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Many faith leaders may believe churches are singled out for blame, but one Baptist pastor in Maine called for safety precautions after members tested positive for the coronavirus.

The average age of farmers in the U.S. is nearly 60 years old. That means younger farmers are urgently needed. A third of U.S. farmland is expected to change hands by 2035.

Cell phones, social media and smart houses feature prominently in John Lanchester's Reality and Other Stories. A year into the pandemic, the collection speaks eerily to our tech-dependent lives.

Scientists have identified specialized brain cells that create two distinct kinds of thirst. Some cells respond to a need for water alone, while others produce a craving for water and salt.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to climate scientist Brenda Ekwurzel about the National Climate Assessment released on Friday and whether the impacts of climate change being felt already are reversible.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the administration from enforcing new restrictions on the asylum process. Trump wants to automatically deny asylum to migrants who cross the border illegally.

The National Weather Service warns a widespread and dangerous heat wave is building in the central and eastern U.S. How should people think about these kinds of events in the era of climate change?

"He said the conditions were horrible, inhumane. And he was about to sign a deportation order ... even though he was born here," Francisco Galicia's lawyer told NPR.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ernest Moniz, an Obama administration energy secretary and now CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, about Iran's violation of the 2015 nuclear deal.

The former member of The Walker Brothers and singer of "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" was also one of experimental music's most beloved composers.