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The decline of Earth's insect population may have serious consequences for humans, says scientist Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson. Insects are the world's janitors, as well as pollinators and a food source.

Japanese steakhouses often serve a creamy orange-pink sauce alongside a steaming meal. Online, fans obsess over hacking the recipe for this "Japanese classic," but its roots are firmly American.

Sarah Parcak has found that studying the rise and fall of civilizations has given her hope, or at least some hope. Her new book is called Archaeology from Space: How The Future Shapes Our Past.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Sarah Yerkes of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the death of Tunisia's president last week. He led the post-Arab Spring transition to democracy.

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Supporters say Alexei Nalvany was exposed to a chemical agent while serving a 30-day sentence for leading an opposition action against the Kremlin.

Every day, 24 wheelchairs are mishandled by airlines in the U.S. On Sunday, Kristen Parisi's was left behind at JFK airport. She tells NPR's Ari Shapiro how she thinks the industry can do better.

The potentially consequential second round of Democratic debates kicks off Tuesday in Detroit at 8 p.m. ET.

A new restaurant has become a haven for the city's Cuban community, as they deal with the uncertainty of living in a foreign land and an increasingly complex immigration landscape.

Authorities say inmates belonging to one gang at the prison in Pará state set fire to a building housing members of a rival gang. At least 16 of the dead were found decapitated, officials said.