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NPR's Student Podcast Challenge receives entries from students in grades 4-12 from all over the country. These are the fourth grade winners.

Iran is suffering its worst drought in decades, brought on by lack of rain, government mismanagement and crumbling infrastructure. The government warns it may have to evacuate its capital, Tehran.

Strong geomagnetic storms brought colorful northern lights to the skies above many states this week.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Edwidge Dandicat about her new essay collection, We're Alone.

November 13 is World Kindness Day. Its goal is to encourage acts of kindness. (After all, one kind day is better than none.) Here's a look at the nature and nurturing of human kindness.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave about an ancient magma ocean on the moon, the snake problem of Florida's Everglades, and why scrolling through video clips bores us.

The Palestinian Authority president has announced a newly revamped cabinet, but there is widespread skepticism that it will bring about meaningful reform — or govern Gaza's reconstruction.

We meet a brother and sister who share an oddity and in their family, this quirk is unique to them. Sharing an oddball trait isn't that common with siblings unless you're an identical twin.

You may have also heard Molly Lewis' work on the Barbie movie. Lewis is a professional whistler with a new album called On The Lips that's out now via Jagjaguwar.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Anil Oza about rhythms and the brain, how electric fish sense their environment, and a new methane-detecting satellite.