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What makes a great beach read? The producer of our book series, Ellen Silva, thinks it's a book set where you're vacationing. She has picked four spots — Venice Beach, Calif.; Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts; and South Beach in Florida — with great surf and even better books.

The massive storm is predicted to slam and soak Jacksonville as soon as Wednesday with heavy rain and the potential of flooding.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to John Cooper of BAR Technologies, the company behind new sails for cargo ships, meant to reduce emissions by moving these massive vessels with wind power.

Researchers say sperm whales have a complex communication system, an example of how new technology is opening up the mysterious world of animal language.

Many residents and officials say New Jersey beach towns with bigger sand dunes suffered the least damage during Hurricane Sandy. The federal government's been working on building up dunes along the coast. On Long Beach Island, N.J., the town's mayor is eager for the beach replenishment work to move forward as soon as possible. But some oceanfront residents oppose federal dune-building. They say it's their land and they don't want the government to build up the dunes in front of their homes, unless they're compensated.

The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season was one of the deadliest and most costly ever. Because of climate change, hurricanes are becoming stronger and posing threats to areas that don't typically see them. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on November 29, 2024.)

A British engineering and research company is unveiling a "subsea human habitat," a base that four people can live and work in for missions of a week or more. It's the first new underwater habitat developed since the 1980s.

North Atlantic right whales used to turn up large numbers off Maine's coast, but now, adapting to climate changes, they are being spotted further north in Gulf of St. Lawrence.

A $3 million grant from the African American Cultural Heritage Fund is aimed at helping 40 landmarks across the country address repair, renovation, and other preservation needs.

Autherine Lucy Foster's death comes less than a week after university officials dedicated the campus building where she briefly attended classes in her honor.