3+ hour, 8+ min ago  (298+ words) It's long been assumed that koalas in southern Australia are genetically unhealthy. A new study finds they're actually recovering, changing how scientists look at genetic risks. How a handful of koalas are changing scientists understanding of genetic risk It's long…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (290+ words) Greetings from Southwest Papua, which has some of the world's richest marine biodiversity'HPPR Greetings from Southwest Papua, which has some of the world's richest marine biodiversity Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago  (136+ words) It can really make sense to do some soil testing in your garden, to make sure you really know what you're growing in, and going about it in the right way. After all, dirt's not a "one-size-fits-all" proposition, and this…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (517+ words) During President Donald Trump's first year back in office, his administration has prioritized shrinking the federal workforce. In the first six months of 2025, the Department of Agriculture shed around 20,306 employees nationwide, including 238 in Oklahoma, according to a recent report from…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (843+ words) TOPEKA " An organization dedicated to preserving the endangered lesser prairie chicken and other grouse species is changing tactics to work with farmers and ranchers on grassland preservation and needed policy changes. Ted Koch, executive director of the North American Grouse…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (843+ words) TOPEKA " An organization dedicated to preserving the endangered lesser prairie chicken and other grouse species is changing tactics to work with farmers and ranchers on grassland preservation and needed policy changes. Ted Koch, executive director of the North American Grouse…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1076+ words) LOGAN COUNTY " Smoky Valley Ranch in western Kansas, about 40 minutes south of Colby, experienced one of the driest years on record in 2022. The almost 20,000-acre cattle and bison ranch recorded just six and a half inches of rain, barely half…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (888+ words) Mark Gardiner stood on the hill he calls "the high and lonesome" on his 48,000-acre ranch. The lookout near the Oklahoma-Kansas state line opens up to a sea of sagebrush prairie, a hospitable home for deer, badgers, songbirds, dragonflies and…...

10+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1735+ words) The Conservation Reserve Program incentivizes farmers to take environmentally sensitive land out of production. Project 2025 says the Trump administration should champion its elimination. In March 2019, as a storm unleashed heavy snow, rain, wind and devastating flooding across Nebraska, Judith Puncochar…...