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The Crossing, a new music choir from Philadelphia, communes with nature in John Luther Adams' "holy" ode to the wind, the skies and birds.

Our panel of public-radio music curators assembles a mix of new songs by The Jayhawks, FKA twigs, Birds Of Chicago and more.

On this first day of spring, commentator Julie Zickefoose considers the robin -- that red-breasted bird that signals the start of warmer weather ahead.

Bats, birds and tourists love a good cave. And so do viruses. Scientists say this mixture could trigger a deadly outbreak.

Every year around the time of the Super Bowl, birding enthusiasts celebrate a different phenomenon with the same "#superbowl" hashtag: the Superb Owl.

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on the arguments before the Supreme Court today on whether Clean Water regulations apply to a body of water contained within a state, but used as habitat by migrating birds. The justices are being asked to rule on whether the fate of the body of water is of concern only to that state, or, because of the impact on the birds, to the larger environment.

Research published this month found that even in pristine, untouched areas, insect populations are still on the decline. Climate change is a likely culprit.

Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent per year since 2000.

The human brain tends to lose a step as we age. Now, scientists want to minimize that decline by studying people with exceptional brains.

Hurricane Roslyn slammed into a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico's Pacific coast then declined to tropical storm force and quickly moved inland.

Coal jobs have been declining for generations. Now in the town of Keyser, West Virginia, there's a different energy source on the horizon.

The Transportation Department's inspector general referred the findings to the Justice Department in December 2020. The DOJ declined to open its own investigation.

A report from Johns Hopkins University and Human Rights Watch finds an alarming decline in the quality of health care across the country.

Citing the high costs associated with Covid illnesses, a growing number of employers are telling employees who decline to be vaccinated to pay up.

The disease known as sleeping sickness is on the decline but remains a concern in Africa. Now there's a theatrical event aimed at keeping the numbers down.

In an interview with Iowa Public Radio, the Democratic candidate declined to endorse a $15 minimum wage, citing differences in the economy across the country.

Environmental writer Oliver Milman says habitat loss, pesticides and climate change are killing off insects worldwide, which, in turn, threatens humans. His new book is The Insect Crisis.

The steady drop is expected to accelerate in coming years, threatening the much-lauded model through which the U.S. has paid for conservation.

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., questioned Judge Amy Coney Barrett about whether Griswold v. Connecticut, the ruling that protects the right to buy and use contraception, was correctly decided.

Barron Trump, who turned 18 in March, has largely been kept out of the spotlight — until now. His mother's office said he had "prior commitments."