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Anthropocene refers to the age of humans — the things we've done to Earth. Geologists just rejected a proposal to declare an official "Anthropocene epoch." But everyone agrees: Damage has been done.

There are clear similarities between 1968 and 2024, from presidential elections and anti-war protests to new Planet of the Apes movies. But historians tell NPR there are some key differences too.

The previously unknown artwork discovered during renovations at the Cezanne family home in Aix-en-Provence, France, expands knowledge of the artist's development.

Backers of a tough-on-crime California ballot measure put homelessness at the forefront of their campaign to roll back Prop. 47. But would the measure actually help get people housed?

A Brief History of the Future, on PBS, is an example of a "protopian" show from a new production studio helmed by Kathryn Murdoch. She believes we need more hopeful stories about the future.

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in recent days in the city of Santiago.

President Biden was in the battleground state of Arizona to make the biggest announcement yet in his plan to bring semiconductor manufacturing back to America.

Gavin Newsom propone una combinación de recortes de gastos y uso de reservas para equilibrar el presupuesto estatal. Dice que los servicios básicos permanecerán en gran medida intactos, pero algunos programas existentes se verían afectados.

Nearly 100 years ago, Lange chronicled the destitution and desperation of The Great Depression. An exhibition of her work at the National Gallery of Art speaks to the present day migrant crisis.

Radio calls exchanged between first responders when the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed show a coordinated response. But distress calls are not optimized for alerting construction crews.