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When the modern electric vehicle was still in its infancy, drivers worried that vehicles would need expensive battery replacements within a few years. But battery lifespans are exceeding expectations.

Women in a Kenyan village had a radical idea to stop the practice of trading sex for fish to sell: What if they owned their own boats? They had great success. Then came a series of terrible setbacks.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Emily Kwong and Jessica Yung of Short Wave about ancient evidence of hot water on Mars, indigenous people's cultivation of hazelnuts, and an inauspicious fish sighting.

The foods we put in our bodies affect the kinds of bacteria that live and flourish there. A new book explores this collaboration — and the cultures whose dishes maximize the relationship.

Some animals live longer than they should for their size. Some have shorter lives. And others don't appear to age at all.

The town of Stroud has long been an incubator for activism. Last year, it gave rise to the group Extinction Rebellion, which has rallied thousands globally to demand action on climate change.

In a conversation with Rachel Martin, Iceland's musical auteur unpacks a new release that couldn't be more different from 2015's stark breakup album, Vulnicura.

Here's a selection of finalists for the Siena Drone Photo Award competition of 2024: a wrestling match, an awesome bridge, a snow-covered village and pelicans!

Wait: Another Batman-without-Batman show? Yep. And its willingness to step outside of the comics to dig under the surface makes it one of the best shows of the year.

A lynx stretching in the sun, tadpoles swimming beneath lily pads and an investigator dusting a tusk for prints are among the winning images from the newest Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards.

Hosts of NPR's science podcast Short Wave talk about newly-discovered gravitational waves, a robot designed with inspiration from nature and why Orcas might be attacking boats near the European coast.

The wife of former President Jimmy Carter was 96 years old. She spent decades as a prominent advocate for mental health and professionalized the role of first lady.

A new podcast from member station KCUR showcases the unsung heroes of Kansas City history.

Human-rights advocates are demanding an apology from the Catholic Church for its role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Now, an international court is trying several Catholic priests.

The 109-year-old organization says the coronavirus — not thinner demand for Thin Mints — is the main culprit for the glut of leftover cookies.

The lab has access to a high-security facility that Pfizer needed to prove its COVID-19 vaccine was working. Now the scientists there are testing the vaccine's effectiveness against viral variants.

Deadly clashes in the country's Middle Belt have skyrocketed — and a new Amnesty International report says the government is exacerbating the crisis.

A year ago, President Trump was laughed at during his address to the U.N. General Assembly. This year, he'll face an audience of world leaders increasingly unclear about America's role in the world.

The streaming giant announced a new policy covering both the content on its platform as well as the conduct of artists it sees as having been "harmful or hateful."

The pandemic is a major reason, but the number of international students has been falling for years.