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Iraqi forces are engaged in battle for Ramadi, trying to drive out ISIS fighters that overtook the Iraqi city earlier this year. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with Alice Fordham about the offensive.

How many trees are there in the world? Some scientists are working on a new estimate.

NPR's Linda Wertheimer likes Buddy Holly and Bill Haley, so Stephen Thompson brings her playlist up to the present day with songs from Leon Bridges, the Alabama Shakes, Elle King and Sleater-Kinney.

NPR's Linda Wertheimer has covered decades of presidential elections. She reflects on what to expect from 2016.

The fire is still raging along parts of a coastal road, as residents and officials begin to survey the damage.

The museum is meant to revitalize Rio de Janeiro and inspire environmental stewardship. To critics it's an eyesore that alienates the local community.

The presidential candidate's latest attempt to reach out to Latinos may have backfired.

Germany is struggling with 1 million migrants who applied for asylum this year. Officials say the key to integration is education, and many schools have made accommodating migrants a priority.

Howard Levy found he could get a radical new sound out of the mouth harp, essentially by playing it wrong. Today, followers of his method are finding their way into the world's top conservatories.

NPR film critic Bob Mondello reviews The Revenant, a harrowing survival tale from the director of last year's best picture Oscar winner.