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Wildlife Prairie Park is unveiling six new lodging cabins near the elk and bison pasture.

Ecologist Carl Safina says humans aren't the only ones who love, grieve, or think. He argues if animals are more complex then we once thought, shouldn't we reconsider the ethics of how we treat them?

The reindeer died on a mountain plateau in central Norway. "I don't remember hearing about lightning killing animals on this scale before," says a Norwegian environmental official.

The International Olympic Committee issued guidelines for determining transgender and intersex athletes eligibility. Critics say it minimizes the importance of an athlete's testosterone level.

Gang violence wasn't always rampant in El Salvador. The Rev. Gerardo Mendez, who works with youth in gang-controlled areas, sat down to talk about how gangs became so powerful in this small country.

We asked our readers what they wanted to know about world hunger? So many thoughtful questions came in that we did a roundup of queries about hunger and famine.

Republicans' chances to hold the Senate appear to have improved following the confirmation hearings for Justice Brett Kavanaugh. See which states to watch closely over the next three weeks.

In Florida, officials fear widespread confusion when stay-at-home policies conflict with evacuation orders, and they worry about the coronavirus spreading in crowded shelters.

Kenyan environmental activist and human rights campaigner Wangari Maathai wins the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. Founder of The Green Belt Movement and a champion of women's rights, Maathai is the first African woman to win the prize. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports.

A Clinton trucking company is being taken to court by the Illinois attorney general’s office because of a large fuel spill.Illinois Attorney General Lisa…