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California's iconic old-growth redwoods are incredibly resilient and built to survive fires. But even they may find it harder to rebound amid the mounting impacts of climate change.

The federal government has released detailed local data on where hospitals are starting to fill up with patients. Researchers and health leaders say this was urgently needed.

Holiday tourism is off sharply in New York. Businesses are looking for other ways to break even this holiday season because they usually count on a big bump in tourist revenue this time of year.

The U.K. has begun inoculating people against COVID-19 using the Pfizer vaccine, amid concerns that future supplies of vaccines might be disrupted by Britain's exit from the European Union.

Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck outlines what steps President-elect Joe Biden can take to curb plastic pollution.

Some cities and counties are sidestepping and forging ahead on their own path when it comes to managing public health.

As NPR's Frank Langfitt reports, vaccinating all of the U.K. could be further disrupted by ongoing Brexit negotiations.

Christopher Krebs says he was defamed as a "traitor" for stating the 2020 Presidential election was "the most secure in American history."

President-elect Joe Biden announced Monday key members of his team that will advise him on the coronavirus crisis — the biggest challenge he will face when he enters the White House.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Mary Beth Sheridan of The Washington Postabout her investigation into tens of thousands of people in Mexico who have disappeared in recent years.