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NPR's Short Wave tells about an ambitious plan to protect monarch butterflies from climate change, new research about a massive ocean migration, and seven new frog species found in Madagascar.

A rare white-colored buffalo calf was born in Yellowstone National Park this spring. It's interesting for tourists, but many Native Americans see it as the fulfillment of a prophecy.

More than eight years on, the families of the 43 students from Ayotzinapa teachers college in Mexico are no closer to getting answers — or any version of the truth about the students' fate.

The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for all Americans.

For the first time, doctors have created a customized treatment using the revolutionary gene-editing technique known as CRISPR to treat a baby with a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder.

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of Short Wave talk about a tool to increase biker safety, the genetic secrets that make orange cats orange, and a link between gum disease and heart rhythm disorders.

The search for the unknown photographer began in the summer of 2020, with the discovery of an old photo album at a flea market in southern France.

Hearings have turned up embarrassing emails and problems with grants, but evidence of a larger cover-up is lacking.

Anne Banfield left West Virginia in early 2022 and is now an OB-GYN in Maryland. As the 2024 election approaches, she fears more change and uncertainty is on the way.

Iowa now has a six-week abortion ban. Some Iowa college students say schools aren't doing enough to ensure access to emergency contraceptives and birth control. So they're taking it on themselves.