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If you live in a big city, you may have noticed new buildings popping up — a high-rise here, a skyscraper there. The concrete jungles that we've built over the past century have allowed millions of us to live in close proximity, and modern economies to flourish. But what have we given up by moving away from the forest environments in which humans first evolved? This week, we revisit our 2018 conversation about the healing power of nature with psychologist Ming Kuo.

On Sunday an Amtrak passenger train seemingly traveling on the wrong track, crashed into a freight train and derailed in South Carolina, killing the Amtrak engineer and a conductor.

The NPR Student Podcast Challenge returns for a second year. Last year more than 25,000 students from all 50 states participated, raising the voices of young people on a wide range of issues.

The American Demographic Survey shows the foreign-born population in Franklin County increased from 65,000 to 85,000 during the first three years of this…

The latest in a prolific career, Busta's new album is a sequel — delivered 22 years after the first Extinction Level Event — and a characteristically big, ambitious project.

The country most affected by the escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran is Iraq. Iran has made the latest move — launching missiles against U.S. military and coalition forces at bases in Iraq.

Illinois is seeing big spikes in COVID-19 cases that appear, in part, to be related to the political stance being taken by some county officials in regards to safety protocols.

Follow John Leguizamo as he describes how his hometown influenced his Broadway show.

Retired Admiral Mike Mullen discusses his op-ed "I Cannot Remain Silent."

Local musician Lisa Gain performs the song she entered in the 2018 NPR Tiny Desk Contest.