Fisherman Darius Kasprzak searches for cod in the Gulf of Alaska. The cod population there is at its lowest level on record. Annie Feidt for NPR hide caption
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Tuesday
With financial aid declining, many college students can't afford to eat, studies show, even though about 40 percent are also working. Nearly 1 in 4 college students are parents, which can add to their financial stress. franckreporter/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Bubble tea, or boba, features large tapioca balls at the bottom meant to be sucked up through a plastic straw. Vendors say paper straws don't always work as well, and they're more expensive. Samantha Shanahan/KQED hide caption
San Francisco Is Poised To Ban Plastic Straws. That's Got Bubble Tea Shops Worried
Hell's Backbone Grill is located in Boulder, Utah, about 250 miles south of Salt Lake City. The restaurant's owners are fighting Trump's plans to slash the size of nearby Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by more than half. Ace Kvale hide caption
Friday
While some water filters are designed to screen out potentially deadly lead, many filters and bottled water with added minerals simply improve the taste of water. PhotoAlto/Antoine Arraou/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Worker Esperanza Yanez gives a cow a full physical. She says she's learned to spot a sick cow just by looking at it. Esther Honig/Harvest Public Media hide caption
With Spanish Classes, Vet Schools Aim To Break Down Barriers With Farmworkers
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Wednesday
Waymo self-driving cars will be used to chauffeur "early riders" to and from their Walmart online grocery pickup location. Courtesy of Waymo hide caption
Tuesday
Young hogs are seen at a farm in Farmville, N.C. From farmers to meat-storage facilities, to auto parts manufacturers, the impact of tariffs is spreading. Gerry Broome/AP hide caption
Camas Davis is the founder of the Portland Meat Collective. "Because I now am involved in the processes that get that meat to my table, I just understand the value of it," she says. Cheryl Juetten/Penguin Random House hide caption
Food Writer Becomes A Butcher To Better Understand The Value Of Meat
This ancient piece of bread, more than 14,000 years old, is changing what archaeologists thought they knew about the history of food and agriculture. Amaia Arranz-Otaegui hide caption
Monday
One very good dog watches as a human grills vegetables. Betsie Van Der Meer/Getty Images hide caption
Brick transfers heat to dough more slowly than steel, allowing both pizza crust and toppings to simultaneously reach perfection. Aldo Pavan/Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
The way cows digest food takes a lot of energy and generates a lot of heat. This makes them lose their appetite and produce less milk. Mose Buchele/KUT hide caption
As Milk Production Cools In Summer, Farmers Try To Help Cows Take The Heat
Friday
Starbucks is opening its first deaf-friendly store in the U.S., where employees will be versed in American Sign Language and stores will be designed to better serve deaf people. Courtesy of Starbucks hide caption
A hotel employee prepares coconut husks for recycling into rope at the luxury Soneva Fushi island resort in the Maldives. It's just one of many initiatives the resort is taking to reduce food waste. Amal Jayasinghe/AFP/Getty Images hide caption