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Who hasn't spent a few lazy moments sitting by a pond or stream watching those lovely, gauzy-winged insects called "dragonflies" and "damselflies"? And we have all wondered if these beautiful creatures had descriptive common names or only multi-syllabled scientific ones.

Dryness is a defining condition of West Texas, and to the casual observer, the Llano Estacado can appear an unbroken and waterless prairie. But the plains…

Órale, in this episode the featured word is labia. It means gibberish, nonsensical talk. It comes from the latin root word, labium, or lip. In Spanish, the corresponding word is labio. The image it invokes in Caló is that of lips moving with no real or meaningful words coming out.

NPR.org's new interactive scorecard suggests that President Obama may have a somewhat easier path to 270 electoral votes than Mitt Romney, needing to win fewer states. But that's not a given. As you play, you'll be able to come up with plenty of combinations that would get Romney over the top.

The West Texas grasslands are a sight to see. In autumn, the golden expanse of the Marfa Plain or the Diablo Plateau shines beneath a brilliant blue sky,…

Apart from the barbed and thorny vegetation, the plains and deserts of West Texas can at times appear still, devoid of life. But a single rain dispels…

Agaves are signature plants of the Southwest and Mexico. Today, a taste for distilled agave spirits – tequila, mezcal – is global. But that's a recent…

It's a member of one of the most endangered groups of animals in the United States, and its home is one of the most imperiled river systems in the world.…

On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation creating the National Park Service. The national parks are a uniquely American idea –…

The Triassic redbeds are one of the scenic highlights of West Texas. They dazzle in the red cliffs of Palo Duro Canyon and Caprock Canyons state parks.…