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Scientists say their goal was to rediscover a type of chevrotain that had been "lost to science" for nearly 30 years. Chevrotains are the world's smallest hoofed mammal, or ungulate.

A look at the U.S. military still in Syria shows what it's doing after weeks of uncertainty over the mission. The uncertainty continues and so does the ISIS violence.

If Pete Buttigieg won the presidency, he would be the youngest person to hold the office. But so far, his campaign appeals slightly more to older voters than younger ones.

In Getting Wrecked: Women, Incarceration, and the American Opioid Crisis, a Rikers Island doctor says drug treatment in U.S. jails and prisons is often shaped by societal prejudice, not science.

A major street in Kansas City, Mo., was renamed to honor Martin Luther King Jr. earlier this year. But last week voters chose to restore the street's original name.

From the day of the raids, the community has rallied behind immigrant families. All across town, you find the kind of relief efforts you might see after a natural disaster.

NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, a major architect of legislation to protect the immigrants known as DREAMers. NPR's John Burnett weighs in on the conversation.

Contamination from the toxic chemical group known as PFAS has prompted officials in Connecticut and New York to come up with plans to clean up spills and…

Experts say the massive scallop die-off in the Peconic Bay on Long Island may be a result of climate change. They haven’t confirmed the cause yet, but…

Suffolk County says new septic systems are working to filter out nitrogen in the local water supply.The East Hampton Star reports that the combined use of…