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Understanding one of the world's oldest civilizations can't be achieved through a single film or book. But recent works of literature, journalism, music and film by Iranians are a powerful starting point.

For decades, government scientists have toiled away trying to make nuclear fusion work. Will commercial companies sprint to the finish?

When Erin Moulton learned what really happened to her great-aunt, she couldn't ignore the echoes of today's fights over reproductive rights.

A striking decline in teen mental health has coincided with the rise of smartphones and social media. Is social media causing the mental health challenges? Finally, research can answer that question.

NPR's Eyder Peralta recently visited Nicaragua for the first time in a decade, gaining rare access to a nation that is hostile to journalists and known as the Western Hemisphere's newest dictatorship.

As part of covering climate change we've heard from a number of the doers. Here are a few of those innovators and influencers' thoughts and what motivated them to make a change in their communities.

NPR visits one West Bank town where Israelis are grazing sheep, in a place where a Palestinian school once stood.

Writer James Baldwin is remembered by his family, a scholar, a journalist and a playwright on his 100th birthday.

For lawmakers, the debate over these programs is mostly a partisan fight over parental freedom versus accountability. But many families say the issue is far more personal.

A rundown on some of the Democratic VP candidate’s important economic policy decisions.