NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Tressie McMillan Cottom about Vice President Kamala Harris' defeat in the presidential election.

Ford is idling production of its F-150 Lightning, the latest in a series of announcements signaling a slower-than-expected transition to electric vehicles. What are other automakers planning?

Off Scotland's Orkney Islands, companies are testing wind and tidal turbines for a more reliable renewable energy future.

Creating a census of the dung beetles of Massachusetts could help inform how to make sure dung beetles keep doing their important work in forests and farming fields.