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Bats fly at night and they're hard to hear, so counting them is tricky. Researchers use volunteers and some innovative technology to monitor bat populations.

New studies prove that dinosaurs may not have roared in their days on the earth. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks to paleontologist Julia Clarke about her new discovery — the cooing sounds of dinosaurs.

Native Americans are 60 percent more likely to be obese than non-Hispanic whites. The Coeur D'Alene Tribe in Idaho is using traditional dance to get fit and lose weight. They call it "Powwow Sweat."

Colorado's biggest wildfire this year has destroyed more than 300 homes. People who lost them are just now being allowed back to their properties.

The movie 'Thirteen Lives' tells the story of 12 boys trapped in an underwater cave in Thailand with their soccer coach. But millions of kids are struggling to survive — and don't get the spotlight.

Trauma surgeon David Nott has volunteered in war zones and disaster areas around the world. Now he's treating COVID-19 patients in London. He calls the pandemic a "disaster zone for the whole world."

The meeting will follow months of back-and-forth diplomacy to smooth over disagreements and set stage for first interaction since they sat down together in Bali, Indonesia last year

John Thavis covered the Vatican from Rome for nearly 30 years while working for the Catholic News Service. In his new book, The Vatican Diaries, he describes a place much less organized and hierarchical than the public imagines.

Target is scaling back its DEI efforts, which has prompted calls for a boycott. But Black business owners who sell at Target warn a boycott could hurt their business.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., and Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., about what they believe is the nation's current greatest problem: gerrymandering.

NPR correspondent Rhitu Chatterjee visited a hit London museum show called "The Offbeat Sari." It showed her how the garment has changed — and made her reflect on what the sari means to her.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Chris Mosier, the first openly transgender man to represent the U.S. in international competition, about the Supreme Court's ruling on transgender athletes.

Consumer prices in March were up 8.5% from a year ago — the sharpest increase since December of 1981. Stubbornly high inflation is a challenge for the U.S. economy and the Biden administration.

Sarasota’s effort to directly develop affordable housing downtown — an unprecedented, city-led plan championed by former City Manager Marlon Brown — faltered after the city spent more than $7 million on land without a finalized construction budget or financing strategy and as anticipated state and philanthropic funding did not come through.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Laura and Tim Schneider, who are relaunching the Palisadian-Post after it closed due to the Los Angeles wildfires.

Arms control experts warn that the suspension of the New START treaty is part of a troubling global rise in nuclear weapons.

Opposition is mounting to what would be one of the biggest wind energy projects on federal public land, near a former Japanese internment camp. There is a nearby constituency fighting the wind farm.

As tensions between Washington and Havana mount, what is life like for Cubans living through a weekslong oil blockade? NPR's Adrian Ma speaks to CNN's Havana Bureau Chief Patrick Oppmann about life on the island.

A Florida health care administrator accepted bribes in exchange for helping a nursing home owner accused of orchestrating a $1 billion Medicare and...

The winner, whose name is not yet known, overcame steep odds of 1 in 302.6 million, which led to three months of drawings without a claim on the jackpot.

Film critic Bob Mondello reviews the new film Stop Loss, out in theaters this weekend. Then the film's director, Kimberly Peirce, talks to Jacki Lyden about the personal stories that inspired the film.

A roundup of top tips from Life Kit's July episodes. They include advice on how to deal with a cheating partner, how much sunscreen to wear on your face, and how to split the tab when everyone's ordered a cocktail — except you.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with director Martika Ramirez Escobar about her debut movie, "Leonor Will Never Die."

The Instagram influencer known as Kazanova built an audience of 440,000 followers with positive videos to lift spirits in Gaza. Most of his family was killed in an Israeli hostage rescue operation.

Khalil Amaru won NPR member station WXPN's 24-hour song challenge. He says that even though he's been playing since he was young, he only started releasing music recently, after a talk with his dad.