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This newly named fly species is known for its bright, shimmering colors. It'll be known as Opaluma rupaul — named after iconic drag queen RuPaul.

Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt has released his first album: Country Yutes. It is a mixture of reggae, afrobeats and dancehall music. Plus some ballads. Is there a gold record in his future?

The Pittsburgh City Council will start implementing a plan to fight light pollution over the next two years. Scientists say light pollution in cities can make groups of stars hard to see.

In the latest step in the commercialization of space, the four-member crew of the SpaceX mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday night. The astronauts will land off the Florida coast.

Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and three other elite gymnasts testified during a Capitol Hill hearing into how the FBI and USA Gymnastics mishandled the sexual abuse claims against Larry Nassar.

The Strand Magazine is publishing the lost Tennessee Williams story: "The Summer Woman." NPR's Noel King talks to managing editor Andrew Gulli about the previously unpublished story.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Marisa Kwiatkowski, investigative reporter for USA Today, about USA gymnastics and the FBI mishandling gymnasts sexual abuse allegations against team doctor Larry Nassar.

People from countries with limited vaccine access are traveling thousands of miles to the U.S. to try to get a shot. Most people, however, don't have the luxury to be able to travel to the U.S.

The International Criminal Court formally authorized an investigation into the anti-drug war of President Rodrigo Duterte. Human rights defenders and families of victims claim it as a victory.

Alt.Latino, NPR's show about Latin Alternative music and Latino arts and culture, is taking over NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts during National Hispanic Heritage Month.