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Commuters drive past a giant billboard referring to the Strait of Hormuz along a busy street in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday.
Atta Kenare
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Peace talks are in doubt as the U.S. seizes an Iranian ship
NPR Staff
President Trump said a U.S. delegation will head to Pakistan to resume talks to end the war with Iran, but Tehran expressed reluctance after the U.S. seized one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Theonila Roka Matbob of Papua New Guinea is one of this year's Goldman Environmental Prize winners. She is being recognized for her efforts to repair environmental and social harms caused by a copper and gold mine.
Goldman Environmental Prize
A mine despoiled the beauty of the rainforest. This Goldman Prize winner took action
Gabrielle Emanuel
The RAF Exhibit Gallery hosts an immersive with mutliple screens showing FRAMERATE: Desert Pulse on April 14, 2026 at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona.
Caitlin O'Hara for NPR
The Sonoran Desert teems with wildlife. These 3D scans could help protect its future
Alina Hartounian
A Meta data center in Ashburn, Va., in 2025. Virginia is the state with the most data centers.
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Data centers are expensive, unpopular — and could be a tipping point in the midterms
Anusha Mathur, Sanidhya Sharma
Texas Standard
As small attack drones become vital in warfare, the US is trying to catch up to other countries
During the wars in Iran and Ukraine, armies have increasingly relied on so-called “one way attack drones” – inexpensive unmanned devices that fly to their target and explode.
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