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The Erie Canal was once one of the country's most important trade routes. Some are questioning whether this historical relic is still worth the tens of millions of dollars needed to maintain it.

A biotech company says its genetically engineered mosquitoes could help Brazil and other countries fight the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which spread Zika and other viruses.

Online habits may be shifting to social media, but email is still the be-all and end-all for grass-roots political fundraising. Get ready for your inbox to be flooded.

Before the smartphone, the laptop and the pocket calculator, there was a powerful mechanical computer. Our new series, Tools of the Trade, begins with a look at the slide rule.

Hospitals in that part of the state are under crisis standards of care — rationing services to the most in need. The area is skeptical of COVID-19 controls and has the nation's lowest vaccination rate

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician, on President Biden's strategy to slow the spread of the coronavirus delta variant.

Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's The Other Two, LuLaRich and a collection of movies starring Josephine Baker.

The Lion King, Aladdin and Hamilton are among the Broadway shows reopening Tuesday night. Three Broadway veterans recorded audio diaries of their experiences as the shows prepared to reopen.

To slow the collapse of nature, the Biden administration is promising to protect nearly a third of the country's land and water by 2030. The plan is expected to rely heavily on private landowners.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald and John Holman of Al Jazeera English about the Haitian migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and those being returned to Haiti.

It's not always easy to convince kids that reading isn't a chore. But reading aloud can help. Here are a few ways to help you find joy — and value — in reading aloud as a family.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Kevin Young about his latest poetry collection: Stones. The collection is about memory and loss, his deep ties to the South and how he stays connected to the past.

Some counties are requesting extra money to cover the costs that will be incurred, including the mandate that ballot drop-off boxes be guarded by an employee of the elections office when in use.

Tensions have run high at school board meetings around the nation in recent months.

The State Department is looking into new reports of the mysterious Havana Syndrome. NPR's A Martinez talks to Adam Entous of The New Yorker about health complaints from U.S. diplomats in Vienna.

As COVID-19 cases rise due to the delta variant, we examine who is at risk, and what's the best way to protect yourself and others. Also, with a spate of outbreaks at camp, what parents need to know.

Season two of Mindy Kaling's "steamy teen romance" gives Asian American characters their own complicated stories of navigating love, grief and even a new frenemy.

Some archaeologists excavate Roman ruins. Others dig up garbage. In England, a project is underway to study what people threw out in Victorian times, to learn about the start of the consumer era.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, a member of the Canadian parliament, about Canada grappling with a history of injustice against Indigenous people.

Satellite imagery showing a new tunnel comes just weeks after the discovery of two new nuclear missile fields in other parts of China.

One night a week, Erin and Robert Lockridge serve homemade pizza out of an empty corner cafe in Cincinnati, and diners pay what they can. The couple sees their work as God's mission in the community.

West Virginia was an early COVID-19 vaccine success story, but vaccination rates have slowed. NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Elizabeth Brown about how she convinces patients to get the vaccine.

Over the years, Mitchell Garabedian has represented hundreds of survivors of clergy sexual abuse. His latest is a civil case against former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.

One year ago this month, Sony suffered a cyberattack perpetrated by North Korean hackers. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton about how the company has recovered.

After her surprise withdrawal from the gymnastics team final at the Tokyo Olympics, the star American gymnast amplified recent statements that the immense stress she faces has been affecting her.