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Rice's whales are one of the world's newly discovered whale species – and already one of the most endangered. Protections for the whales in the Gulf of Mexico are not coming fast.

At one of literature's most prestigious awards ceremonies, nominated authors made a collective call for a cease-fire in Gaza.

The Israeli military said its troops went into the main hospital complex in Gaza City overnight — where conditions for patients and medical staff have been growing increasingly desperate.

The biggest art fair in West Africa draws artists and curators alike to build on the success of African art in the region and beyond.

Robert Daly of the Wilson Center speaks about how China's weakened economy may affect talks between President Biden and President Xi.

President Biden and China's leader Xi Jinping met today outside San Francisco. We talk about the political stakes for Biden.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Zach Condon, the creative force behind the band Beirut, about his new album Hadsel, and drawing inspiration from the dark winter of arctic Norway.

Many of the world's poorest places are getting even more difficult to live in as climate change fuels an upswing in natural disasters. One group says cash aid can help.

The Puteketeke bird has been elected as New Zealand's Bird of the Century after John Oliver promoted the bird not just on his show, but around the world.

Sanchez's latest album, Night Creatures, features music for nine instruments that variously contrast, blend or clash — channeling the open-air feeling of the pitch-dark woods at night.