Papilio is a picture book told in three parts about three stages of a butterfly's life (there are really four stages but egg ...

The movement of moths inspires a new music project by composer Ellie Wilson. She used data shared by ecologists to create a piece where the insects take center stage.

With the Los Angeles Lakers valued at a record $10 billion, there aren't many people that can buy a sports team. Who are they and what will that mean to fans?

At least 24 people are dead after flash flooding on the Guadalupe River in Texas. Rescue efforts are underway to find 20 people who are still missing.

As part of our StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, we hear from three childhood friends from the small town of Webster, Florida, who all joined the military after graduating from high school.

Ukraine is facing a summer of escalating Russian airstrikes on its cities. The Ukrainian President has called on the U.S. to provide more air defense systems.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Richard Nephew, a senior research scholar at Columbia University, about the prospect of a new nuclear deal between Iran and the U.S.

The Trump administration is withholding $715 million for adult funding nationwide. This has left programs that serve over a million students a year scrambling for answers.

Record numbers of Americans are expected to fly around the July Fourth holiday, posing a big test for America's fragile air ...

N.C. Governor Josh Stein said the General Assembly must take steps to protect Medicaid expansion and provide food assistance.

North Carolina Wildlife officers said a man died Sunday night when he was struck by a pontoon boat's propeller near ...

Martin General is one of a dozen hospitals that have closed in North Carolina over the last two decades. This is a problem ...