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Scientists have released an updated list of the world's most endangered plants and animals. It's called the Red List and among other things, it shows that gorillas, Asian crocodiles and coral reefs are in a lot of trouble.

Scientists have released an updated list of the world's most endangered plants and animals. It's called the Red List and among other things, it shows that gorillas, Asian crocodiles and coral reefs are in a lot of trouble.

The partial solar eclipse will be visible in various locations in the U.S. Northeast.

a baby girl, born at sea on an overcrowded rubber dinghy, has been rescued with her mother.

Breast cancer diagnosis; Treatment options; Male breast cancer; DONNA Foundation

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with investigative reporter Ian Urbina about his piece The New Yorker. He headed into Libya to better understand its role in migrants' movement toward Europe.

In honor of Women's History Month, NPR takes a look at five women photographing the worst effects of climate change around the world.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Brenda Wilson in Pretoria, South Africa, about today's announcement that 39 pharmaceutical companies are dropping their lawsuit against the government of South Africa. The drug-makers have been trying to prevent South Africa from importing generic versions of brand name medicines.

There have been five major mass extinctions over the last half-billion years, when the diversity of life on Earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists are currently monitoring an era of mass extinction predicted to be the most devastating since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. But this time around, says Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction, it's humans that are causing it.

NPR's John Nielsen reports that increasing the supply of iron in the world's oceans could help fight global warming. More iron in the ocean generates larger phytoplankton which in turn soak up carbon dioxide, the main contributor to global warming. The idea, known as the "iron hypothesis," has been around for years, but is slowly gaining more currency among oceanographers. (3:40) (Stations: studies on the topic are featured in the latest edition of the journal, "Nat