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Selena Simmons-Duffin reports on health policy for NPR.

Abena Christine Jon'el took to the catwalk this winter at the latest annual Rhythms On Da Runway fashion show in Ghana, one of Africa's top fashion and music showcases.

Giovanni Kiyingi was a stand-out entry in NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest this year. Originally from Uganda but now living in Phoenix, Arizona, his song "Bukunja" blends East and West African styles.

Julie McCarthy has spent most of career traveling the world for NPR. She's covered wars, prime ministers, presidents and paupers. But her favorite stories "are about the common man or woman doing uncommon things," she says.

A new, comprehensive review of ocean policy says the greatest risk to U.S. coastal waters starts in the heart of the country: farm run-off. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports for Morning Edition.

Single-use plastics like bags and straws are doing damage to the world's oceans and marine life. Ray Brown from Talkin' Birds tells NPR's Scott Simon that such plastics pose danger to birds as well.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ken Buesseler, senior scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, about the safety of Japan releasing treated waste water into the Pacific Ocean.

Our Nigerian critic wants you to know: We Africans do not see wild animals in our backyards! Women are allowed to own businesses! But I did admire the awesome head-ties — and powerful princesses!

In what the Vatican said was a historic first, Palm Sunday Mass was celebrated in St. Peter's Basilica without a congregation. Pope Francis was the sole celebrant.

Palau made history a decade ago when it closed off 80% of its oceans to any kind of fishing. A proposal to open up some of its marine sanctuary to fishing has divided residents on how best to protect the oceans around the Pacific nation.