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Over 500 fossilized poops show how dinosaurs came to rule the Earth

Researchers reconstructed the Triassic food web using nothing but scat.

Scenes from some of the most popular TikToks from the Global South in 2024: a dancing teen from the Philippines; that adorable baby pygmy hippo in Thailand; Mr. Bean makes a guest appearance in a TikTok by Khaby Lame.

Top global TikToks in 2024: Mr. Bean disciple, lip-synch for their life, baby hippo!

Scenes from some of the most popular TikToks from the Global South in 2024: a dancing teen from the Philippines; an homage to Mr. Bean, that cute baby pygmy hippo.

Ohio National Guard members towards students at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, on May 4, 1970. They fired into the crowd, killing four students and injuring nine.

She survived the 1970 Kent State shooting. Here's her message to student activists

On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students, killing four and wounding nine. A former student who now teaches there reflects on that day and offers lessons for protesters now.

You can take the suspense: Get cozy with a new mystery or thriller

Here are 10 heart-pounding novels recommended by NPR staff and critics — perfect for winter reading by the fire.

President Joe Biden is greeted by Angolan Foreign Minister Tete Antonio as he arrives at Quatro de Fevereiro international airport in the capital Luanda, Angola on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, on his long-promised visit to Africa.

President Biden makes long awaited trip to Africa

President Biden makes his first and only trip to Africa in his presidency, as he travels to Cabo Verde and Angola.

After President Biden signed a law banning TikTok unless it divests from its China-based owner ByteDance, the viral video app sued to block it, arguing the act violates the First Amendment rights of millions of Americans.

Court upholds a U.S. ban on TikTok

TikTok has been facing down a January divest-or-be-banned deadline. The company filed a lawsuit challenging the law, which was heard before a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger shows President Biden a semiconductor wafer during a tour at the company's Ocotillo Campus in Chandler, Ariz. on March 20.

Biden is giving Intel $8.5 billion for big semiconductor projects in 4 states

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.

Tiny particles known as "marine snow" drift to the bottom of the ocean, playing an integral role in slowing the pace of climate change.

How dead stuff at the bottom of the ocean helps slow the pace of climate change

The oceans play a big role in preventing the Earth from getting even hotter due to climate change. That's thanks to the ocean's natural waste recycling system, a process that's still mysterious.

Taking vitamin D is unlikely to prevent falls or fractures. Here's what it does

Vitamin D is good for the immune system, but in older people it doesn't prevent falls or fractures, according to health experts at the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Here's why you need it.

After buying Twitter in 2022, Elon Musk changed the company's name to X.

What Musk's Twitter takeover could tell us about a possible government appointment

After buying Twitter in 2022, Elon Musk instituted sweeping changes — including rebranding the social media platform as "X." Authors Kate Conger and Ryan Mac recount the takeover in Character Limit.

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