As three major fires blaze in California, we consider some of their causes, both human and meteorological. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien has been filming a NOVA documentary on megafires and witnessed the Camp Fire not long after it began. He joins William Brangham to describe that stunning experience, along with the broader scientific...

Iceland’s Banned TV Christmas Advert... Say hello to Rang-tan. #NoPalmOilChristmas The animated film shows an orangutan making a child’s bedroom its home after its mother and rainforest habitat were destroyed by growers of palm oil, a vegetable oil that’s found in roughly half of all packaged products sold in supermarkets. Such...