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Fifty years ago, one man triggered a legal fight that changed commercial fishing in the Great Lakes. Decades later, another legal battle is taking shape over the Great Lakes tribes indigenous rights.

NPR's fashionistas talk about how their favorite films have influenced what we wear, and the power of costumes to transform character.

Gerard Van de Werken is a volunteer with Austin Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit housing organization. For our series, Here to Help, he discusses his decades-long history with the organization.

Along West Africa's slave coast, a painful past is being preserved — and marketed — raising questions about memory, tourism and profit.

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive Monday for a four-day U.S. state visit. Some hope the royal touch can heal the trans-Atlantic rift that's emerged under Trump.

UNCW restoration ecologist Amy Long is rehabilitating local tidal marshes, grasslands, and savannahs. Strategic restoration can bring back biodiversity that was nearly lost, as evidenced by the New Hanover County Landfill property. Two dramatic examples: diverse butterfly populations and regular sightings of bald eagles.

A community fishery in Cambodia was struggling. There weren't enough fish to make ends meet, until local fishermen started planting a specific type of tree.

The U.S. military has launched strikes on Iran's Kharg Island ahead of President Trump's deadline for the country to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Research clearly shows that spending time in nature is critical for mental, physical, even cognitive health. Can our mental health crises make a stronger case for conservation?

The Supreme Court has ruled that Colorado's law banning conversion therapy "regulates speech based on viewpoint."