Writing the summary…
A city comes together over its rats
Source: NPR Health
Original reporting
NPR Health: read the full reportRelated stories
BBC Science2 outlets
Toxic waste: 'Every person that played in the pool is dead'
Michael Phillips played at a lagoon as a child, oblivious to the toxic chemicals within.
BBC Science2 outlets
What are my children exposed to? Why I want testing for cancer-causing chemicals
People living near a lagoon branded "a shame on Britain" want to be tested for cancer-causing PCBs.
NPR Health
How to limit rat numbers? Train humans
No matter how much poison you put out, rats continue to thrive. So D.C.'s Rat Rangers are trying education (of people, not the rats). They take residents into back alleys to illuminate the problem.
NPR Health
RFK Jr.'s ethics filing reveals book deals worth millions of dollars
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s annual financial disclosure reveals he has received two lucrative book advances and free flights from a friend while in office.
BBC Science
Apple Day called off after poor harvest
It is the first time the event has been cancelled in 24 years.
Science Daily
ADHD and autism diagnoses have surged. A massive study may help explain why
A large Danish study found that children diagnosed with ADHD or autism today more closely resemble their peers in the general population than those diagnosed 10 years ago. The shift suggests that rising diagnosis rates may partly reflect broader identification and changing diagnostic patterns, rather than only an increase in the underlying conditions.