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Scientists on the research vessel Akademik Fedorov spent a week or so setting up a network of scientific monitoring equipment up to about 25 miles from the MOSAiC ship.

Studying The Ripple Effects Of Shrinking Arctic Sea Ice

Scientists have frozen their ship to an ice floe to study the causes and consequences of diminishing Arctic ice, in the hopes of improving how the Arctic is represented in climate models.

An artistic rendering of the retreat of Hernán Cortés from Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capital, in 1520. The Spanish conquistador led an expedition to present-day Mexico, landing in 1519. Although the Spanish forces numbered some 500 men, they managed to capture Aztec Emperor Montezuma II. The city later revolted, forcing Cortés and his men to retreat.

500 Years Later, The Spanish Conquest Of Mexico Is Still Being Debated

The meeting of Aztec Emperor Montezuma II and Hernán Cortés and the events that followed weigh heavily in Mexico half a millennium later.

Evo Morales, Bolivia's president, speaks during a press conference in El Alto, Bolivia, on Nov. 9, 2019. Morales resigned the next day after protests and allegations of election fraud.

Bolivian President Evo Morales Resigns Amid Widespread Protests Over Election Fraud

The announcement comes after an audit found "clear manipulation" of a computer system, which affected the final count of October's vote. Unrest prompted by fraud allegations has led to three deaths.

The Reading Life with Danielle Del Sol, Susan Langenhennig and Miki Pfeffer

This week on The Reading Life: Susan talks with Danielle Del Sol and Susan Langenhennig of the Preservation Resource Center about their gorgeous new...

Volunteers participate in a reenactment of what is thought to be the largest slave rebellion in U.S. history in LaPlace, La., on Friday.

Hundreds March In Reenactment Of A Historic, But Long Forgotten Slave Rebellion

Artist Dread Scott organized the 26-mile trek to New Orleans as a tribute to the men and women who protested their enslavement in the German Coast Uprising of 1811 by re-imagining a different outcome.

Sunday Puzzle: 7 Letters

WNYC listener Julia Frey of Brooklyn, N.Y., plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

This photo of American soldier George Ciampa was taken in October 1945, in Stuttgart, Germany, during World War II.

'America's Great Undiscovered Literature:' Letters From U.S. Soldiers

One man has preserved letters written by soldiers back to the Revolutionary War era.

Spain's interim Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Pedro Sánchez meets supporters, following the general election in Madrid on Sunday. The party won the most seats in Congress, but not a clear majority.

Despite Election Victory, Spain's Socialists Face Growing Far-Right Opposition

The Vox party, which takes tough stances against immigration and regional independence drives, became the third-largest party in Spanish parliament.

Farms along the Missouri River contribute fertilizer runoff to the Mississippi River.

Missouri Farmers Try To Reduce Runoff, But Cleaning Gulf Dead Zone May Take Decades

When corn and soybean farmer Kenny Reichard stopped plowing some of his fields in northern Missouri in 1982, other farmers told him that it was a...

Baseball Players In Fenway Stadium Play Game To Sound Of Recorded Fans

Major League Baseball tried to make up for the non-existent fans at a Red Sox game on Friday. They used pre-recorded cheers and music.

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