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Along with his men, 16th-century polar explorer William Barents traveled farther north than any other European at that time.

The president-elect's proposed rescue package would spend $1.9 trillion to fight the pandemic and the resulting economic crisis.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is pledging to lead an international effort to combat what he sees as censorship by social media companies.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Eric Foner, a history professor at Columbia University, about what people mean when they talk about unity and healing during a moment of national division.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Stephanie Cutter, an executive producer of the upcoming inauguration, about security measures being taken in light of last week's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Millipedes are known to emerge every eight years and bring trains to a screeching halt in central Japan. New research explains how these periodical animals can have this long of a life span.

Manaus in northern Brazil is facing a huge coronavirus outbreak. The health system is collapsing. Oxygen supplies are so scarce that people are suffocating while in their hospital beds.

Political conspiracy theories are pushing some family relationships to the breaking point. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Dannagal Young of the University of Delaware about how to mend those rifts.

Experts predict that homeschooling will remain a popular option this year among parents with school-aged children.

Officials in Madison, Wisconsin, are planning an "enhanced" law enforcement presence around the state Capitol after the FBI warned of plans for armed protests in all 50 states ahead of Inauguration Day.