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Emily Meggett, the author of <em>Gullah Geechee Home Cooking</em>. Meggett published her cookbook at age 89.

For Gullah Geechee chef Emily Meggett, cooking was about heart

Emily Meggett spent decades caring for her community with her delicious, traditional Gullah Geechee food from South Carolina. She shared her recipes in her first cookbook, published when she was 89.

Security guards stand in front of the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China, on Jan. 11, 2020, after the market had been closed following an outbreak of COVID-19 there. Two studies document samples of SARS-CoV-2 from stalls where live animals were sold.

What does the science say about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic?

Two U.S. intelligence agencies reportedly support the lab leak theory — with low-to-moderate confidence. No evidence has been shared. Scientists have strong evidence of animal spillover at a market.

In a satellite image, an oil slick is shown on Sept. 2, south of Port Fourchon, La., following Hurricane Ida.

Divers Point To A Broken Pipeline As The Source Of The Gulf Oil Spill

Talos Energy, the Houston-based company paying for the cleanup, said it's working with state and federal agencies to identify the owner of the ruptured pipeline, about 2 miles off the Louisiana coast.

Explore Iceland with Michigan Public

Join Michigan Public’s Stateside Executive Producer Laura Weber-Davis to experience the rugged beauty and Viking heritage of Iceland in September, 2024.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientist works with polio virus material. The first case of polio in nearly decade was detected in a New York patient Thursday. The individual was unvaccinated and likely contracted the virus from an individual outside of the country.

The first U.S. polio case was discovered in nearly a decade. Should you worry?

The CDC confirmed that a patient in New York has contracted polio, the first U.S. case since 2013. But most people shouldn't be concerned about contracting the virus because of high vaccination rates.

This gun held by 35-year-old Fatima was a wedding gift from her husband. Families of the nomadic Bakhtiari tribes of Iran may own several weapons, used to defend themselves and their livestock against thieves and wild animals. Fatima is known for her shooting and riding skills.

PHOTOS: In this nomadic tribe in Iran, the women persevere despite hardships

Part of the Bakhtiari people, they live as their ancestors did, migrating between pastures in western and southwestern Iran. Women play a vital role, coping with hardships and persevering.

A volunteer holds a water hose near a burning blaze as he tries to extinguish a fire in the village of Glatsona on Evia (Euboea) island, on August 9, 2021. If most of nearly two weeks of fires had stabilised or receded in other parts of Greece, the ones on rugged and forested Evia were the most worrying and created apocalyptic scenes.

Photos: Wildfires And Flooding Ravage Some Countries Of The Mediterranean

Greece, Turkey and Algeria have seen significant wildfires and floods in the past weeks. Politicians and specialists blame climate change.

Kevin Davenport, an aquarist and coral biologist, feeds krill to growing corals in a warehouse for growing and rehabilitating coral populations in Orlando, Fla., on Sept. 13.

Here is what scientists are doing to save Florida's coral reef before it's too late

Florida's barrier reef has lost 95% of its coral over the last half-century. Researchers, activists and government agencies are working to restore the reefs and ensure their long-term survival.

Michigan health centers to get federal grants to expand

Ten community health centers in Michigan are getting million dollar federal grants to expand.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says the…

Annie Parfait, a Houma Nation elder, sits outside her home in Dulac, La., on Sept. 21, three weeks after Hurricane Ida made landfall in southeast Louisiana. Parfait, 70, rode out the storm at the Houma Nation Headquarters in Houma, La.

Pushed to the edge, tribe members in coastal Louisiana wonder where to go after Ida

By nature and necessity, the Houma people are a sprawling but tight-knit community in the bayou region. Federal recognition for the tribe could keep them out of harm's way.

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