We remember Ai, a highly intelligent chimpanzee who lived at the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University for most of ...

"Alright, Alright, Alright!" Film actor Matthew McConaughey has trademarked his voice and image in a bid to combat AI fakes.

A trial was about to launch for a vaccine that would ward off the HIV virus. It would be an incredible breakthrough. Then it ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with roots and folk musician Langhorne Slim about his turn toward rock on the album "The Dreamin' Kind." ...

Protests against a surge of federal immigration officers into the city are continuing, while the threat of President Trump invoking the Insurrection Act hangs in the air.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Grace and Manuel Rojas about their popular foam hats, a riff on the cheese-shaped hats Green Bay Packers fans wear.

Only 21 merit badges are required to advance out of Eagle Scouts, the highest rank in Scouting America. One dedicated Missouri scout has earned 140--that was every merit badge offered by Scouting ...

Many residents in Kyiv are suffering through freezing temperatures with no heat or electricity after Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with A., an Iranian who recently left the country after participating in several days of protests.

Can't seem to match the energy of a good friend? You might be on opposite ends of the personality spectrum — and that's OK.

President Trump says he's cutting federal money to sanctuary cities. But courts have blocked similar moves, ruling that the ...

A March 18, 2025 email from the engineering department sent out to all chiefs on the ship said there were 205 breakdowns in ...