside safely for walks on leashes, in backpacks and in strollers. (Story first aired on Morning Edition on July 5, 2024.)

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Kalhan, a pulmonologist at Northwestern Medicine, about the impact of wildfire smoke in Chicago, which claimed the world's worst air quality earlier this week.

Here are recommendations from researchers on how to stave off infectious diseases such as the common cold and the flu during a flight.

Drone pilots and intelligence analysts who work with them may not be in physical danger themselves but "no doubt are war fighters" who experience psychological stress, says the Air Force.

Air conditioning standards are based on the needs of a 155-pound man. Researchers say it's time to admit that women don't need to be chilled as much and crank up the thermostat.

In an effort to meet a Kyoto Protocol pledge, Japan managed to cut about 1.4 million tons of CO2 emissions last year. The nation reduced summer air-conditioning use, overturning a decades-old "suit and tie" tradition along the way.

"It just appears to me that the airplane is unable to climb," former NTSB investigator Jeff Guzzetti tells NPR. Several explanations could account for that, the aviation expert says.