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Shimon Peres spent his final years as a grandfatherly figure, using social media to urge young Israelis toward his optimistic vision of peace. They liked him — but some were skeptical of his message.

One half of the prize went to David J. Thouless; the other half was shared by F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz. They used math to explain the odd behavior of unusual states of matter.

Questions about Melania Trump's immigration history in the U.S. have surfaced this week. Trump says she has been in full compliance with U.S. immigration laws. But some immigration experts question whether she had the proper visas while working as a model.

The law voted on by Israel's parliament legalizes almost 4,000 unauthorized homes on private Palestinian land in the West Bank. Critics say the move is a massive blow to any future peace deal.

A day after President Trump raised questions about the decades-old approach to Middle East peace, his pick to become ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, has his confirmation hearing.

The fastest growing group of voters in Florida is up for grabs. Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans have moved to the swing state in recent years, and both parties are aggressively courting them.

Flooding continues in Louisiana and thousands are still living in shelters. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump paid a visit to the devastated region as residents try to pick up the pieces.

Utah is considering naming a new park in honor of dinosaurs discovered there. Researchers expect to uncover more Utahraptor bones — provided they can get them out of a massive block of rock.

The heating, cooling and lighting in buildings account for nearly a third of U.S. greenhouse emissions. NPR's Life Kit has tips for how to shrink the carbon footprint of your house or apartment.

Companies like to talk about fighting climate change. But they're not necessarily keen to admit if they have a factory in an area prone to flooding or if their supplier was just hit by a hurricane.