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A long-term study of a statewide preschool program tracked students through the sixth grade and found those who attended prekindergarten falling behind.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Jennifer Francis, an expert who studies disproportionate Earth warming, about the new study linking the rate of emissions to the likelihood of extreme heat.

Florida's Kissimmee River was channelized and dredged for flood control, but after a decades-long restoration effort, headwaters of the Everglades have returned to a more natural wetlands ecosystem.

Scholars have a mantra: Shakespeare is universal and his works are for everyone. But for Black actors and audiences, does an implicit whiteness in the Bard's canon hinder access and identification?

Federal employees unions are largely supportive of President Biden's call for federal workers to get vaccinated or be subject to frequent COVID-19 testing.

The embattled USPS has been losing billions of dollars annually in recent years. The bill, which focuses on cutting health care costs, would result in $50 billion in savings over 10 years.

Reports have surfaced that Kamila Valieva, 15, tested positive for a heart drug called trimetazidine, which can boost athletes' endurance and blood efficiency.

Two new studies show that nursing homes were in a dire situation even before COVID-19. Researchers found extremely high staff turnover and increased deaths linked to private equity buyouts.

Earmarks are back. Democrats and Republicans have agreed to resurrect a long banned form of member-directed spending for pet projects in their states and districts.