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Scientists say they've found the remains of tube- and string-like organisms in Canadian rocks that are at least 3.7 billion years old. But findings like these are always controversial.

Each year more than 600,000 babies die of sepsis. Researchers have found a simple way to prevent it: Feed babies probiotic bacteria that are common in kimchi, pickles and other fermented vegetables.

The call-and-response singing and drumming tradition known as Plena brings "a little joy" to the hurricane-damaged Calle Loiza neighborhood in San Juan.

After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the City of Peoria to absorb a $20 million shortfall in 2020, city administrators are planning for another $16...

NPR's Tom Gjelten speaks with Gen. George Casey, Jr., former U.S. Army chief of staff, about the relationship between the White House and military leadership.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Patty Crawford, a former Title IX coordinator for Baylor University, about new regulations proposed by the U.S. Department of Education.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about G-7 nations agreeing to back a global minimum tax rate on multinational corporations.

In Europe, engineers are planning to send a plywood-sheathed satellite into orbit to test how well the venerable construction material holds up in space.

A new report finds some climate impacts are already irreversible and will last for many decades to come. It calls for far more money to help countries prepare for the growing risks they face.

The pandemic was marked by a surge in all kinds of investments — from stocks to Bitcoin. Now surging inflation is leading to steep falls across the markets.