Fifty years ago, the discovery of a human ancestor "Lucy" generated worldwide attention. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with paleoanthropologist Zeray Alemseged about the legacy of the discovery.

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Erivo isn't a stranger to high notes. She made her Broadway debut in 2015, starring as Celie Harris in the revival of The ...

At the Pittsburgh Sword Fighters club, members are asked to leave their politics at the door, a rule that has led to closer ...

The Biden Administration's Interior Department released proposals for managing the river in an apparent attempt to nudge the ...

StoryCorps founder Dave Isay talks about how to participate in "The Great Thanksgiving Listen," an initiative that encourages ...

Environmental and clean energy advocates are voicing concerns over Trump’s picks for Secretary of the Interior and Secretary ...

This year marks 100 years since the Snyder Act was signed into law, granting citizenship and voting rights to Native ...

Colorado voters approved Proposition KK adding a 6.5% excise tax on gun and ammunition sales. The state is the first one to ...

With climate-related disasters getting more extreme, richer countries are piloting ways to compensate developing nations, ...

Long time U.S. soccer player Dax McCarty is trying to retire. The problem is the team he's playing with keeps winning in the MLS playoffs.

Steel pedal guitarist Paul Franklin set a CMA record as a 32-time nominee for Musician of the Year. Will this year be ...