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Even if the planet warms more than 2 degrees Celsius, the ice sheet can be protected if temperatures cool back down quickly enough.

Nearly two years after the recession ended, the pace of construction is inching along at less than half the level considered healthy. Housing starts fell 10.6 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 523,000, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. And fewer new homes mean fewer jobs.

The University Area CDC received a grant from the EPA to address the neighborhood's stormwater and sewage issues. Now, the project is being put on hold.

From free food and power access, to volunteer teams that can help restore your home, here’s a list of some hurricane relief efforts in the greater Tampa Bay region.

Large parts of Southern California are once again under wildfire risks as strong winds and dry conditions return this weekend through Wednesday.

Rather than taking weeks or months, climbers are trying to summit Everest in just 7 days by inhaling xenon gas. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Dr. Peter Hackett, a pioneer in altitude research.

Most cases of the illness are characterized as mild, with symptoms similar to those of a common cold or the flu. But there have been over 1,300 deaths.

Ayesha Rascoe asks Kathleen Belew, author of "Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America," why white supremacists target the people and events they do.

This year more than a third of Yellowstone’s bison have been removed from the herd – most of them shot – after they wandered out of the national park in search of food. That’s intensified the debate into how to best manage the iconic animal.

Polls show Donald Trump dominating the race for the Republican presidential nomination. How does he do it -- and can anyone catch him?

Darkly funny, suspenseful and cunningly plotted, Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl will be published June 5. In this exclusive selection from the book's opening, we meet Nick and Amy, the seemingly perfect couple whose alternating chapters soon reveal them to be unreliable narrators — and spouses.

New York Times reporter Alan Feuer is part of a team covering Trump's legal battles. The first of four criminal case trials against the former president is expected to start March 25.

Republicans' chances to hold the Senate appear to have improved following the confirmation hearings for Justice Brett Kavanaugh. See which states to watch closely over the next three weeks.

Georgia has plans to reopen, but is it the right time? States look to sue China for the spread of COVID-19. And, experts says it's important to plan now for the day a vaccine becomes available.

Here's how these students navigated the challenges of COVID-19 to reach the graduation stage.

Our Real Talk with a Doc columnist explains how to push back if your doctor's obsessed with weight loss. And what other health metrics matter more instead.

Florida residents got a first look of the destruction Irma caused as it swept over the state, leaving virtually no area of the peninsula untouched. Some…

Casting a ballot after serving in prison comes with joy and pain for the formerly incarcerated, particularly because not everyone has their rights restored after completing their sentence.

President Trump insists he will never concede the election. President-elect Joe Biden picks Janet Yellen to be first female treasury secretary. Plus, an update on the coronavirus situation in Brazil.

An ex-Trump Organization executive is set to plead guilty to tax fraud. A poll examines how Americans see things at the southern border. The FDA's controversial strategy for evaluating COVID boosters.

Shootings in New Mexico targeted Democratic officials. A new study provides insights into viral coinfections among children. And, data show that most Paycheck Protection Program loans were forgiven.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rob McElhenney about the finale of Welcome to Wrexham, the Hulu docuseries that follows his and Ryan Reynolds' efforts to help a Welsh team.

We think of lullabies as a sweet way of easing children into sleep. But the power of a lullaby can go further — to comfort, and to heal, even under the most difficult circumstances.

Linda Skeens won 25 blue ribbons at the Virginia-Kentucky District Fair. Now, Skeens has released her cookbook, filled with recipes, tips and descriptions of her life in Appalachia.

An election-eve party brings new information about Matsson, a line drawn by Gerri, some domestic strife for Kendall, and a defining fight between Shiv and Tom.