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For the second year, volunteers counted microplastic beads in and around waterways to put a number on the microplastic problem.

The former Chargers linebacker’s death is bringing renewed attention to a disease that researchers still struggle to diagnose during life.

Congo's Ebola outbreak has crossed the grim 1,000-death threshold, marking the fastest fatal surge in recorded history of the virus.

By Monday morning, forensic teams were investigating the scene. Officials say many victims were trapped in windowless bathrooms near a rear exit. Investigators are focusing on the ceiling above the performance stage for clues.

The online outcry over the renaming of a summer festival illustrates the unease over the data center boom in the South.

Swifts have nested in Jerusalem's Western Wall since biblical times. Now one Israeli paraglider is trying to save them.

Kalshi says it has blocked "dozens" of trades from campaign insiders, but experts say the company's approach leaves lots of potential loopholes. NPR has found at least one trade that slipped through.

Rapper, music producer and activist Boots Riley follows "Sorry to Bother You" with the audacious fashion-world satire "I Love Boosters."

For months, temperatures all along the West Coast have risen 3 to 4 degrees above normal. Now, Scientists say a separate heat wave is forming hundreds of miles off the Pacific coast and are monitoring whether the two heat waves could merge.

Matt Rutherford is sailing 10,000 nautical miles, through ice floes and gales, to try and accomplish a world first. He spoke with NPR from the cabin of his boat.