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An international group of researchers has voted to modify the scientific names of more than 200 plant species whose names carry a derogatory word.

Olympic athletes strive to win gold, silver and bronze medals. But there was a different prize when the games originated in Greece more than 2,700 years ago.

One of the first Black students to attend an all-white school in the Deep South is preserving the Lower 9th Ward elementary school she helped integrate in 1960 as a civil rights center.

A new study found that the drying Great Salt Lake in Utah is now a major source of the gas emissions that are causing the climate to warm.

NPR's Scott Simon and poet Kevin Young remember James Baldwin. The great American author of "Notes of a Native Son" and "Go Tell it on the Mountain" was born 100 years ago this August.

Since the mid-1700s, researchers have classified life with scientific names. But some of them have problematic histories and connotations. The botanical community is trying to tackle this issue.

The Olympics opening ceremony gets underway Friday on the River Seine. NPR's Michel Martin talks to the mayor of Paris’s central district about how the event is transforming the city.

Since it's still too hot to enjoy the arts outside, these five air-conditioned events will keep you both comfy and cultured

Mayall is credited with helping develop the English take on urban, Chicago-style rhythm and blues that played an important role in the blues revival of the late 1960s.

It’s expected to increase its footprint by three times, giving it space for more signs, exhibitions and storage.