Fifty years ago, the discovery of a human ancestor "Lucy" generated worldwide attention. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with paleoanthropologist Zeray Alemseged about the legacy of the discovery.

The Icelandic pop star Björk's new installation at Centre Pompidou in Paris uses animal sounds to help people understand what ...

The Foldscope brings a powerful science tool to schools that can't afford microscopes. Scientists use it too. Its creators ...

The Alpha Phi sorority and two members of Beta Alpha Omega have been charged after a student was found dead in a river after ...

The City of Las Cruces has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a woman shot and killed by a police officer ...

An Israeli strike on a Lebanese army center on Sunday killed one soldier and wounded 18 others, the Lebanese military said.

In Legacy of Lies, El Salvador 1981-1984, photojournalist Robert Nickelsberg documents how U.S. foreign policy fueled a violent 13-year civil war in El Salvador.

The U.S., Australia and U.K. have issued warnings for travelers in Vang Vieng after several tourists died in a suspected ...

Forecasters warned that another round of winter weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, while ...

Over 12 million cases of dengue fever were reported in 2024, the most ever. A study suggests climate change has likely played ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the head of NATO, Mark Rutte, met on Friday in Palm Beach for talks on global security, ...

A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire ...