There's an area in China that's home to a huge trove of dinosaur fossils. It was thought to be caused by a volcanic eruption. But new evidence has come to light about how it likely came to be.

A Gitmo judge has reinstated plea deals with three 9/11 defendants, ruling that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was wrong to rescind them.

German opposition parties and business groups are urging chancellor Olaf Scholz to trigger new elections after his government collapsed Wednesday, plunging the economy into political turmoil.

Donald Trump’s first presidency was marked by near-constant turnover of senior personnel. For his second run, the focus seems to be on hiring loyalists who won’t challenge the president’s wishes.

President Biden said he's committed to a smooth transition of power -- and gave a pep talk to Democrats disappointed in the election results.

On a rare undeveloped point of the California coast, scientists are trying to repopulate shorelines with an endangered marine snail. This type of experimental conservation is becoming more necessary.

Trump won the swing state of Georgia with approximately 50% of the vote. Voters celebrating his victory weigh in.

Now that voters have decided to end one of the toughest abortion bans in the country, what are the steps before abortion can start being provided in Missouri?

Luke Durant, a researcher and amateur mathematician, has identified the largest new prime number known to humankind. The newly discovered prime number is 2 to the power of 136,279,841, then minus one.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with political consultant Mike Madrid on the causes that motivated the Latino voting bloc in this year's election.