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They have suffered great pain but not lost their compassion. Clockwise from top left: Dr. Lina Qasem Hassan, a Palestinian citizen of Israel whose relative in Gaza, an ambulance driver, died in an airstrike; Robi Damelin, whose son was killed by a Palestinian sniper; Yousef Bashir, who as a teen was shot by an Israeli soldier in Gaza; Maoz Inon, whose parents died in the Hamas attack of Oct. 7.

The Israel-Hamas war has not quashed their compassion, their empathy, their hope

They're from Israel and Gaza. A man whose parents died on Oct. 7 feels as if he is swimming in an sea of sorrow. A young man has a soldier's bullet lodged in his spine. Yet they have not lost hope.

In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, caribou from the Porcupine caribou herd migrate onto the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska.

Biden ends drilling in ANWR, sparking criticism, as Willow Project moves forward

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to dozens of species — and to an ongoing political fight over oil and gas. Now, the Biden administration is hoping ending oil and gas leases will be a win.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to hear arguments in April about whether former President Trump enjoys blanket immunity.

Will the timing of the Supreme Court's Trump case mean no trial before the election?

The court could have moved faster. It has historically done that in other big cases with political ramification.

M. dances at go-go bar. She was working as a topless dancer — and also as a sex worker — in the tourist city of Pattaya, Thailand, until the bar closed down in January. She decided to return to her hometown to look for work in a different sector.

Whatever Happened To ... The Thai Sex Worker Trying To Rebuild Her Life In A Pandemic?

When we interviewed her in September 2020, she was hoping the pandemic would end soon so tourists could return to Thailand. But the COVID crisis has only worsened in the country.

The winners from the WHO's short film fest were grim, inspiring and NSFW-ish

Honorees from the World Health Organization's Health for all Film Festival tell stories of pain — but also of resilience and hope — all in 8 minutes or less.

Michigan counts nearly 11,000 agricultural wells, 3,800 of them installed from 2010 to 2020. Once concentrated in southwest Michigan, high-volume irrigation wells have spread north as far as Antrim County, and through central Michigan.

As drought grips American West, irrigation becomes selling point for Michigan

Michigan farmers irrigate with 187 billion gallons of groundwater a year. Is the state prepared for more?

Scanning electron micrograph of <em data-stringify-type="italic">Salmonella typhi</em>, the parasite that causes typhoid fever (in yellow-green, attached to another bacterial cell.

Typhoid mutated to beat antibiotics. Science is learning how to beat those strains

The ancient disease is still a killer. And even though there are new drugs, there's a growing rate of antibiotic-resistance cases. Here's a look at the latest strategies to tame typhoid.

We asked how you are finding joy in the pandemic. Here are 12 surprising ideas

It's been two long years of COVID gloom. But NPR's readers didn't let it keep them down. From cicada tracking to open-water swimming to roller-skating squads, you share how you bring the fun.

Supreme Court to hear arguments in Trump immunity case in April

The order from the court on Wednesday keeps Trump's prosecution in the Jan. 6 case on hold.

Pedro Rivera waits with other volunteers in District Heights, Md. to hand out food. He's wearing a mask that reads, "This too shall pass."

Opinion: Always The Bridesmaid, Public Health Rarely Spotlighted Until It's Too Late

Because the public health system mostly operates in the background, it rarely gets the attention or funding it deserves ― until there's a crisis.

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