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"There is an urgent need to prepare crisis management systems for hospital care," the the Tokyo Metropolitan Government says.

Oil and gas drillers are releasing more climate-warming methane than the government estimates, a new study shows.

The environmental agency has proposed permits that would allow oil companies to continue releasing contaminated wastewater onto the Wind River Reservation in central Wyoming. NPR found last year that the EPA has been allowing oil companies to send so much wastewater onto dry land that it was creating raging streams.

Scientists say a pair of condors are likely tending to an egg high up in a California redwood — the first time that's happened there in more than a century. A Yurok wildlife official gives an update.

Drugs for COVID-19 are sorted into three basic categories: They work, they don't work, or there simply isn't enough information to know. A generic steroid is one medicine that proved helpful.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Professor Kate Kurtin of Cal State Los Angeles about parasocial relationships, following fan reaction over Taylor Swift's breakup with her long-time boyfriend.

It's been a year since Russia detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on spying allegations.

The reasons range from "honor killings" to dowry disputes, according to an analysis of female homicides around the globe.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin about what the strong jobs report and rising coronavirus numbers might mean for the future of the U.S. economy.

ESPN finds itself as part of the media story during this year's NBA Finals. The network replaced sideline reporter Rachel Nichols when critical comments she made about a Black colleague came to light.