Margaret Atwood knows that she scares people. She opens up about that perception and also reflects on the bad advice she's received in her career and how she takes vengeance.

New York is known for its street food vendors. NPR spent time with a recently arrived migrant who is hitting the streets to sell for the first time, but has to overcome a huge hurdle: his shyness.

Powerful new explosions rocked Beirut's southern suburbs late Saturday as Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon, also ...

Lebanon is a cultural hub for Arab music. Lebanese music writer Danny Hajjar has been talking with musicians there about how they're dealing with escalating conflict in the region.

African farmers aren't as productive because of changing rainfall patterns. Now, an NGO and the Kenyan government are pulling together geographically precise weather data and texting it to farmers.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Antonia Sebastian, professor of environmental science at UNC Chapel Hill, about the flood risk facing inland communities as hurricanes become more intense.

In Sudan, a year and a half of devastating conflict has destroyed much of the capital and brought most of the country to the brink of famine.

Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee will take a long time to recover from Hurricane Helene, but efforts are underway to bring relief to remote areas.

A new storm is approaching the west coast of the Florida, threatening to inflict heavy rain, strong winds and flash flooding ...

A new storm is approaching the west coast of the Florida, threatening to inflict heavy rain, strong winds and flash flooding ...

Three photojournalists have created an in-depth report on electronic waste — its negative and ... positive ... consequences.

For the past several weeks, the beloved beaver has been embroiled in a court battle over whether she should return to the ...