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Because of redistricting, U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler, Democrats who have each served 30 years, will face one another in New York's new 12th district, based entirely in Manhattan.

As climate change warms the planet, volunteers mapped heat in Jacksonville, Fla., in a federal research project. The city will use data collected to help neighborhoods threatened by extreme heat.

Oil executives have mostly stopped denying climate change, but now argue that the world should not act quickly to cut fossil fuel use. In fact, last year, industry leaders slowed down climate plans.

Ben Watt is a singer and DJ, best known for being in the British pop duo Everything but the Girl. Now, he's back with a new album and a book that gives an inside look at his complicated relationship with his parents.

The Beergame App simulates the steps of selling beer from brewer to drinker — revealing a real world problem that can tangle the supply chain.

Astronomers who win time to use space telescopes typically get a period of time when they alone can see the resulting data. But telescope managers are considering making all data public immediately.

New Zealand's prime minister said Thursday that the country will ban semi-automatic rifles as funerals take place for some of the 50 killed in last week's shooting in Christchurch.

Several election deniers running for key election administration posts have lost their contests, but it's too early to call notable races in Arizona and Nevada.

Steve Inskeep talks to China scholar Carl Minzner of Fordham Law School about the Chinese Communist Party's move to abolish term limits, allowing President Xi Jinping to stay in power indefinitely.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to David Miliband, president of the International Rescue Committee about their 2021 Emergency Watchlist.