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Scientists have been watching with alarm as the world's glaciers and arctic regions are showing more and more signs of melting. They suspect that global climate change -- fueled by industrial and vehicle emissions -- are to blame. But as NPR's Eric Niiler reports, this arctic thaw is also revealing a trove of ancient artifacts from people who dropped them thousands of years ago.

Masterpiece Theatre has been an integral part of public broadcasting since its debut, 40 years ago this month. But Alistair Cooke, the show's armchair host, thought it wouldn't last.

Hindus in India and across the world are celebrating Diwali, the five-day festival of lights. Here's what celebrations look like across India.

A funeral service was held at National Cathedral, in Washington D.C., for the former secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Perhaps your children have begged you for a fidget spinner. Elementary and middle schoolers are mad for them, and teachers are having to decide whether to allow or ban them from classrooms.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing increasingly harsh criticism from members of his own party following a series of scandals in which he and his associates ignored COVID-19 protocols.

Hong Kong's government is directing anyone who bought a hamster in the past five weeks to surrender their pets for euthanasia after 11 of the animals tested positive for the coronavirus.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Once just another large apartment complex in Hong Kong, now the mere mention of the words "Amoy Gardens" causes alarm. That's because nearly 15 percent of the SARS cases in Hong Kong came from this one complex. NPR's Joe Palca visits Amoy Gardens and reports on what investigators have learned.

German authorities impounded the 15,917-ton yacht after confirming that sanctioned Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov had transferred ownership to his sister, who is also under Western sanctions.