Controversial New Guidelines Would Allow Experiments On More Mature Human Embryos
An influential scientific society has recommended scrapping a long-standing taboo on studying human embryos in lab dishes beyond 14 days and greenlighted a long list of other sensitive research.
Read more ...COVID-19 Has Pushed India's Junior Doctors To Their Limits
They're treating as many as 200 patients a day. Many have seen more suffering than they expected in an entire career. A psychiatrist warns this will be "a generation of doctors who are traumatized."
Read more ...Thousands of Dutch citizens joined environmental groups to charge the oil giant with endangering lives. The first of its kind decision could pressure other companies to take aggressive climate action.
Read more ...Read This Powerful Statement From Darnella Frazier, Who Filmed George Floyd's Murder
"If it weren't for my video, the world wouldn't have known the truth. I own that," says Frazier, who was 17 at the time. "It made me realize how dangerous it is to be Black in America."
Read more ...A Moment Or A Movement? Black Bookstore Owners On Business One Year Later
After last summer's surge in anti-racist book sales, NPR spoke to three Black bookstore owners across the country to ask if customers are still engaged with their businesses and anti-racist reading.
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