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The volcano near Naples is shaking the ground in a way that scientists say it hasn't for centuries, posing risks for hundreds of thousands of people living in the 8-mile-wide crater left by past eruptions.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Quan Barry about her latest book, "The Unveiling: A Novel." It tells the story of a mishap that leaves several passengers of a luxury Antarctic cruise stranded.

These snakes can go for months without eating, grow and shrink the size of their hearts and jump start their metabolism on a dime.

Levees and other man-made flood control efforts have been somewhat successful. But as development continues in these areas, some are calling for wetland restoration to better manage the water.

Bolero is perhaps best known from the 1979 movie 10 soundtrack. But Maurice Ravel didn't strictly have romance in mind when he composed the classic piece, music commentator Miles Hoffman says.

Two hundred years after Lewis and Clark made their trek up the Missouri, the river has gone from a raging giant to a harnessed conduit. It's so docile some environmentalists want it restored to a more natural condition. NPR's Greg Allen reports.

Scientists have discovered a giant deer toe bone, engraved by Neanderthals — a hint that our ancient cousins had conceptual imagination.

When young composers explore old musical formulas, exciting things can happen. Mass for the Endangered is a contemporary twist on an ancient tradition.

Myanmar plans to announce the creation of the largest tiger reserve in the world -- an entire valley nearly the size of Vermont. NPR's Renee Montagne discusses the plan with the Wildlife Conservation Society's Alan Rabinowitz, who helped bring the change.

A year after 19 children and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School, there are plans to build a new school on a different location than the one where the mass shooting took place.