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Anti-evolution books on sale in Dayton, Tenn., where teacher John Scopes was put on trial for teaching evolution in the famous 1925 “Monkey Trial.” Topical Press…

The exterior of the Terrorist Confinement Center as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrives, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 26, 2025. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle…

Families in the U.S. and much of the world are having so few babies, national populations are set to shrink and age. The trend is changing…

A Texas Department of Public Safety official inspects debris on the waterfront at Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River after a flash flood…

World leaders pose for a group photo at the 17th annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Silvia Izquierdo/AP…

A person looks at damage to the main building at Camp Mystic, along the banks of the Guadalupe River in Texas. A flash flood swept through…

Unidentified people carrying binders bearing the seal of the US Justice Department reading “The Epstein Files: Phase 1” walk out of the West Wing of the…

The Earth’s atmosphere and its oceans constantly affect one another; it’s a feedback loop that influences wind and weather patterns, ocean currents, and more. But what…

Parents drop off their children at the private San Vicente School in Lima, Peru, which was targeted for extortion, in April. Ernesto Benavides/AFP via Getty Images…

Trees grow against the windows at Biosphere 2 on June 20, 2025 in Oracle, Ariz., U.S. Caitlin O’Hara/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Caitlin O’Hara/for NPR…