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Hayao Miyazaki's film <em>My Neighbor Totoro </em>features the young sisters Mei and Satsuki, seen here sitting next to the whimsical and outsized Totoro.

The Wondrous, Melancholy Worlds Of Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki recently announced his intention to stop making feature-length films. His movies taught Code Switch's Kat Chow lessons she didn't learn at school or from family.

Tourism Business Evaporates As Yosemite Fire Burns On

Melissa Block speaks with Steve Anker, owner of Priest Station Cafe in Groveland, Calif., about how the Yosemite Fire is devastating his business.

Loss Of Timber Payments Cuts Deep In Oregon

Voters in Oregon are deciding whether to raise their taxes to make up for lost timber payments from the federal government. In Josephine County, the sheriff has laid off 80 percent of his deputies.

A Quonset hut on the grounds of the Los Alamos National Lab in New Mexico where "Fat Man" was assembled in World War II. Fat Man was the nickname given to the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945. The hut would be part of a new Manhattan Project National Park.

Manhattan Project Sites Part Of Proposed Park

Congress is considering whether to turn three top-secret sites involved with creating the atomic bomb into one of the country's most unusual national parks. Critics question the need for a park that celebrates nuclear weapons. Supporters say the park would ask tough questions about lessons learned.

Nigel Akkara plays Ratnakar the Bandit in the dance drama <em>Valmiki Pratibha</em>.

From A Calcutta Prison To The Classical Stage

Commentator Sandip Roy tells the story of classical dancer Alokananda Roy, who was inspired to teach dance to convicted murderers and rapists after a visit to a Calcutta prison.

At Life's End, A Final Home On The (Shooting) Range

Many people keep the cremated remains of a loved one in an urn or scatter the ashes over a favorite place. But one company in Alabama has pioneered a new twist to honor the dead: It will put your beloved's ashes into ammunition.

Time Tells Its Own Story: A Labor Day Fable

There are days can't be set down on a calendar a year in advance. Their appearance is a testament to the fact that we are more than rational, calculating machines lifted above the natural world.

Patrick Karabaranga, a warden at the Virunga National Park, plays with an orphaned mountain gorilla at the park headquarters in Rumangabo, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on July 17. The Virunga park is home to about 200 mountain gorillas, approximately a quarter of the world's population.

Gorillas And Guerrillas Share The Troubled Congo

Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo is home to 200 endangered mountain gorillas, about a quarter of the world's total. In recent months, a new insurgent group has taken over gorilla habitat. Despite it all, the gorilla population has been rising.

Are There Certain Brands or Retail Stores That Offer Sustainable Furniture Options?

EarthTalk®E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Are there certain brands or retail stores where sustainable furniture options can be had? And…

Empty burial sites at the site of the Dozier School for Boys, where researchers say they have found the remains of 55 children. For years, the reform school was notorious for the brutal treatment of its inmates.

55 Bodies Exhumed At Reform School Site In Florida

The number of bodies found by university researchers represents 24 more remains than official records say should be there. Researchers used ground-penetrating radar to locate the bodies over the course of three months.

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