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Florida lawmakers want to weaken historic preservation in coastal areas, worried about old buildings in natural disasters. Critics worry that developers will destroy iconic towns and neighborhoods.

JPMorgan Chase is building a multibillion-dollar headquarters in New York City, designed by one of the most famous architects in the world. The bank hopes it will be a model for a post-pandemic workplace.

Three scientists will share the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their pioneering work in the fields of "gene targeting" and embryonic stem-cell research. The discoveries, made over the past three decades, laid the groundwork for understanding how genes work.

NPR's Michel Martin talks about the life of Rev. Jesse Jackson, an American civil rights leader, minister, and politician, who died Tuesday at the age of 84.

Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose.

Parts of the stock market have reached record highs since Donald Trump took office. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Bloomberg View's Joe Nocera about how immigration restrictions could affect the economy.

New research shows that despite losing limbs, some lizards are able to thrive.

Scientists from the U.S., Japan and China won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine. The 3 researchers won for discovering drugs used to treat parasitic diseases that affect millions of people each year.

Scientists have tried for years to grow artificial kidneys in the lab. They've gotten a bit closer by using stem cells to create an "organoid" much like a fetal kidney. But it's missing key parts.

Swiss police, on behalf of U.S. authorities, arrested soccer federation Vice Presidents Alfredo Hawit and Juan Angel Napout in Zurich. Altogether, 27 officials are now named in the indictment.