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Invasive lionfish, native to the Indian Ocean, have had a big impact on reef ecosystems in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. A new inexpensive trap may help control these voracious predators.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with WLRN's Veronica Zaragovia about the coronavirus vaccine drive in Broward County, Florida, where those aged 65 and over can now get inoculated.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Elisabeth Rosenthal of Kaiser Health News about what's slowed down the vaccine roll out, and what, if anything, can be done to make up for lost time.

With 2020 behind us, we asked some of our guests what they wished for in 2021 after such a remarkably difficult year.

Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras looks back at some of the best music released in 2020.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Georgia campaign strategist Jay Williams about how Republicans are reaching voters ahead of the state's runoff — and how President Trump is affecting the race.

A new session of Congress opens, with Nancy Pelosi looking to get reelected speaker with her slimmer majority.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nsé Ufot of the New Georgia Project about how the group is reaching voters during the state's highly anticipated Senate runoff election.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Hannah Denham of The Washington Post about the challenges facing the U.S. Postal Service as it tries to clear a massive backlog following the end-of-year holidays.

Tensions again increase between the U.S. and Iran, as the first anniversary approaches of the American drone strike that killed an Iran's top military commander.

The soaring price of bread led to the toppling of Sudan's long-time dictator, Omar al-Bashir. Now a fragile interim government is in place, and eyes are once again on the rising price of bread.

The global pandemic has led to a decline in ship traffic around the world, which means the oceans are quieter, given marine mammals a break from human activity.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to director Phyllida Lloyd about her new movie, Herself, where she tackles the subject of domestic violence.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with New York Magazine's Rachel Handler about her investigation into the Great Bucatini Shortage of 2020.

College football is inching closer to the end of a tumultous year. And 2020 has been a year of firsts for women in major league sports.

The new strain, which likely originated in the U.K. in September, has spread to more than 30 countries across several continents. Meanwhile, the U.S. saw record COVID-19 deaths in December.

Pedro Pierluisi takes office amid the island's ongoing efforts to claw itself out of an economic crunch and recover from natural disasters.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with MSNBC host Joe Scarborough about his book, Saving Freedom: Truman, the Cold War, and the Fight for Western Civilization.

With new variant in the coronavirus cropping up in several states, we take a look at how viruses mutate and how those mutations can make the coronavirus more contagious.

A busy holiday for Washington lawmakers, and the first veto override of Donald Trump's one-term presidency. Things will not slow down next week.