The fires burning across Los Angeles have affected tens of thousands of people, including athletes and staff for the city's ...

Environmental groups are worried that a short portion of the recently adopted US House rules package could expedite the ...

Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate amid the uncontained wildfires. NPR member station LAist spoke to ...

Janisse Quiñones, CEO of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, said the fight to contain the flames has put immense ...

Our guts are home to trillions of microbes that are crucial for our health. A large new study finds the key to a healthy microbiome is eating lots of plants -- even when you also eat meat.

The Santa Ana winds are fueling wildfires in southern California. Usually, they stay at higher altitudes, but this time, they dropped lower and squeezed through mountain passes.

More cities are looking to green projects to fight climate change. Chicago is now powering all its municipal buildings with 100% renewable energy and the city helped finance a major solar farm.

Syrians are now visiting the seaside villa of the ousted President Bashir al-Assad. The compound had been off-limits since it was built for the Assad family 50 years ago.

Pacific Palisades resident Adria Kloke shares her experience of fleeing the wildfires in California on Tuesday.

NPR visited a homeless shelter in Washington, D.C., to see how residents and staff are faring during a cold emergency. The ...

NPR visited a homeless shelter in Washington, D.C., to see how residents and staff are faring during a cold emergency. The shelter is busy year-round, though the frigid weather brings in more people.

Research shows that 5-minute walking breaks every half hour offset the harm of too much sitting. But that is easier said than ...