In a still life painting, the subjects cannot move. The bowl of fruit remains sedentary on the table. The hunk of cheese goes ...

A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire ...

Thanksgiving favorites such as mac and cheese, turkey and casseroles can be brought through TSA checkpoints. But cranberry ...

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Sleeping next to decomposing corpses and surviving on a foul mixture of toothpaste mixed with ...

Clear signals President-elect Donald Trump plans to make good on his campaign pledge to deport millions of undocumented ...

Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai took the stand this week. He faces charges in connection with the 2019 anti-government protests in the region. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with his son, Sebastien Lai.

In recent years, "atmospheric river" has become used much more frequently in scientific papers and in media coverage.

The storm arrived in the Pacific Northwest earlier this week, killing two people and knocking out power to hundreds of ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to actor Billy Crystal about his new show, "Before" — a psychological thriller on Apple TV+. Listeners note that this conversation mentions self-harm.

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israeli airstrikes Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured dozens in central Beirut, as diplomats ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with musician Father John Misty — real name Josh Tillman — about his new album. Its title comes from a Sanskrit word, "Mahashmashana." ...