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With its clear, dark skies, northern Chile is home to two fifths of the world's astronomical infrastructure, but could that be under threat with increasing urbanisation and mining development?

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with journalist Jan Camenzind Broomby about the thousands of people who are stuck in limbo after being caught in online scam centers in Myanmar but who can't return home.

The American furniture maker died at the age of 90 in Maine on March 5.

It's the time of year when new lambs are born, and for some shepherds, the process raises difficult questions.

President Trump heads to Capitol Hill Tuesday night to deliver an address to a joint session of Congress. He has an ambitious to-do list, but just a slim Republican majority in Congress to work with.

Celebrated Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about her new book, "Dream Count."

The country claims Smith & Wesson and other gunmakers are turning a blind eye to hundreds of thousands of high-powered weapons made in the U.S that are illegally trafficked into in the hands of Mexican cartels.

Clearing land for cattle and cows is the single biggest driver of rainforest loss in the Amazon. This "hotel for cows" in Colombia offers a solution.

What steps, if any, does the public need to take to protect against the rising number of measles cases? NPR speaks with Dr. Preeti Malani, infectious disease physician at the University of Michigan.

Maestro Andrew Grams is in Hawaiʻi to lead the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra in the 2025 Sheraton Summer Festival Grand Finale Weekend. On Friday, Olgar Kern performs Beethoven, and on Sunday, the orchestra joins the final stage of the Keʻalohi International Piano Competition. Unsure which concerti the finalists will choose, Grams brought multiple scores. With his experience having conducted each piano concerto, he'll help create the best orchestral performance for the each soloist.