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Satellite mapping has uncovered in Darfur a buried lakebed the size of Massachusetts. Scientists think its water may have seeped into a reservoir underneath it. If that's the case, it could help ease fighting in one of the driest places on Earth.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

On vacation in France and away from the news, NPR's Scott Simon enjoyed people-watching and tells us about it.

Sami Malik, national communications officer for UNICEF in Pakistan, talks with Robert Siegel about aid efforts for parts of Pakistan devastated by Saturday's earthquake.

The alluvial plain that is the Mississippi Delta was once home to a thriving cotton plantation economy. But the decline of manual labor and exodus of manufacturing jobs have made difficult conditions worse in one of the nation's poorest regions.

When he retired, Army Col. David Hackworth was a highly decorated Vietnam War veteran. He was also highly disillusioned with the military. He went on to become a journalist and an advocate for military reforms. Hackworth died Wednesday at age 74 in Tijuana, Mexico, where he was in treatment for bladder cancer.

The Depeche Mode frontman's second album with Soulsavers sets his anguished cry against a sparse desert-rock sound that's far from the music for which he's known.

After a long layoff, the Austin musician returns with a collection of intimate, personal songs, recorded with hometown musicians Thor Harris, Aisha Burns and others.

Band mastermind Ben Chasny built his own set of compositional rules around clusters of six poker cards in order to create a whirlwind of dreamy noise and harsh rock 'n' roll.

Springtime brings songbirds back to the sky. The first "bird" many think of when they think jazz is sax legend Charlie Parker (it was his nickname). This Take Five doesn't focus on Bird, Birdland or the many song titles that riff on that theme. Instead, this jazz ornithology lesson features songs of a different feather flocked together.