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Two men stand on rocky land as mountains and snow stretch out behind them. One holds a drill of some kind and is drilling into the rock.

If the Greenland ice sheet melts, what happens to New York City? This reporter went to find out.

A New York-based reporter follows scientists to Greenland to try to get a fix on what the future of the world's second-largest ice sheet could mean for sea level rise and the fate of her home town.

If the Greenland ice sheet melts, what happens to New York City? This reporter went to find out.
Growing high tides have turned this photo — taken from Pompano Beach, Florida, after Hurricane Sandy in 2012 — into a regular occurrence along the U.S. coastlines.

New report forecasts a troubling picture of rising tides, frequent flooding on coasts

New report forecasts a troubling picture of rising tides, frequent flooding on coasts
Grace Hopper sits behind the UNIVAC (universal automatic computer) keyboard in the early '60s. As a mathematician and rear admiral in the US Navy, she helped design the UNIVAC I and many other related systems.

New book sheds light on overlooked women pioneers who paved the way for today’s internet

New book sheds light on overlooked women pioneers who paved the way for today’s internet
DHS bus

The complicated reasons why some people overstay their US visas

The complicated reasons why some people overstay their US visas
minke whale

In New York, a whale of a comeback story

In New York, a whale of a comeback story
Imam Khalid Latif

This NYPD chaplain is young, male and Muslim. He's been told 'those things don’t go together so well right now.'

Khalid Latif, an imam for the New York Police Department, on life in and out of uniform.

This NYPD chaplain is young, male and Muslim. He's been told 'those things don’t go together so well right now.'
People in crowd hold up cellphones

How Donald Trump ended up at a Bollywood-themed Hindu rally in New Jersey

It’s not that Indian Americans favor Trump. It’s that Trump reminds many of his Hindu supporters of a political movement in India.

How Donald Trump ended up at a Bollywood-themed Hindu rally in New Jersey
The Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, pictured here, has been a boon for forest science.

One of the largest ‘test tubes’ in science is an 8,000-acre forest in New Hampshire

The Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest is best known for breakthroughs in acid rain research. And it is still helping scientists learn — now about the effects of clear-cutting and climate change.

One of the largest ‘test tubes’ in science is an 8,000-acre forest in New Hampshire
Mackenzie Scott, aka Torres

TORRES gets personal in her new album, Sprinter

Singer Mackenzie Scott didn't think she could sing until she was 16 and didn't discover rock and roll until college. Now, she's breaking the stereotype of the confessional singer-songwriter.

TORRES gets personal in her new album, Sprinter
2013 was a banner year for apples in New England and even the old, long-neglected trees at the Thomson farm in Western Massachusetts got caught up in the frenzy.

A banner year for New England apples brought back a family's cider-making tradition

The World's environment editor Peter Thomson thought his family's old apple trees were pretty much played out, until this fall, when they exploded with fruit and brought back a tradition.

A banner year for New England apples brought back a family's cider-making tradition
Hurricane Sandy is seen moving towards the east coast of the United States on October 29, 2012.

In the year since Sandy, scientists grow more certain on reality of climate change

A year after superstorm Sandy brought home the growing dangers of climate change, scientists are more sure than ever that global warming is already underway. But AP science writer Seth Borenstein tells host Marco Werman they're less clear on some of the specifics, especially related to Sandy itself.

In the year since Sandy, scientists grow more certain on reality of climate change

Some Filipino call center workers turn schedules upside down, embrace U.S. time

The Philippines is home to many call centers servicing American clients. And that means operating by an American schedule: American time, American holidays, even American culture. For the Filipinos staffing these centers, that means embracing this opposite culture.

Some Filipino call center workers turn schedules upside down, embrace U.S. time

Maine legislators agree to reopen path for international fish spawning

The alewives of the St. Croix River live an international life. Their river is the boundary between Canada and the U.S., jointly governed by both nations. But, in 1995, Maine decided to shut down the route the alewives took to spawn. The population crashed. But this year, the gates were reponed.

Maine legislators agree to reopen path for international fish spawning

Climate scientist links Arctic melting to U.S. weather fluctuations

Ask Jennifer Francis about Hurricane Sandy and she'll point north. Ask her about this summer's midwestern drought, she'll point north, all the way to the Arctic. She's linked Arctic ice melting with fluctuations in global weather.

Climate scientist links Arctic melting to U.S. weather fluctuations

Bike sharing programs taking off with cities, cyclists

Boston's Hubway bike sharing program is popular with commuters, who may use a bike to finish their commutes to their homes or offices. As the program in Boston looks to expand, bike sharing programs are taking hold in cities the world over.

Bike sharing programs taking off with cities, cyclists