Search results for

Songwriter Chuck Humphries lives in a tree house at the base of one of the world's most active volcanos, Hawaii's Mount Kiluaea. Surrounded by miles of lava, he's one of the last inhabitants in the area and has no plans to leave. Journalist Jake Halpern talks to Humphries in the third of a five-part series based on Halpern's book Braving Home.

Fifteen years ago when "Igor" was captured, he was the last California condor flying free. Now, the endangered species' numbers have tripled and the bird is returning to his native habitat. This time, he won't be flying alone.

"Maybe I have become a kind of symbol of hope": Ukrainian woman survives nine-story fall in Russian drone strike.

NPR's Jacki Lyden reports that a leading Iranian dissident is returning to the country after nearly a year of self-imposed exile. Abdol Karim Soroush, a leading Islamic philosopher, has angered the authorities by arguing against Iran's theocratic style of government. He disagrees with the government's rigid interpretation of Islam, and insists there is no reason why Islam cannot be compatible with Western concepts of democracy and human rights.

These days, Cesaria Évora spends a lot of time delivering her unique vocal stylings to the four corners of the globe. However, she always goes home to find her musical inspiration — the rhythm of life in her native Cape Verde.

In wildfire-prone Malibu, the movie stars and millionaires flee at the first sight of a blaze. But 81-year-old resident Millie Decker always stays behind to fight the flames – just as her ancestors have done since the 1880s.

Compelling photos capture the lives of occupiers who say gentrification and a lack of affordable housing in Cape Town have left them no choice but to reclaim space in a city that's squeezing them out.

20 years ago today, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana. NPR's Michel Martin went to New Orleans to talk with residents who stayed and rebuilt their homes after the storm.

Young environmental activists score a ground-breaking legal victory, a toxic chemical found in fish near the site of a recent train derailment, and Montana's tik tok ban headed back to court.

John Biewen of American RadioWorks explores how one predominantly black neighborhood in Durham, North Carolina, tries to cope with a high incarceration rate…and with the steady flow of returning ex-inmates.