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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.

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.

Not everyone is on board with NFTs, or the crypto-currency ecosystem. Some who are just becoming aware of the format are joining environmentalists and others who criticize the cryptoworld’s energy-consuming mining process.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Deanne Criswell, former administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under President Biden, about responding to natural disasters.

Doctors are writing "social prescriptions" to get people engaged with nature, art, movement and volunteering. Research shows it can help with mental health, chronic disease and dementia.

After people evacuated their homes following a nuclear disaster in the Japanese prefecture, nature started to reclaim the space. The humans are trying to return, but it's an uneasy coexistence.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to hair stylist April Kayganich about what it takes to transition from relaxed to natural hair.

Unit 5 and District 87 schools in Bloomington-Normal are keeping kids at home for at least the next two days as a severe winter storm moves into Illinois.