Jason Beaubien

Public health officials are still trying to figure out how the coronavirus is spreading. Human-to-human transmission of the virus has been confirmed in every major Chinese city.

We get the latest on the coronavirus that has infected more than 1,300 people worldwide, and killed at leasr 54 people.

The World Health Organization has confirmed that the new coronavirus can be transmitted between humans, raising concerns about the potential spread of the SARS-like disease.

As massive fires continue to consume Australia, aboriginal elders like Noel Butler say officials need to listen to natives about fire control.

In the midst of the devastating wildfire season, Australians are still having a hard time finding common ground on what to do about climate change.

In Australia there's a debate over how best to control wildfires. An Aboriginal elder is familiar with ancient techniques to prevent large, destructive wildfires.

The wildfires in Australia continue to burn — and continue to dominate the national dialogue. Australians say climate change is fueling the inferno and the country needs to change its ways.

Australia faces even hotter weather and strong winds which are expected to worsen the crisis. The disaster is heightening scrutiny of what critics say is inaction on climate change by politicians.

The death toll and the damage from Australia's wild fires continues to grow.

This past decade has seen a significant amount of destructive hurricanes. NPR's Jason Beaubien has covered some of them and reflects on his reporting.

A report issued by the U.N. Development Programme says that the 20th-century thinking about global inequality no longer works in the 21st century.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that House Democrats will move ahead with drafting articles of impeachment against President Trump. We look at what's next. Also, the latest on measles outbreaks.

The World Health Organization has released the latest data on measles. The increase in cases is notable — and a sign of how much work needs to be done to address the outbreak.

The Navy has decided to allow three SEALs implicated in a war crimes case stay in the commando unit. Meanwhile, the ousted secretary of the Navy sharply criticized President Trump in an op-ed.

Scientists are trying to flip the script on control of mosquitoes in an effort to combat dengue fever. Instead of trying to wipe them out, they're infecting them with bacteria.

One of the vaccines used to prevent polio has actually been causing some people to get the disease.

Health officials have long known that virus from the oral vaccine can contaminate water supplies; they underestimated how big a problem this would be.

Dengue afflicts nearly 400 million people worldwide every year, but a vaccine has remained elusive. New research offers a path forward.

A new dengue vaccine is showing promise in clinical studies. Researchers say it could potentially make a huge dent in the tropical disease.

Last week's testimony before Gambia's Truth Commission riveted the country and described a culture of systematic sexual abuse in the presidential palace.