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What if the solutions to some of Earth's biggest problems could be found in some of its smallest creatures? That bet has led a team of researchers to places both remote and — lately — rather familiar.

The arguments focused on whether federal district court judges can rule against the administration on a nationwide basis.

Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea have drawn U.S. strikes in Yemen, dredging up traumatic memories of the country's recent civil war. But many Yemenis still support the attacks.

Israel has extended the detention of a Florida teen accused of throwing stones in the West Bank. He's been held nearly nine months without a trial and faces up to 20 years if convicted.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued multiple consequential decisions on Thursday, on everything from opioids to ozone pollution.

The Supreme Court struck down a controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan, affecting compensation to thousands of opioid victims and sending legal shockwaves through the U.S. bankruptcy system.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with actor and director Kevin Costner about his new western movie, "Horizon."

Could the same economic forces that helped propel lab-grown diamonds and lab-grown meat forward help a startup end illegal rhino poaching? The answer is elusive.

Researchers in Asheville, North Carolina have warned for years that rainfall is becoming increasingly dangerous. But experiencing it firsthand with Hurricane Helene is something totally different.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about "scuba-diving" lizards, a trick to turn a mouse's skin transparent and whether finger counting helps kids' math skills.