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Astronomer Roger Angel completely revolutionized the large telescopes that scientists use to look at the stars. Now he wants to use his mirror technology to make solar energy cheaper and more efficient.

On his new album, X, rising singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran turns the at times troubling idea of the "friend zone" into something safe and sustaining.

To help wean Europe off Russian gas, the Biden administration wants to increase U.S. natural gas exports. But critics say that's at odds with the president's climate and environmental justice goals.

Veteran movie critic Elvis Mitchell is now working behind the camera. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Mitchell about his debut film, "Is that Black Enough for You?!?", a documentary about Black cinema.

The Charlotte Hornets are back in action after a week off due to COVID-19 protocols associated with opposing teams, the Carolina Hurricanes are on a roll and the Carolina Panthers pink-slipped several players getting that salary cap down.

Dredging waterways for navigation is a centuries-old practice, but this project is controversial because the mud being dug out of the channel is put into other parts of Mobile Bay.

Since the 1960s, an unusual alliance in redistricting has brought Black and white lawmakers together to draw Missouri's 1st District to ensure Black voters can elect Black Democrats to congress.

We kept track of all the shows that won at the 73rd Primetime Emmys, so you didn't have to.

Trial starts Monday in Georgia in a killing that sparked racial justice protests. Three white men are accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man shot while jogging down a residential street.

We asked children's media experts to recommend their favorite new books, TV shows and video games with characters and storylines representing the diversity of the U.S.

Photographers from NPR's member stations across the country share memorable images from 2021. There are stories that document grief to ones that spread joy in a tumultuous year.

In wake of George Floyd's killing and the Black Lives Matter protests, conversations about race in America have a new urgency. Here's how Black parents are having 'the talk' with their children today.

With many schools opening up either part-time or remotely, working parents face a childcare gap. Districts and nonprofits are partnering to provide accessible childcare and remote learning options.

There is a lot of detail amassed in the CNN analyst's book that even Trump investigation junkies won't have seen, much having to do with behind-the-scenes strategizing and negotiating by lawyers.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabagand the departing Game of Thronesboth came up big Sunday night, as did Chernobyl and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

The deaths of two foundational members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, a forward-thinking Chicago jazz collective, offers a chance to reflect on its evolving impact.

Stand Your Ground statutes and similar laws came under scrutiny after an unarmed teenager was shot by a neighborhood watchman this year. That case raised questions about other prosecutions, like that of John McNeil in Georgia. Host Michel Martin discusses McNeil's case with Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Rhonda Cook.

With its spires, rotunda and colorful facade, the Arts and Industries Building is a festive relief compared with its neighbors. But restoring the Smithsonian's first museum hasn't been easy.

Independence, Kan., has a dwindling population. Many businesses have closed up shop and the city's hospital shut down in 2015. But the folks who live there remain proud of their town and its history.

At a Boston charter school, administrators take students' phones and lock them in a soft pouch until the end of the day. "It sucks," grumbles one student.