Former capitals, lovingly built, objects of pride, coveted and fought over – for their strategic importance, wealth or ...

Beneath the turquoise waters of the South Pacific hides a massive secret—Zealandia, a sunken landmass stretching nearly two ...

Imagine waking up one morning to discover that a tiny reef in the middle of the ocean has suddenly become part of a nation’s ...

For years, Jack Auty studied how inflammation in the human body drives diseases, ranging from stroke to sepsis to Alzheimer’s ...

Despite being almost entirely underwater, Zealandia meets all the geological criteria to be classified as a continent.

Beyond the lighthouse and museum, Fenwick Island State Park offers another natural spectacle that deserves recognition. This 344-acre preserve provides a pristine stretch of barrier island ecosystem ...

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck far off southwest Australia on Wednesday, but no tsunami warning was issued.

Dr. Joy Saini, along with her husband Dr. Michael Groff, their children Karenna and Jared, Jared's partner Alexia Couyutas Duarte, and Karenna's boyfriend James Santoro, tragically died in a plane ...

State of the World was previously State of Ukraine. You'll continue to hear Ukraine coverage here, along with other international stories. Support NPR's reporting by subscribing to State of the ...

With travel warnings and revoked visas, the two superpowers locked in a bruising trade war may make students and tourists their bargaining chips. By Vivian Wang Reporting from Beijing China has ...

Senator Meets With Wrongly Deported Maryland Man in El Salvador Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said he met with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, whose deportation has become a flashpoint in the ...

The penguins' amazing leap into the ocean marked a powerful and emotional turning point in documenting these birds. "I was able to follow this one group of chicks that had taken a wrong turn ...