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In wet years the usually bare ground of the desert is green with promise in the winter. Do you know some of the most common early wildflowers? Do you know the belly flowers?

At the time of European settlement in West Texas, the mourning dove may have been the only dove species living in the area.

Little piles of dark earthworm castings sprinkle the soil after a rain. During dry spells earthworms wait, deep in the soil, encased in a shell made of their mucous and the dirt. After a rain, they feast on decaying organic material during the time of moisture and void the processed material, castings, on the surface.

Until his final days, the late Pope Francis had regularly spoken to the priest at Gaza's Catholic church about the situation in the war-ravaged territory.

Liz Cheney's sustained criticism of former President Trump made her one of his top political targets. She's now laying out her plans to make sure he never wins back the White House.

Presidential historian Jon Meacham speaks with NPR about his new biography, And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle. It examines Lincoln's actions as well as motivations.

The 2020 presidential election saw the most votes in U.S. history at 156 million and counting, and the highest participation rate since 1900.

The biggest conventional names in American politics — Clinton and Bush — have stumbled this summer as Americans look to channel their frustrations through unconventional outsiders.

The Earned Income Tax Credit has been embraced by every president from Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama.

After distancing himself from former President Donald Trump, the former vice president announced his bid for the White House with a video and at an event in Iowa.