"Netanyahu not only has unleashed vicious crimes onto Palestinians, but he failed his own people."

A self-described "folkie to the bone," Giddens sings and plays banjo and fiddle in this interview. Her latest album, Hope Is the Thing with Feathers, takes its name from an Emily Dickinson poem.

We can explain solids, liquids, and gases — but how nonliving matter self-assembles into life remains one of science’s great mysteries.

“Yeah, we know, we’re seen as boring and old and out of touch. But we’re hungry for progress. As long as it feels scripted and familiar. We’re ready to usher...

Failed wars are predictable, if you know what to look for.

404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime.

A Conversation With Laurel Miller and Graeme Smith

In 2000, Paulina Borsook published a book foretelling the anti-government sentiments of the tech world. Now that it’s too late, people are ready to listen.

“I think this is a very important thing: to give a man some hope in prison, to give a man some encouragement to be a better citizen while he is there and if he is a better citizen, while he i…

Back in the '90s, I learned the art of staying cool in Egypt. At that time, air conditioning was not common. In the extremely hot summer of 2026, how are people managing?

Israel has not been held accountable for its actions in Gaza. The nation and the individuals and countries enabling it to escape punishment may only benefit.

Farmers aren't protesting climate change, but they are left navigating the social risks as well as what they must sacrifice to provide for the community.

Tech titans claim the genre inspired them. But all they’ve done is graft their politics onto stories of a better future

Jean-Luc Godard's 1968 film 'One Plus One' won't be remembered as his best. But it did contain a gem. The Rolling Stones writing and recording their hit, 'Sympathy for the Devil.'

A Q&A with Yale University Press authors about the foundings of America, offering historical insights into people, ideas, and events

Close to midnight on Tuesday, April 7, a loud explosion rattled my family’s house in a suburb of Baghdad. A column of white smoke shadowed the alleys

Pioneer of quantum mechanics Erwin Schrödinger's look at living organisms is one of the most influential popular-science books of the 20th century. So how does it hold up today, asks Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

The Statue of Liberty is caught between the sublime and the souvenir, our critic Jason Farago explains. Look again: She’s much stranger than you think.

The breakthrough could reveal previously hidden ancient human activity inside caves, acting as ‘genetic archives’

Ukraine's long-range drones are striking deep inside Russia, up to 1,200 miles away, hitting oil refineries and depots. NPR recently spent time with one of the Ukrainian strike teams launching drones at Russian targets.

Colorado’s dysfunctional system for restoring competency for defendants with serious mental illness leaves people cycling in and out of jail, where harsh conditions can further erode their mental heal...

The prime minister now accepts that his time has run out as majority of Labour MPs back Andy Burnham

The program has awarded millions in grants for organizations serving families living below local poverty lines.

One can easily imagine a reader enjoying both The Lord of the Rings and Dune.

Among the many inhabitants of Southeast Asia’s dense rainforests are hornbills — a group of birds that stand out with their raucous call, large, ostentatious beak and colorful feathers. Indonesia…

‘Migrants make deeply valuable contribution to our country,’ they say, as Sudanese man charged with attempted murder of Stephen Ogilvie

The national counterterrorism prosecutor's office said the probe was opened at the government's request.

Santiago Campos went viral for calling out CBS News's recent direction while accepting a scholarship from the organization.

Inhailer Radio is excited to announce the airing of the 2026 Indie 500 countdown, happening Memorial Day weekend, from 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Saturday, May 23rd – Monday May 25th, 2026, on WGUC 90.9 FM HD3...

The recent shift toward figuration on book covers may reflect a broader desire for physical presence — proof of the artist’s hand in the digital age.

Stamped. Stickered. Barcoded. What it takes for new books to reach the shelves of a library.

Months into the ceasefire, Israeli officials barred 37 international N.G.O.s from Gaza. A Doctors Without Borders clinic is carrying on without antibiotics, or even chairs for patients.

In a period when confusion could be deadly, inventors devised ingenious contraptions to help carry the nation’s boldest voices.

Local politicians say the move is in line with the Dutch capital's environmental targets.

Measuring US weapons stockpiles sheds light on future constraints and what Russia and China may learn from the Iran war.

The United Arab Emirates says that it will leave the oil cartel OPEC effective May 1. The UAE made the announcement on Tuesday via its state-run WAM news agency.

The thinking about what risk Covid poses — or doesn't pose — has shifted in recent years. What does it mean for you?

Edgar Allan Poe’s classic moody-broody poem “The Raven,” none is more fun than The Simpsons’, in which Lisa Simpson’s intro transitions into the reading voice of James Earl Jones and the slapstick int...

Oklahoma took on an ambitious project to catalog all of the state’s injection wells, which shoot toxic waste generated by oil drilling back into the ground. Despite records showing risk of drinking wa...

The company says Mythos is too dangerous to release publicly. Cybersecurity experts agree the model's capabilities matter, but not all of them are buying the most alarming claims