BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israeli airstrikes Saturday in central Beirut killed at least 15 people, officials said, as the once-rare ...

An authoritative artist has many rules for his still life painting. Too bad! Because the mouse, the dragon, the knight, and ...

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the death of ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov. Reports from Russian media say he fell from a 5th ...

Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa's notorious "zama-zama" illegal miners continue a weeks-long ...

Texas builders warn mass deportations of undocumented migrants could devastate the construction industry, threatening housing ...

In 2023, some 6 million cases of dengue fever were reported worldwide — more than ever before. Then, 2024 blew that record ...

Healthy corals are colorful and full of life. And under normal conditions, corals and algae depend on one another. The corals ...

BRUSSELS — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the head of NATO have met for talks on global security, the military ...

The strikes were the fourth on Beirut in less than a week. The escalation comes after a U.S. envoy traveled to the region ...

In recent years, "atmospheric river" has become used much more frequently in scientific papers and in media coverage.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with paleoanthropologist, Donald Johanson, about the 50th anniversary of his biggest discovery, Lucy, an early human ancestor.

NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked the city of Dnipro with an experimental, hypersonic ...