It was a true holiday gift this week to see an opinion piece in The New York Times by Pope Francis. In a short essay adapted ...

The Food and Drug Administration has told food manufacturers the psychoactive mushroom Amanita muscaria isn't authorized for ...

There's been a bit of consternation flying around about the fact that the theatrical release of Juror #2, directed by Clint ...

Astronomers hope the Proba-3 mission will help them get a better view of the corona, the sun's outer atmosphere, which is ...

Gypsy has been called the best musical of all time. Audra McDonald is starring in a new Broadway revival, and the ...

The most visible use of AI in many countries was to create memes and content whose artificial origins weren't disguised. They ...

If lawmakers can't reach a deal to avoid a shutdown, many federal workers would be furloughed, while essential functions like ...

The siege, blamed on the Rapid Support Forces, has sparked a new humanitarian catastrophe and marks an alarming turning point in the Darfur region, already overrun by violence.

German officials say a 50-year-old Saudi doctor who moved to Germany in 2006 deliberately drove his car into a crowded outdoor Christmas market Friday.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jonathan Lane, of the consortium Revolution 250, about why the Battle of Bunker Hill won't be reenacted at Bunker Hill to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., about the House GOP caucus and the Dec. 20 stopgap funding vote.

About 300 Americans a year give a kidney to a complete stranger. Researchers have studied the brains of these very generous people, and say they may feel others' pain more than the average person.