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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.

Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent per year since 2000.

Debt can be a major hurdle for developing countries trying to prepare for climate impacts. Some are experimenting with a new tool: swapping their debt for acting on climate change.

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

On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain: When Lilah Clevey was younger, she T-boned another car. She was comforted by the driver as she cried.

A new study suggests humans were deliberately starting and using fires more than 400,000 years ago.

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.

Several athletes are objecting to the International Olympic Committee over sponsorship of the Games by major oil companies. They say fossil fuel use threatens winter conditions needed for snow sports.

A potentially strong El Niño weather pattern will likely emerge this summer and persist through the rest of the year. The hottest years on record generally occur in years when El Niño is active.

An excerpt from Ten Thousand Things, a podcast about modern-day artifacts of Asian American life.