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Two years ago, scientists surveyed the floor of Lake Michigan looking for shipwrecks. They found something mysterious and unexpected — a cluster of sinkholes on the lakebed.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Beth Minnick, who lives just outside of Damascus, Va., and saw her neighbor's home wash away in the storm system that was Hurricane Helene.

To remove potentially offensive names, a birding society said it would rename birds originally named after people. Since many birders resisted the change, it will be a topic at their annual meeting.

Benny Gantz, a former Israeli war cabinet member who walked out in June, has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a deal to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza or else step down.

On Thursday, a major birding society will discuss how how to go about changing potentially offensive bird names. There's resistance to the original plan to rename all birds named after people.

Israel vows retaliation after an Iranian missile attack. What went right and wrong for the VP candidates in Tuesday night's debate. And after Hurricane Helene, neighbors are helping neighbors.

Germany’s largest industrial employer, Volkswagen, is reportedly considering closing at least two plants in Germany after years of declining value and a struggle to transition to electric vehicles.

Does the growing friction between the U.S. and Israel over the war in Gaza mark a fundamental change in the countries' relationship?

Will the hype surrounding women's March Madness translate to more business interest in women's sports? A sports and entertainment specialist weighs in.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with climate change advocate and novelist Lydia Millet about her first nonfiction book: We Loved It All: A Memory of Life.