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A sneeze can carry the coronavirus pathogen in droplets and in aerosols — and they could land on a surface, making it a fomite.

Aerosols, Droplets, Fomites: What We Know About Transmission Of COVID-19

A letter from over 200 scientists to the World Health Organization asks for further investigation into how the virus spreads.

Australian Police Seek Culprit For Hit-And-Run Killings Of Up To 20 Kangaroos

Detectives in New South Wales made an appeal for witnesses Monday, alleging that a driver committed the "acts of animal cruelty" in the span of an hour this weekend.

In Memoriam 2020: The Musicians We Lost

The sheer volume of loss felt by the music world in 2020 is almost overwhelming. Here is NPR's tribute to dozens of the musicians — founders and innovators across genres — who died this year.

Falun Gong supporters marched from Capitol Hill to the Washington Monument in July 2015 in Washington, DC.

Falun Gong, Steve Bannon And The Trump-Era Battle Over Internet Freedom

The Trump administration and a Democratic activist fought to win millions in federal funds for anti-censorship software tied to Falun Gong. That saga is now at the center of a criminal investigation.

Fred Willard, seen at a film premiere in Los Angeles in 2017, has died at the age of 86.

Fred Willard, Scene Stealer Extraordinaire, Dies At 86

The actor best known for roles in mockumentaries such as Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman died Friday, according to his daughter. The daytime Emmy winner had a knack for improvisation.

The Ephrata Cloister in Lancaster County, Penn., created conditions for its inhabitants to become the first known women composers in America.

A New Album Re-Creates The Work Of The 1st Known Female Composers In America

Women rarely received credit for their creative work in Colonial America. But with a new album, one scholar is reviving the works of the women who lived and composed at the Ephrata Cloister.

Iraqi workers and international investigators excavate a mass grave known as "the mother's grave" in the Sinjar region of northern Iraq in October. The grave in the village of Solagh is believed to hold more than 80 bodies of women ISIS considered too old to sexually enslave and heavily pregnant women it did not want to transport.

'Nothing Left In The World Except These Bones': Yazidis Search For Mothers' Remains

Investigators have discovered 17 mass graves containing bodies of some of the 3,000 Yazidis killed by ISIS. For survivors, a grave with remains of older and pregnant women prompts a special anguish.

Noah's Wife Gets A Name In 'Naamah'

Sarah Blake's new book retells the biblical flood from the point of view of Noah's wife — who never has a name in the Bible, but who nevertheless helped humanity (and all those animals) survive.

Medical workers transport a patient into a newly built temporary hospital on March 16 in Rome. Doctors in Italy are making difficult decisions about who should receive care.

U.S. Hospitals Prepare Guidelines For Who Gets Care Amid Coronavirus Surge

Doctors in Italy are overwhelmed by coronavirus cases and prioritizing which patients get care. Many U.S. doctors could soon be making the same life-or-death decisions.

Graffiti artist Eme Freethinker kneels in front of his portrait of George Floyd, which he painted on one of the last remaining sections of the Berlin Wall. "I remember when I came in [to paint it], some guy told me, 'You have to do it with the police over his neck,'" Freethinker says, "and I was like: 'No, man. Not like that. No.'"

In Germany, George Floyd's Death Sparks Protests — And Artwork That Honors His Life

Eme Freethinker wanted to commemorate George Floyd alive, rather than show his killing. "Some guy told me, 'You have to do it with the police over his neck,' and I was like: 'No, man. Not like that.'"

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