The Laysan Albatross was first banded (or marked) in Hawaii in 1956. Meaning, she could be even older than the current ...

Moss Appreciation Week is packed with events both scientific... and also silly. Moss walks, moss talks, moss movies, crafting ...

As many as 1,300 probationary employees at CDC are being let go, at the direction of the Trump administration. The cuts ...

Trump administration officials say the move was necessary "to build a culture of child safety and accountability." But ...

A humpback whale briefly engulfed a kayaker off the coast of Chile in an incident caught on camera. Experts say it couldn't ...

NPR traveled with Jordan's military on a recent helicopter flight delivering aid to the Gaza Strip, part of a test program ...

Hamas says it will release three hostages on Saturday, resolving a dispute with Israel that threatened to derail the ...

Humans have been eating yogurt for millennia. Ancient texts reference its health-promoting properties. Now a new study finds ...

Code Switch's B.A. Parker takes a look at the many ways our digital world is being erased.

A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows growing support for some restrictions on immigration. Still, many elements of President Trump's ...

The website deleted all mentions of "transgender" and "queer" in its history of the Stonewall riots, and only referred to the riots' impact on lesbian, gay and bisexual people.

A famous Palestinian-owned bookstore in East Jerusalem was raided by Israeli police, stoking fears of increased censorship.