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As Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., enters the field of 2020 Democratic contenders, NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Politico reporter Christopher Cadelago about Harris' background as a prosecutor.

Oklahoma's oil industry is spending millions on science lessons for public schools. But environmentalists say omitting climate change leaves students unprepared.

The measure temporarily bans construction of data center facilities with at least 10,000 square feet of processing area. More than a hundred residents attended the meeting to speak in favor of the moratorium.

Maine might become the first place to impose a statewide pause on big data center construction — if the governor signs the bill.

Unlike many cancers, colorectal cancer has become more lethal for people at younger ages. Doctors are sleuthing out why.

It's easy to see why sloths have become icons of laziness. But zoologist Lucy Cooke says behind their leisurely pace is a marvelous evolutionary advantage that is the secret to their survival.

The 22-year-old daughter of a woman whose body was found Sunday near a nature trail in Funks Grove was arrested Friday on murder charges, authorities…

Tuning out the chirps, peeps and trills that make up summer's insect orchestra is easy to do. But authors Lang Elliott and Wil Hershberger have captured each insect soloist — and their unique personality — in a new book that took six years to write.

Smithsonian Institution officials defend their decision to move an exhibit of photos of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to an out-of-the-way location in the Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., saying the photo captions advocated protecting the refuge. View some of the photos that sparked the controversy.

We compost plants and livestock, so why not humans? Katrina Spade says that if you want to help the planet one last time, consider composting your body.