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The birds were allowed to waddle through the galleries of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Both the museum and the Kansas City Zoo, which is home to the penguins, have been closed due to the pandemic.

The president has contradicted health experts, and now his own ambitious timeline, for a vaccine against COVID-19.

The reindeer died on a mountain plateau in central Norway. "I don't remember hearing about lightning killing animals on this scale before," says a Norwegian environmental official.

One of the oldest zoos in the country will commemorate its decades-long effort to saving animals on Saturday. The Miller Park Zoo has continued to operate through two pandemics, multiple wars, a depression, and many recessions.

Scientists who conducted the study say they couldn't determine exactly why the rate was higher but suggested that repetitive head impacts and traumatic brain injuries may play a role.

Long-time audio engineer Leo del Aguila retires this month after 46 years of making NPR sound great.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The new police chief for the Town of Normal is the current assistant chief, Steve Petrilli.

Commentator Anisa Mehdi says the conflicts between Sunni and Shiite in Iraq are decades -- not centuries -- old.

In Nepal, Maoist rebels have waged a war against the king for a decade. A visit to the heartland of the Maoist rebellion in Nepal reveals more about the roots of this decade-long civil war and its effects on women and children.