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The Smithsonian Institution says it is in touch with contacts inside Ukraine who specialize in rescuing and preserving cultural heritage sites in times of crisis.

In Utqiagvik, Alaska, workers had to think of different ways to removeg a 450-pound bearded seal off an airport runway.

In 2016, Musk said that a "meaningful number of people" could reach the red planet in 10 years. Now, he seems to predict a crewed Mars landing in 2029.

NPR's Susan Stamberg talks with Paul Fiore, a gas station owner from Laurel, Maryland, about the current high cost of gas. And Kelley Blue Book offers five tips for getting more bang for your buck at the pumps.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Xiye Bastida was raised in the highlands of Mexico with an understanding that she had to thank the Earth for everything it provided. Now, she's dedicated her entire life to the issue of protecting it.

A woman was 13 years old when U.S. soldiers grabbed her birthday cake from a windowsill.

Thirty years after the publication of his book Cathedral, David Macaulay returns to the construction of sacred spaces with his new book Mosque. NPR's Liane Hansen joins the author for a conversation at the Islamic Center in Washington, D.C.

For its first 24 years, the Pritzker Architectural Prize was awarded only to men. This year, Zaha Hadid, an Iraqi-born Briton who has pushed the boundaries of design for a quarter-century, becomes the first woman to receive the prestigious honor.

The housing crisis may not be over, but the curtain has gone down on one story about trying to keep a roof overhead. The Broadway musical Rent ended its 12-year run Sunday, after 5,124 performances. Rent is a modern day version of La Boheme, Puccini's opera about starving artists in Paris.