NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Michele Steele of ESPN about the NWSL championship, Geno Auriemma's record-breaking night and a now-rare event in the NFL: playing in the snow.

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

An authoritative artist has many rules for his still life painting. Too bad! Because the mouse, the dragon, the knight, and ...

While swing states were going for Donald Trump, Wyoming was an already red state that saw its legislature move even further to the right — with the Freedom Caucus taking charge.

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the death of ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov. Reports from Russian media say he fell from a 5th ...

The Trump administration nominee for secretary of defense calls women in combat roles a mistake. Critics fear it's yet another signal that policies that engage with a changing America could be on the ...

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.

Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa's notorious "zama-zama" illegal miners continue a weeks-long ...

Texas builders warn mass deportations of undocumented migrants could devastate the construction industry, threatening housing ...

The Missouri Family Health Council saw a spike in emergency contraception kits following election day. To keep up, volunteers ...

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

In a flurry of picks on Friday evening, Trump named three choices for top health jobs. Together they would help the incoming ...