This week we met with local birder Rob Fowler, who leads many of the tours for Godwit Days, to learn more about birding on the North Coast, and what you can expect from the 2026 festival and field trips.

The species Incanomys parviauris, or the Incan small-eared water mouse, was first encountered during a 2018 research expedition in Río Abiseo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and formally described in the journal American Museum Novitates this February.

In 1953, the CIA conducted a covert operation to overthrow Muhammad Mossadegh, the democratically elected leader of Iran.

What’s pulling so many men away from climate action?

This week we're playing another old recording from Fickle Hill Billies, performing "Jimi Man" at the North Country Fair in 2001.

Recored live at the Arcata Veterans Hall, Soberanis’ lecture explores illusions people create, such as the “natural world” versus the “unnatural world,” and the importance of imagination.

The first lady made a rare public statement on Thursday saying she was not friends with the late sex offender. She also said Epstein did not introduce her to President Donald Trump.

Governments are blocking the internet, banning social media posts and cutting access to commercial satellite images. But experts say that efforts to censor information have had mixed results.

States say disaster funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has slowed to a trickle under the Trump administration. That's delaying projects to protect communities from wildfires and hurricanes.

Consumer prices in March were up 3.3% from a year ago, the biggest annual increase in nearly two years. Higher gasoline prices tied to the war with Iran accounted for much of the surge.

After swooping around the moon, viewing an eclipse, breaking an Apollo distance record and testing out a space toilet, NASA's Artemis II mission is about to return to Earth. Here's what the astronauts must face to make it safely home.

If you keep up with secret identities, you'll get at least one question right this week!