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We discuss the lessons of the “Lord of the Flies,” the classic novel about a group of six boys who stuck together to survive while stranded on a deserted island. What lessons of hope does this story provide for our current world?

A new book details correspondence — letters long assumed to have been lost or destroyed -– that shed light on the nature of her illness as well as the nature of her relationships with the few friends and family she had left by that time.

As media environment deteriorates in India, some independent outlets are finding creative ways to produce journalism that holds power to account.

State lawmakers approved hundreds of changes that are now Illinois law . Guns, hemp, and stalking are among the themes of the more than 250 new Illinois...

As the Bureau of Land Management tightens its grip on the annual gathering's population growth at Nevada's Black Rock desert, a freewheeling community finds its core identity under threat.

Author Jeff Goodell says that American cities are under threat from extreme weather, rising sea levels and lax enforcement of environmental regulations. His new book is The Water Will Come.

A federal study says small fish can be trapped in water currents created by commercial barges and pulled through electric barriers designed to prevent…

There is increasing awareness of cities as a defining trait of humanity and their importance to our health, economy and the environment. But, sometimes you need to just go with the flow and this chart may (or may not) show you if you're really an urbanite.

As students around the globe participate in Earth Day, a new NPR/Ipsos poll finds 55% of teachers don't teach or talk about climate change and 46% of parents haven't discussed it with their kids.

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave discuss new findings about the ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus, the secrets behind chameleons' eye movements and the energy use behind AI computing.