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How land-loving iguanas from North America may have ended up in Fiji

A new study suggests iguanas reached Fiji by rafting around 5,000 miles from North America.

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks through the lobby of the Delta Hotel by Marriott in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday.

Canada's Trudeau says he had an 'excellent conversation' with Trump after tariffs threat

The Canadian prime minister's meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago came after the president-elect's threat to impose tariffs on two of America's leading trade partners raised alarms.

A ranger gives a tour to visitors at Grand Canyon National Park on Saturday. The National Park Service is dealing with the effects of layoffs and the federal hiring freeze.

National parks already feel the effects of layoffs, even before the busy season starts

Some 1,000 NPS employees were fired, and hiring for seasonal positions was delayed. Here's what to know about the impacts already being felt at parks, and what it could mean for the busy season.

Concept art for the SPHEREx Spectro-Photometer

NASA's upcoming telescope launch aims to address some existential questions

The new 8.5-foot telescope is set to launch this Tuesday by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory with a clear objective: to explore the origins of the universe.

Mounted planes hang on the walls and a display truss, as well as mounted on the wall of the museum on February 12, 2025.

Carlsbad museum gives big platform to very small things

The Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum features a dizzying array of engines, dollhouses and much more — all in miniature.

ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit and his dog Ben watch players warm up before the start of an NCAA college football game between Tennessee and Arkansas on Oct. 5 in Fayetteville, Ark.

ESPN host Kirk Herbstreit's beloved game day-crashing dog, Ben, has died

Ben, Kirk Herbstreit's certified emotional support animal, had been diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. Audiences grew to love the 10-year-old golden retriever who appeared on TV with his owner.

A Black, all-female WWII unit got a congressional medal 80 years after making history

The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for decades. Just two of the 855 women are believed to be alive for the ceremony.

NPR CEO Katherine Maher addresses future of federal funding for public media

Katherine Maher, president and CEO of National Public Radio, talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the White House proposal to eliminate federal funding for public media.

Billionaire and presidential adviser Elon Musk speaking during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 26, 2025.

DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones

An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.

In an image taken from video, police are seen escorting Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team supporters to the metro station, leading them to the Ajax stadium, after pro-Palestinian supporters marched near the stadium, in Amsterdam, Thursday.

Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam

Soccer fans from Israel were attacked in Amsterdam in what the Dutch prime minister called "antisemitic attacks on Israeli citizens."

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