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Paleontologist Ken Lacovara never expected to find critical fossil data in a New Jersey suburb—let alone info about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. His dig site is now a fossil park and museum.

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt appears on Capitol Hill Thursday for the first time since a string of ethics allegations. But what has he done at the agency and what are the questions he may face about his conduct there?

With summer temperatures giving way to cooler weather, you may see fewer mosquitoes buzzing about. But experts say August and September is when mosquitoes are most likely to carry West Nile virus.

Merrimack Station has been winding down its operations for years. But in September, they announced they would cease operations of their coal-fired generators.

Tinsel, a rare albino reindeer who is the main attraction at a Christmas tree farm in England, has hoofed it. After escaping his enclosure, he remains on the loose.

Last of five episodes. We follow the Planet Money oil to a gas station. And we ask: What would our world look like if there were no fossil fuels?

Twenty electric-vehicle charging stations are headed to the region under the state's E.V. incentive grant program.

The Trump administration is trying to force banks to make loans to gun-makers and to finance payday lenders. Critics call the move bizarre. It's opposed by watchdog groups and banks.

David Greene talks to billionaire financier and liberal activist Tom Steyer about his position on the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

Author Ahmed Rashid talks to Steve Inskeep about how Pakistan's political climate helped to foster Tuesday's horrific attack on a school in Peshawar. More than 140 people were killed.