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A new survey of baobab trees in Africa finds that many of the oldest have died or significantly deteriorated in the last decade. Scientists say climate change and human intervention could be culprits.

Carl Zimmer wondered what secrets lurked in his genetic code — so he decided to have his genome sequenced. He writes about the implications of the study of genetics in She Has Her Mother's Laugh.

This is Jessi Wakefield with the Sioux City Public Library and you are listening to Check It Out. In 2014, Andy Weir came out with his debut novel, The…

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai succeeded in repealing the 2015 rules for internet service providers. But some states have already acted to keep net neutrality alive on their turf.

Head of the Village Vanguard, the oldest and most respected jazz club in New York, Lorraine Gordon's affinity for jazz was unprecedented.

President Trump laid into Canada over its tariffs on dairy imports at the G-7 meeting. Canada does have high duties on some dairy products. But damaging the U.S.-Canada relationship over dairy seems especially unwise to critics of the president's trade policies

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Richard Boucher, a former State Department spokesperson who helped lead the U.S. meeting with North Korea in 2000 and who later relayed the message when the U.S. found out North Korea had violated its nuclear agreements.

Cotton was the education director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. She focused on empowering ordinary people to exercise their rights.

Bennet became president of a financially troubled organization in 1983 and led it to growth and stability for a decade. He also held leadership roles with the State Department and Wesleyan University.

The phrase "historic summit," language inherited from the late 20th century, has been used many times in recent decades, including related to President Trump's meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.