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In her new book, The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History, Katherine Ashenburg looks at the fascinating history of cleanliness — or the lack thereof — and how humans' obsession with hygiene has led to today's over sanitized world.

Lake Mead's falling water levels could lead to the discovery of more human remains in the reservoir, a police officer warns.

Peat bogs soak up more carbon dioxide than all the world's tropical rainforests. These vast carbon sinks are crucial to keeping global warming in check. But scientists wonder if bogs can maintain their roles as carbon sinks as humans pump more pollutants into the atmosphere. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

Scientists with the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife have confirmed the existence of a population of small whorled pogonia, a rare orchid.

A new report from the Gulf of Maine Research Institute shows that last year was the second warmest year on record in the Gulf of Maine, just behind 2021.

Nicole was downgraded to a tropical storm Thursday morning, shortly after making landfall in Florida, officials at the National Hurricane Center said.

Actor Charlton Heston died over the weekend in Beverly Hills, Calif., at the age of 84. He did more than star in epic films like Midway and Ben-Hur. Some of his characters glimpsed our future — and our collective nightmares.

An emissary from Earth has landed on Mars. NASA's Phoenix probe touched down near the Martian North Pole on Sunday shortly before 8 p.m. ET.

Top federal lawmakers in the Northeast have penned a letter to Congress asking them to provide more direct help to local growers impacted by July’s historic flooding.

In the coastal city of Derna, dams broke, sending a torrent of water that submerged whole neighborhoods. Rescue efforts are complicated by the fact that Libya is divided between rival governments.