Cocktail recipes, ancient beers, forever chemicals

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Jim Meehan's "Falling Water" cocktail is prepared via the slow-drip, Kyoto-style cold-brew method. Photo by AJ Meeker.

Jim Meehan asked some of the best bartenders on the planet for their favorite cocktail recipes — and put them in a book. Archaeologist Tate Paulette explores ancient beers. Market correspondent Gillian Ferguson explores how California farmers handled the latest heat wave. Investigative journalist Sharon Lerner unpacks how 3M lied to its employees — and by extension the American people — about the dangers of PFAS and PFOS. New York Times correspondent Kim Severson reports on the attempts to replace plastics in the grocery store.