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New game by Elden Ring developer delivers ace apocalyptic mech combat

Elden Ring developer FromSoftware revived its long-dormant Armored Core series and delivered stunning omnidirectional giant robot gameplay.

Molly Caldwell Crosby, author of a history of yellow fever, stands on a bluff of the Mississippi River outside Memphis.

Lessons from America's Tropical Epidemic

In 1878, an outbreak of yellow fever crippled Memphis, Tenn., fueled by unusually warm temperatures. America's yellow fever epidemic has again become relevant, as a case study of how warm temperatures shift disease trends.

High Court Nominee's Success Against Odds

When President Obama announced Sonia Sotomayor as his first nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, he laid out her life story in rich detail. Raised in a Bronx, N.Y., housing project by a single mother of Puerto Rican descent, an early Nancy Drew aficionado and a lifelong Yankees fan, Sotomayor went on to succeed at Princeton and Yale.

Iran's Lake Urmia has shriveled because of water mismanagement. Photographer Maximilian Mann traveled to northwest Iran to document life in the region. Here, a man walks in what used to be a river to the lake, now just salt.

The Death And Life Of Iran's Lake Urmia

The massive lake has dried out because of water mismanagement. Photographer Maximilian Mann traveled to northwest Iran to document the disappearing body of water and the people who depend on it.

Paul Greenberg says the decline of local fish markets, and the resulting sequestration of seafood to a corner of our supermarkets, has contributed to "the facelessness and comodification of seafood."

'The Great Fish Swap': How America Is Downgrading Its Seafood Supply

One-third of the seafood Americans catch is sold abroad, but most of the seafood we eat here is imported and often of lower quality. Why? Author Paul Greenberg says it has to do with American tastes.

Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to U.S. Congress was running for president in 1972 when she had a remarkable interaction with the pro-segregation George Wallace, then governor of Alabama. Her efforts to build bridges with him ultimately changed his point of view. She's pictured here giving a speech at Laney Community College during her presidential campaign.

Lessons from brain science — and history's peacemakers — for resolving conflicts

Humans instinctually forge loyalties to groups to survive. Being aware of these impulses can help us deescalate arguments and find common ground. Some notable leaders in history show us how it's done.

The death toll in Gaza surpasses 10,000 as the conflict enters a second month

Israeli forces have reached the coast of Gaza, splitting the besieged area in half and essentially cutting off the north from the south.

Floating through the Volga River delta as it approaches the Caspian Sea.

Volga River Towns Fade Along With Prized Sturgeon

Astrakhan, on the Volga River, once was known as Russia's caviar capital — but no more. As the fish neared extinction, Russia banned all commercial sturgeon fishing in the area and the export of all black caviar. Now, both the sturgeon and the local people struggle to survive.

How six more years under Putin will shape the war in Ukraine

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Dara Massicot of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about how Vladimir Putin's reelection impacts the war in Ukraine.

Ta-Nehisi Coates teaches at Howard University, where he's the Sterling Brown Endowed Chair in the English department.

Ta-Nehisi Coates explores how oppression can breed oppression in 'The Message'

In his first nonfiction book in a decade, Coates reflects on what he learned while visiting three different places: Senegal, South Carolina and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

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